Heat wave health risks: How to spot heat exhaustion and heat stroke
Heat stress occurs when we produce more body heat than normal. Jim Cotter, a professor at the University…
Bluebridge Cook Strait ferry cancels weekend sailings as staff scramble to fix ramp’s mechanical issue
StraitNZ spokesmann Will Dady said the company was “extremely disappointed to have experienced a mechanical issue during peak…
Hawke’s Bay heat: Hastings’ temperature forecast for Sunday soars to 38C
As the predicted situation started to materialise today, MetService meteorologist Mmathapelo Makgabutlane said the forecast peak temperature had…
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.…
Gisborne DJ Jamil Weiss dos Santos remembered by family after death
He attended Pickering Street Kindergarten, Wainui Beach School, Gisborne Intermediate and Lytton High School, where he was a…
Man dies at Disney World Orlando, sixth Disney park death in recent months
On October 8, a visitor in her 60s died after suffering a medical episode in Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion…
Billy Joel makes surprise performance after health diagnosis
Last May, the singer announced via Instagram that he had been diagnosed with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH), a…
JW Marriott Auckland review: Renovated New Zealand hotel packs a culinary punch
When JW Marriott fully renovated its first hotel in New Zealand in May, to say it raised a…
Coral Adventurer passengers rescued after reef crash off Papua New Guinea
The vessel was floated off the reef on Tuesday with the help of a large tugboat sent from…
2026 Calendar: Public holidays, long weekends, daylight saving and everything else you need to plan your year
Day After New Year’s Day, January 2, is on a Friday. Wellington Anniversary, January 19 – Monday Auckland…
I wish people were more considerate of my gluten free needs at Christmas
Christmas dinner is particularly difficult for me (Picture: Alice Giddings) It’s Christmas day 2023 and the table is…
Boy, 14, injured in Browns Bay hit-and-run, ‘broken mentally and physically’
He has suffered fractures to his hand, ribs, foot, arm and wrist. “The one thing Blake keeps saying…