Volcanic activity has intensified at Sicily’s Mount Etna in recent days
Activity on Etna “increased very suddenly”, the institute said, noting that the episode produced 300- to 400m lava…
Air New Zealand reveals top movies, TV shows and music on flights in 2025
Taylor Swift has quickly climbed to the top of the charts, and 1989 (Taylor’s Version) and The Tortured…
US TikToker asks for donations after fatally hitting a pedestrian while livestreaming
At the time of the crash, McCarty-Wroten called 911 and told responding officers the traffic light had been…
Kiwi woman with terminal cancer turns dream trips into ‘death rules’ mission
Hayley was 24 when she noticed her left thigh looked slightly larger than her right. When she began…
Diffuse infiltrating retinoblastoma: Pāpāmoa girl’s fight for her vision after rare cancer diagnosis
Her mother Alex McCarthy said they thought Kaia needed glasses. Elrond and Alex McCarthy, parents of Kaia and…
Year in Review: Waikato dairy farmer cherishes father’s 1955 John Deere 70 tractor
“My dad, Neil, switched the day-to-day tractors to John Deere when International and David Brown combined as Case…
Boxing Day weather: Severe thunderstorm watch in force, downpours and 90km/h gusts for north
At 2pm the MetService rain radar showed rain falling on the top of the country and bearing down…
Waipātiki Beach rescues: Four people swept off feet and into rip on Christmas Day
As the tides were changing, the current pulled four people off their feet, two of them children, and…
Year in review: Mandys Horseradish – artisan success with award-winning flavour in Canterbury
She has tried various tumblers, scrubbers, and peeling contraptions to peel her horseradish, but has found that hand…
Levin crash after police abandon pursuits: Three taken into custody
The person of interest abandoned the first vehicle and got into a second one. Another pursuit was authorised…
Year in Review: Tom and Fiona Langford – life after winning 2025 Share Farmers of the Year
She was brought up on a farm, but education-wise moved into science, obtaining a BSc majoring in human…
Gull and NPD plan fuel merger, promise to cut pump prices nationwide
NPD owner and chief executive Barry Sheridan will become the group chief executive of the new company. The…