Heat wave health risks: How to spot heat exhaustion and heat stroke
Heat stress occurs when we produce more body heat than normal. Jim Cotter, a professor at the University…
Australian bushfire smoke nears South Island, may redden evening skies
“However, given the [amount] of clouds …. and the fires won’t be as significant as five years ago,…
Refugee and 501 deportee Rami Khoshaba back in prison after cutting man’s face
He has appealed unsuccessfully to the High Court to get his sentence reduced, arguing partly that the judge…
How much insurance do you really need? – Mary Holm
The woman had to cope not only with grief, and with children devastated by the loss of their…
Ashes: Five things we learned from Australia’s 4-1 series win over England
They slumped to 2-0 down after six days of cricket with eight-wicket defeats in Perth and Brisbane, and…
US dad suddenly fluent in Spanish after waking from surgery
“I wasn’t capable of speaking for that long in Spanish at that time, I was very shocked.” Chase…
What do CEOs read in summer? NZ leaders on their first books of 2026
Read: Shaun Johnson – Perspective with Scotty Stevenson (Penguin) “Shaun is a superstar athlete, as well as a…
‘Catastrophic’: Black Summer-style warning for Victorian bushfires
“The safest option is to take shelter indoors immediately. It is too late to leave.” People south and…
ASB Classic: Philippines tennis player Alexandra Eala chases first WTA final after impressive Auckland run
Eala has enjoyed visits to Viaduct Harbour and Mission Bay, but the main source of satisfaction has come…
National War Memorial targeted by thieves, letters from metal sign prised off concrete
The thefts were “unacceptable” and the ministry was “bitterly disappointed that someone has gone to some effort to…
ManageMyHealth data breach victim’s health records vanish from portal, as she awaits brain scan results
“Out there somewhere is personal information that my family doesn’t even know.” She noted she had been so…
Woman faces 14 theft charges after bid to disguise herself in clothes pulled from store rack
She also repositioned barcodes on two items to make them appear cheaper than they were. “At the same…