A warm cup can feel soothing, but is drinking your water hot any more helpful for your health?
Insurance companies are in retreat from some communities deemed too dangerous to cover, so where is less risk-prone?
Eight severe weather-related states of emergency have already been declared this year, matching the total for all of 2025.
The news was confirmed at the Auckland stadium this morning.
Wellington City Council said the latest discharge occurred as a deep low situated east of the North Island brought heavy rain and severe gales to large parts of the country.
"At this stage we are unable to confirm this firearm was involved in the original offending," Detective Senior Sergeant Matt Bunce said.
As fears grow for widower Chris Baghsarian, police have shared security footage of the kidnapping.
Tens of thousands are without power and several districts remain under States of Emergency as severe gales and torrential rain swept through the lower North Island.
Kiwi audiences will be able to follow the action live and free from March 7-16, with five dedicated streaming channels on TVNZ+ and coverage on TVNZ Duke.
The organisation has announced two new executives but is yet to find a replacement for boss Mark Robinson, who resigned eight months ago.
Hutt City Council advised residents on Heather Grove and parts of Riverside Dr to leave their homes.
The Wānaka freeskier has qualified for the final of the big air at the Winter Olympics, saying it was an honour to be there.
Autism rates have been rising for decades, and two of the main reasons for the increase have, in a strange twist, taken some of the focus off helping people with round-the-clock needs.
MetService said the deluge of rain and relentless winds continue to impact a vast area of the central and eastern North Island and northeastern South Island today.
Two years on from Cyclone Gabrielle, the Hastings District Council was facing a $230m recovery bill.
Severe overnight winds brought down the massive tree onto the rural Hunterville property, leaving the house badly damaged but all occupants safe.
The Tūranganui River had reportedly flooded the main road, and the Tauanui River had burst its banks, flooding paddocks.
Residents in the New Brighton, Burwood, Wainoni, Aranui and Southshore areas are no longer required to boil water.
Severe weather wreaks havoc across North Island, Eden Park to host 2027 State of Origin match, and NZ's lowest natural hazard risk city according to scientists.
The results are revealed in the first 1News Verian poll of election year.
He's not normally a fan of the polls, but Winston Peters may have cause to smile at the latest poll.
Two people were injured after the Kiwi team’s F50 catamaran collided with DS Team France at high speed on Saturday.
The statement follows an outpouring of sentiment on social media after the beloved Castlepoint Hotel pub announced it would be closing.
Justice Amokura Kawharu was sworn in today.
The high jump superstar, who also claimed the Sportsman of the Year title, capped a dominant year on the world stage with the prize.
