What is E coli bacteria contamination, and what does it mean for your health?
E coli bacteria is usually found in our guts, but certain strains can also cause illness when they…
Weather: Tauranga residents told to evacuate if they feel unsafe in heavy rain
The main road in Kawakawa Photo: RNZ / Nick Monro People in Tauranga feeling unsafe when heavy rain…
Auckland mayor Wayne Brown to axe ratepayer-funded lunches at council meetings
Auckland mayor Wayne Brown. Photo: RNZ/Marika Khabazi Auckland’s mayor is going to axe ratepayer-funded lunches at council meetings…
Controversial Hawke’s Bay dam project gets $18m loan from government
The proposed site for the dam project. Photo: RNZ / YouTube The government is lending $18 million to…
Pharmac funds nivolumab and ipilimumab for melanoma surgery patients
From 1 May, people with stage 3-B to stage 4 melanoma that can be removed with surgery will…
Reprieve for Christopher Luxon, but National still under 30% in latest poll
National Party leader Christopher Luxon and Labour leader Chris Hipkins. Photo: RNZ The latest Taxpayers Union-Curia poll shows…
Gnome more? Masters’ most coveted souvenir may be on its way out
By Frank Pingue, Reuters A patron carries the prized purchase of a Masters gnome ahead of this week’s…
Air NZ cuts more flights from schedules, lifts ticket prices amid fuel crisis
File image. Photo: Supplied/ Air NZ Air New Zealand is making further cuts to its flight schedules and…
Synlait Milk sells North Island operations to focus on back-to-basics approach
Synlait milk on the production line. Photo: Supplied/ Synlait The sale of Synlait Milk’s North Island operations has…
Artemis moon mission breaks record for distance from Earth
By Joey Roulette, Reuters Artemis II crew to reach distance of 252,760 miles from Earth Astronauts to spend…
Trump says Iran could be ‘taken out’ in a night as deadline looms
By Nandita Bose and Steve Holland, Reuters US President Donald Trump, alongside US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth…
‘Never have I felt so dependent on … feelings of one administration’: Nicola Willis on Trump and Iran
Photo: Samuel Rillstone/RNZ The finance minister says she has “never felt so dependent on the actions and feelings…