Large earthquake strikes Tonga, no tsunami threat for New Zealand
Tonga’s National Disaster Risk Management Office and Tonga Meteorological Services issued a tsunami warning for Tonga’s coastal areas.…
Large earthquake strikes Tonga, no tsunami threat for New Zealand
Tsunami sirens are blaring and evacuations under way after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck near Tonga. The quake…
Rugby film No Tears On The Field follows Taranaki prop’s remarkable journey
Maddi says: “When I was worried my stitches would come out if I tackled someone, I’d think, ‘Oh,…
Stop messing with tradition. Chocolate hot cross buns have ruined Easter – Kim Knight
Easter. Always more questions than answers. Flesh becomes bread and blood becomes wine and the dead come back…
Carless days are no solution to an oil shock – Liam Dann
But here we are. On Friday, Finance Minister Nicola Willis was asked about possible government moves if the…
Ricky Gervais’ partner Jane Fallon diagnosed with breast cancer – despite having ‘no symptoms’
The TV producer cannot wait for her surgery – which is scheduled for a fortnight’s time – and…
Taiwan’s No. 2 chipmaker UMC bets on next-gen optical tech amid AI boom
Semiconductors Leading contract chipmaker to help Harvard spinoff mass produce new optics UMC, Taiwan’s No. 2 contract chipmaker,…
No Doubt singer Gwen Stefani says ‘miracle’ baby at 44 sparked a religious awakening
At the time, Stefani couldn’t have another baby but the conversation about the man’s conversion to Judaism sparked…
No proof locked Kia hybrid caused Hawke’s Bay man’s death, coroner finds
The court heard the last proof of life was a phone call Potter had made to a friend…
Explosion at US embassy in Oslo, no injuries, police say
“We are not going to comment on anything related to the type of damage, what it is that…
Lotto: No $10m winners and Powerball will roll over next week
Big win last month A Masterton man described running through the house in his underwear after winning $5.08m…
No destruction for Rotorua dog that bit a child’s face in Tauranga
The child was bitten by Tank, her uncle’s 9-year-old American bulldog cross, on Christmas Eve, a council report…