Nelson man Corey Innocente jailed after threats to kill police and public in tense standoff
Innocente’s actions prompted the evacuation of an early childhood centre and residents from about 50 nearby homes. He…
Researchers discover new form of water
An international research team led by scientists from the University of Rostock, CNRS-École Polytechnique in France, and Helmholtz-Zentrum…
Is your smartwatch obsolete? My top picks for 2026
Kim Komando explains why older wearables fail to track vital health data. See her top picks for accurate…
Hidden Auckland: Five summer spots worth going out of your way to find
The dramatic cliffs of Te Ahua Point are the lip of the ancient Waitākere volcano. Erupting about 15…
Samsung SmartThings Becomes the Industry’s First To Support Matter Cameras – Samsung Global Newsroom
Samsung Electronics today announced that its smart home platform, SmartThings, now supports Matter 1.5 — the global smart…
The healthiest breakfast cereals in NZ supermarkets, and the ones to think twice about
“A good rule of thumb is to look for cereals with less than 10g of sugar per 100g,”…
Mary Shan beats hot favourite El Vencedor in Great Northern Challenge Stakes at Ellerslie
El Vencedor shook free of that rival before the home turn and appeared to have the race at…
MP property rich list: Our MPs have stakes in a combined $379 million of property – who owns the most?
Richard and Suze Redmayne at Tunnel Hill, coastal Turakina. Suze Redmayne has the highest-value property portfolio of any…
Treasury: It’s a matter of ‘when, not if’ taxes need to rise
“The overarching weakness of our current system is that we tax income, particularly capital income, in inconsistent ways,…
Scientists Discover New Quantum ‘Pinball’ State of Matter Where Electrons Break the Rules
Researchers at Florida State University have uncovered a previously unknown quantum phase of matter in which electrons behave simultaneously…
Physicists Revive a 19th-Century Theory of “Cosmic Knots” to Help Untangle the Mysteries of Dark Matter and Neutrinos
A long-dismissed idea involving “cosmic knots” could help explain several of the universe’s most perplexing mysteries—including the origins…
Neutrinos may hold the key to solving the universe’s biggest secrets
Physicists have been chasing one of the universe’s strangest mysteries—neutrinos, nearly invisible particles that zip through everything, including…