State of emergency declared for Canterbury, memoir by Prince Andrew's accuser released, and are magnesium supplements just marketing hype?
Live updates: State of emergency for Canterbury ahead of worsening winds, vegetation fires burn
A local state of emergency has been declared for the Canterbury region.
MetService has renewed weather warnings across central and southern New Zealand, including three red-level strong wind warnings in Canterbury, Wellington and Wairarapa south of Carterton for tomorrow.
"The state of local emergency will ensure local Civil Defence have access to the emergency powers they need to respond and support emergency services during this event," Civil Defence Minister Mark Mitchell says.
Five homes have been destroyed by fire in Kaikōura, with multiple blazes across the country fanned by high winds.
Speaker 'taking advice' after Te Pati Māori MPs burn bill outside Parliament
The Speaker of the House is "taking advice" after two Te Pati Māori MPs burnt a copy of a Government bill outside Parliament yesterday, calling the act "the dumbest thing you could possibly do".
Te Pati Māori shared a video of co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and MP Tākuta Ferris last night, in which they set fire to a copy of the Marine and Coastal Area Amendment Bill.
"We send this bill into the hand of Mahuika [the goddess of fire]," Ferris said in te reo.
Memoir by Prince Andrew's accuser Virginia Giuffre hits bookshelves
The British royal family is once again under intense scrutiny as a memoir by Virginia Giuffre, one of the most outspoken accusers of Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein, hits bookstores today.
Nobody’s Girl is being published posthumously after Giuffre died by suicide in April.
Watch: What to expect as tens of thousands walk off the job across NZ
Thursday's industrial action by teachers, nurses, doctors, midwives, dentists and allied health workers is the largest in recent memory.
ONE MAGNESIUM FIX TO BAD SLEEP?
Maybe you have a friend or family member who swears a daily magnesium tablet will help everything, from better sleep to alleviating muscle cramps.
Magnesium supplements are everywhere – lined up on pharmacy shelves and promoted on wellness blogs and social media.
But do you really need one? Or is it just marketing hype? Nial Wheate and Wai-Jo Jocelin Chan report.
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