Why local networks and good neighbours are critical in natural disasters
In the small hours of Valentine’s Day, 2023, Cyclone Gabrielle unleashed hell across the upper North Island. After…
Movie fans have just days left to watch ‘masterpiece’ starring Tom Hanks on Netflix | Films | Entertainment
Tom Hanks fans have just days left to watch a “masterpiece” directed by Steven Spielberg on Netflix in…
Fermented foods at home: How to make sauerkraut, kimchi, kefir and sourdough
What the science tells us, Walls says, is that overall, eating fermented foods could have health benefits if…
Public buses introduced at Hawke’s Bay Airport – cost, luggage space, all you need to know
How much does it cost? A ticket from Napier CBD to Hawke’s Bay Airport (or vice versa) costs…
Northland weather: Heavy rain eases after red warning and evacuations
The Whangārei District remains under a state of emergency that was declared on Wednesday for an initial period…
Plastic recycling in California has failed. You don’t have to
Last week’s report on California’s abysmal plastics recycling rates made it clear that the state, and individual citizens,…
Wool boom: Scourers sees strongest prices in decade
Other wool category prices are also up by over $1 per kg compared to this time last year.…
Northland weather alert: Civil Defence urges residents to prepare for more downpours
Whangārei Mayor Ken Couper made it clear the decision was a precautionary move, given the damage already inflicted…
Waioweka Gorge: Swiss family separated from belongings after slips cut off road
Overnight they heard cars and trucks driving on the road, but it was quiet by 8am. That all…
Broadcaster Mel Homer to receive stem cell transplant from anonymous French donor
“By the end of this treatment I’ll have her immune system and my blood type will change to…
Summer in Rotorua: Tourism outfits busy and new dessert spot serves ‘thousands’
“We wanted to bring something to Rotorua, because Rotorua was missing this kind of dessert option and a…
Air New Zealand passenger stranded for 15 hours at Auckland Airport after diversion
“But after clearing customs and immigration, there was no one there.” The only staff member visible was at…