Treating a stroke is a race against time because the longer the brain is starved of blood and oxygen, the more brain cells die.
Industrial action includes teachers, nurses, and other public sector workers walk off the job, demanding better pay, safer staffing levels, and improved working conditions.
Lonely Planet has released two lists of recommended travel destinations for 2026.
A small group of MPs is calling for the government to formally remove Prince Andrew’s titles, but it wouldn't be a simple process.
The coroner criticised a subsequent police investigation into the crash, which suggested one of the men, the driver of a van involved, caused the accident.
The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including serious weather warnings for rain and life-threatening winds, more than 100,000 public sector workers on strike, and the tourism hotspots in the global travel spotlight.
The man said he had been viewing child sexual exploitation and bestiality material for around 20 years, driven by what he described as a "morbid fascination".
Under the new regulations, which come into effect in Q1 of 2026, Kiwis will be able to construct dwellings of up to 70 square metres in their backyards without a building consent.
Flights have been cancelled and roads closed as a severe weather system sweeps over parts of the country.
Umesh Patel created fake jobs to deceive officials into accepting visa applications.
A car and an AT bus collided, which resulted in a fire to both vehicles on Tamaki Drive shortly after 9pm yesterday.
Fire and Emergency New Zealand said both occupants were able to get out of the vehicles that caught fire.
The busts also discovered a large cannabis cultivation and growth set-up as part of an inquiry linked to the seizure of 927,000 cigarettes in August.
On the eve of the team's Grand Slam tour, Jason Holland has announced he will not be renewing his contract at the end of the year.
Hone Tibble said it hurt to see the damage, but he was grateful his family was safe.
Many schools are closed, and non-emergency medical procedures have been delayed.
A private members bill would criminalise non-consensual deepfake porn.
Video from What's On Invers showed the impact of high winds in the southern city while another showed a tree narrowly missing a couple north of Dunedin.
Wind slams parts of New Zealand, tens of thousands walk off job in national mega-strike, and knowing the signs to a stroke.
It comes after thousands of households across the South Island were left without power this morning.
All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson says all the focus is on the Grand Slam tour after assistant Jason Holland's surprise decision to walk away.
Several Island Direct ferry sailings were cancelled after the incident in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf.
Grey District Council is urging people to keep the taps turned off while engineers try frantically to fix the fault.
