Oxygen levels proved to be the reason behind the shallow water blackout phenomenon.
A decision is due today on quarantine-free travel with Western Australia.
Six men were rescued and six were killed in the incident, while another seven are missing, presumed dead.
The British Prime Minister dismissed the media reports as “total, total rubbish”.
Grant Robertson says the Government was building public housing at a faster rate than most previous Governments.
The island nation doesn't have a way to recycle plastic, meaning all of its waste has to be processed offshore.
Singapore has topped Bloomberg's latest Covid Resilience Ranking, dethroning New Zealand after a five-month run.
Taupō -based Gardon Ltd, its director Gerard Logan Donald and an effluent spreading company were each sentenced in the Tokoroa District Court.
One man suffered a broken arm and a dislocated shoulder after falling in Waikawa.
The Welsh Rugby Union has announced the match will take place in Cardiff, with high hopes for a full crowd in attendance
As many as 60 million doses are expected to be available for export over the coming months.
Travel to and from WA through the trans-Tasman travel bubble was paused on Saturday after a person left a Perth MIQ facility with Covid-19.
The former Chiefs captain has been called into the squad as an injury replacement.
Consumer NZ's Jon Duffy says Kiwis should be able to trust the sun protection claims on the sunscreens they buy.
"Very weak" Covid-19 results have been detected during wastewater testing in the Central and Eastern Auckland area.
The result was picked up in an Eastern Interceptor (Central and Eastern Auckland) wastewater sample.
Fiji Airways has also stopped international passenger flights.
"The actions of one person could jeopardise quarantine-free travel with Australia for everyone."
There could be issues with how some will get to England after the IPL for a Test series and the World Test Championship.
“He was a colleague, friend, and mentor to many," Dunedin's current mayor said of Cull.
A young fan was filmed being hit by a kick in Adelaide on Sunday.
The moon became visible firstly in the eastern parts of the country at about 5.30pm.
The size 12 Nike Air Yeezy prototypes were part of the rapper's 2008 Grammy Awards getup.
It also called into question the appropriate use of unpaid volunteers in a government organisation.
India has recorded 323,144 new cases in the past 24 hours.
There are now 18 active cases in the Pacific nation.
The Warriors star returns to his natural position and Reece Walsh starts in the halves.
Lucinda Rees from the lobby group, NZ School Speeds is calling for 30km/h speed limit outside schools at peak times.
Shane White runs a tikanga Māori programme at Auckland Prison. He says prisoners are often only offered rehabilitation towards the end of their sentences.
Fish at Nelson's Cawthron Institute are being put to the test.
The singer is hosting a special concert to support the vaccine rollout.
NZ's vice captain Amy Satterthwaite hopes the tournament would help take the sport to a wider audience.
Shocked onlookers call out for security to intervene.
The Rams are searching for their first title in 29 years.
A community with a lot of heart is helping David Dirks raise money for a new one.
Seven Sharp co-host Jeremy Wells wants to call it Doris.
The bird’s return is thanks to a massive effort to get pest numbers down
Tina Ngata said the myrtle rust response is an example of how the Government’s central approach to conservation fails to address “the outposts of our areas".
