2 dead, 1 missing after water tragedies in Canterbury, Bay of Plenty and Waikato
Police were notified about 1.15pm that a person had been pulled from the water by the harbourmaster at…
3 injured after tractor and car collide in Hawke’s Bay
NZ Herald 9 Jan, 2026 11:07 PMQuick Read Subscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium…
‘The Pitt’ creator on Season 2’s storylines about AI, healthcare costs
R. Scott Gemmill, the creator and showrunner of “The Pitt,” has always felt comfortable in a hospital. He…
‘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…
US federal agents shoot, wound two people in Portland: police
“The patients were transported to the hospital. Their conditions are unknown. Officers have determined the two people were…
Three-vehicle crash on Poripori Rd injures three
Bay of Plenty Times 9 Jan, 2026 03:14 AMQuick Read Subscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require…
Tru Niagen enters beauty market with NAD+ supplement
November’s launch marked Tru Niagen’s first dedicated move into nutricosmetics, with the supplement specifically formulated to be taken…
Magnitude 5.4 quake shakes central North Island
“Decent little shake,” wrote one person on social media platform, X. “Nice sharp shake,” wrote another. In Wellington,…
North Shore Bottle-O targeted in robbery, alleged offenders flee on bus to Auckland CBD
Two boxes of beer were taken from the Bottle-O before the four people made their getaway on a…
Netflix’s ‘Train Dreams’ is a ‘happy cry movie.’ Let star Joel Edgerton explain
In the last episode of The Envelope video podcast before the 2026 Oscar nominations, Joel Edgerton describes the…
X users tell Grok chatbot to undress women and girls in photos. It’s saying yes
Ashley St Clair is one of a growing number of women who have been digitally “undressed” by Grok.…
Weight-loss drugs see kilos return four times faster after people stop taking them
However, recent data has suggested that “around half of people discontinue these medications within a year”, she told…