Canterbury and Auckland universities have discovered ways to strengthen precast concrete floors built in the 1980s and 90s, which often pancake during earthquakes.
The positive cases come just two days out from her meeting at the White House.
Johnette was last seen in the Maraenui area and there are concerns for her welfare.
New Zealand led their trans-Tasman rivals with three minutes to go, but Australia equalised, then scored first in extra time.
Part of Cameron Road in Tauranga is closed following the crash on Monday morning.
Rebecca Toms says her daughter was kicked off the public wait list for "not being sick enough".
Jenny-May Clarkson, Matty McLean, and Indira Stewart acknowledged the changes to the show, and thanked viewers for their ongoing support.
Wang Yi will meet Fiji's PM in his latest meeting on his Pacific tour.
Thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds are expected to hit parts of the country into Tuesday morning, thanks to a deep subtropical low.
The 22-year-old man is accused of fatally stabbing Thomas Coombes on an Auckland walkway last week.
Paratene has been recognised for his services to Māori, film and theatre.
Paul Pelosi was charged with driving under the influence.
There are 403 people in hospital with the virus, up 20 from Sunday.
The best round of the Super Rugby Pacific season revealed plenty, including the Blues' will to win against the odds.
Kerry Suter was once a champion ultramarathon runner, but a mountain biking accident three months ago left him paralysed from the chest down.
The Health and Disability Commissioner recommended that the Wairarapa and Hutt Valley DHBs provide a written apology to the woman's husband.
The music icon was due to perform two outdoor shows in New Zealand in early November, but now he's canned all upcoming gigs outside the US.
It comes as MetService has a severe thunderstorm warning for Bay of Plenty, Rotorua, Waikato and Taupō.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has also seen her preferred PM rating slip slightly, still ahead of the pack, but now only 8% in front of National's Christopher Luxon.
The foreign minister told 1News she hopes to travel there in the coming weeks.
One part of the plan will see supermarkets forced to allow rival retailers access to groceries at reasonable conditions.
Two streets were cordoned off as police assessed the situation.
The lawyer for 75-year-old Leonard Cave said the alleged victims stories are flawed in his closing argument.
TVNZ hasn’t commented on reports that it was after a complaint of inappropriate behaviour.
It’s believed the boy had crawled through the slot where toys were retrieved when he became stuck.
Despite the 1News Kantar Public Poll results, Grant Robertson had no regrets in leaving beneficiaries and pensioners out of the payment.
Brett says the Blundstone boots started packing up in less than a year.
It comes as heavy flooding inundated parts of Mount Maunganui on Monday afternoon.