The menopausal transition is often accompanied by a wide range of physical and psychological symptoms — some of which can be debilitating and affect daily life.
Shaun Robinson, chief executive of the Mental Health Foundation, talks about the dangers of climate anxiety – and what can be done about it.
Robert Everitt is on a mission to return horse sports to Te Kao’s local scene.
There were at least nine accidents in 2025 on the 500m bend in State Highway 2, one resident says.
The medal makes the 24-year-old Kiwi the most decorated snowboarder in Olympic history.
"Baby Barrett 3.0 has arrived, we are all so smitten," the pair wrote on social media.
The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including four hurt in a Christchurch incident, and the moment a flying truck hits a house.
The conditions are not merely muggy, but oppressive for some.
SPCA chief scientific officer Dr Arnja Dale said New Zealand's dog control laws were "incredibly outdated" and needed an overhaul.
A doorbell camera captured the moment a man launched his pickup truck into the air and crashed into a home in the US state of Oregon last week.
Three tickets split Saturday's $15 million powerball jackpot, each pocketing $5.08 million.
He was 54-year-old Dax Rodney Holland.
MetService meteorologist Heather Keats said things would return to "more summery temperatures" today, with a few other fronts forecast this weekend.
A year out from the World Cup, Beauden, Scott and Jordie are under pressure to prove themselves all over again, writes Patrick McKendry.
Cabinet has agreed to reduce the minimum housing capacity the supercity must zone for from approximately two million dwellings to 1.6 million.
Bill Bayfield, who had acted as interim chairperson, was confirmed as the new board chair on Thursday.
Josh Wharehinga replaces Cathy Meehan, who stood down earlier this month.
The proposed changes would force local government to pay "regulatory relief" to private property owners for imposing planning restrictions.
Detective Inspector Nicola Reeves confirmed a gun was fired during the altercation at a home on Hoani St in Northcote, Christchurch last night.
The crew of the small wooden boat had been drifting in the Pacific Ocean for more than a week.
A bridge at Lake Ferry reopened late on Wednesday afternoon after being damaged by the raging Tūranganui River in the storm earlier this week.
Kieran McAnulty ordered out after challenging Speaker Gerry Brownlee's decisions on comments made by Winston Peters.
Ngā Wairiki-Ngāti Apa is staking its claim in New Zealand’s clean energy future, backing a 280-megawatt green hydrogen and methanol project that could deliver climate gains, generational returns and long-term iwi ownership.
Two spots had been temporarily zoned alcohol-free at Labour Weekend and New Year's Eve in response to alcohol-related crime and disorder.
"If it calms down some worried elderly residents in Epsom, then that's done its job," says Auckland's mayor.
Residents have been advised not to swim, fish or collect shellfish in the affected area.
Labour is questioning the value of the spending, while Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith said the contractors helped accelerate policy work before the group’s early closure.
The Thames Valley Police said it had arrested a man in his 60s from Norfolk on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
