The co-author of the paper, Dr William Cheung, told 1News the suburbs most affected are higher-density urban areas with lots of apartment buildings.
Spend some time scrolling social media and you’re all-but-guaranteed to see an ad promising to help you with targeted fat loss.
A bid by local iwi to revert National Park Village's name back to Waimarino has gained traction.
Guy Fawkes is upon us, but not everyone seems to be fizzing.
To date, police have located and seized over $27,000 in cash, two firearms, 10 offensive weapons, ammunition, drugs - including cannabis, LSD and meth and impounded two vehicles.
The experiences students shared included examples of sexual harassment, blackmail, rape and pack assault.
"Nobody ignores me for a whole campaign and gets to talk to me after it," the NZF leader told told 1News' Katie Bradford.
The bust came as two states and several cities in the US have decriminalised psychedelic mushrooms as an alternative treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental illnesses.
The Futsal Whites are in preparation mode ahead of next year's FIFA World Cup in Uzbekistan, qualifying for the first time after winning the Oceania Nations Cup last month.
One person was taken to the hospital in a serious condition.
From Tasmania to Twickenham, it's been open season on Eddie Jones this week as the rugby family has piled in to lambast the man who presided over Australia's great World Cup calamity.
The 35-year-old footballer player has been dating 'Karma' songstress Taylor,33, over the last few months.
A section of MacArthur Boulevard near where he lived in the 1990s became Tupac Shakur Way, following a ceremony that included his family members and Oakland native MC Hammer.
Sandra Coney was among two journalists who broke the story on an experiment involving women with untreated cervical abnormalities at Auckland's National Women's Hospital.
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A decision made by a Marlborough District Council hearing panel and released last month granted the consent application, subject to 24 conditions.
The Kiwis turned around last week's tough loss to win when it counts, conjuring a 30-0 win over the world champions to win the inaugural tournament in Hamilton.
Claude is a repeat offender who is often found breaking into the Eastern Forest Nursery in New South Wales for a midnight snack.
They fear the bloodbath will continue in a war with no winners.
A hat-trick to Oskar Zawada has sealed Wellington Phoenix's 5-2 defeat of Brisbane Roar and confirmed the side's best-ever start to an A-League Men season.
Incoming Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has pulled the plug on going to the Pacific Islands Forum and meeting with leaders next week.
Emma Irwin represented New Zealand in the under 19 T20 Cricket World Cup earlier this year, and now she's been selected for the upcoming Junior World Cup.
Predator Free Wellington will now start working on Island Bay, then the CBD.
Hundreds of people have gathered at Brighton Beach for a glimpse of the animal.
