‘How much does that electric blanket cost to run?’ and other winter power questions
No Stupid Questions with Susan Edmunds has looked at some of the questions many households have about electricity…
Mystery defecator leaves ‘revolting’ surprise in Masterton’s Queen Elizabeth park fernery
The Queen Elizabeth park attraction, which features an enclosed walk around a stream, through a path of ferns,…
Why a frustrated Trump is turning again to bombs to force Iran’s hand
By Stephen Collinson, CNN Photo: AFP / Ken Cedeno The Trump administration is making a new bid to…
Unpaid on the job training leaving female-dominated professions behind
To finish off their degree nurses, teachers, medical students, midwives and social workers must do supervised placements which…
Former child actor accuses Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs of sexual assault in new lawsuit
By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN Sean “Diddy” Combs, pictured here in 2023, faces new accusations of sexual assault, which…
Do Not Drink notice for Waiouru water
Residents should not use tap water for drinking, making ice, preparing food, brushing teeth or preparing baby formula.…
‘No kid left behind’: Dunedin primary school principal running half marathons to cover camp fees
Musselburgh School principal Rob Taylor. Photo: Supplied / Musselburgh School A determined Otago school principal is not one…
Wave of copper cable thefts from Wellington EV chargers leaves drivers stranded
The Avalon Park chargers vandalised. Photo: Supplied A further spate of electric vehicle charger cable thefts in Wellington…
Private space tourism is taking off – but laws on outer space are from another era
By Anna Marie Brennan* of From left – entrepreneur Lauren Sanchez, former NASA scientist Amanda Nguyen, singer Katy…
The Indian workers training AI robots to take their jobs
By Aishwarya Kumar, AFP Developers think feeding first-person footage, called “egocentric data”, into specialised AI models will help…
Unpaid on the job training leaving female-dominated professions behind
To finish off their degree nurses, teachers, medical students, midwives and social workers must do supervised placements which…
‘As a tool it’s just amazing’: Breathing digital life into old news
Masterton District Council content and access manager Stephnie Burton and heritage digitisation specialist Adam Simpson with a copy…