Some EVs and SUVs are heavier than conventional cars, making the problem worse.
From 2028, the school is expected to train an additional 120 doctors a year, with students doing clinical placements in regional areas.
Thieves hit the Renoir Museum on the French Riviera and made off with four valuable works by the French impressionist master.
The new American Football season kicks off today.
Europe’s royals and global political figures attended the ceremony that brings 13 days of national mourning to a close.
Apple unveiled its latest generation of iPhones, including a widely anticipated foldable version called Duo.
The jump in oil prices over the course of the war has fuelled already high inflation.
It will be the final draw under the current Powerball format.
NZTA is investigating allegations of bribery, fraud and corruption in the driver licensing system, with hundreds of drivers now being told to re-sit their tests.
In May 2022, Rachel Molloy was found, dying, at the bottom of a flight of stairs. Her mother wanted answers - but received little help. Now police have personally apologised.
The funds would come from the Regional Infrastructure Fund to support the continued operation and preservation of the Waitangi Treaty Grounds.
Jacob Coxon warned the race to build ever-more powerful systems is moving faster than the safeguards designed to control them.
The actor's Malibu mansion has been hit by coastal erosion, with the driveway collapsing into a massive sinkhole and triggering a gas leak.
New figures show that almost 12 million cigarettes and cigars have been stopped at the border in 2026.
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba announced the withdrawal on social media, saying Uganda did not want to be "construed as being opposed" to King Charles amid ongoing royal tensions.
President Donald Trump had been eagerly awaiting his trip to Texas for Republicans’ unusual midterm convention. But his new Air Force One had other ideas.
The Tates failed to demonstrate that they do not present a flight risk or danger to the community, the judge said.
Jenny Ryan, best known as The Vixen on the popular quiz show, underwent surgery earlier this year after her thyroid grew to the point it began "causing some problems".
David Seymour is also promising to strip the Waitangi Tribunal of its power to examine current government policies.
The IPCA has ruled officers were justified in their use of force on the man during his arrest in Northland's Kaikohe in 2025.
The children remained mostly confined to a small room in the house under deplorable conditions, with some described as "feral" and unable to speak.
The 44kg shipment of illegal cargo was in duffel bags, tossed amongst legitimate goods.
A win in Baltimore will allow the All Blacks to tie the series against the Boks but they will have to do it without two key loose forwards.
DOC said an initial assessment suggested the animal’s head was removed with a tool or implement before it washed up on shore.
Pilot Tim Brown and guide Sean Roach died in the Mt Aspiring National Park crash on May 17.
Louis Meehan was fatally shot in the car park of the Punchbowl Community Centre on Wednesday evening.
The “3pm slump” is a common experience. It’s that distinct drop in energy that tends to occur in the mid-afternoon hours.
Emergency services including police and St John were advised of an incident on a vessel at Lyttelton Port around 11am.
According to newly-released flight information, a pilot repeatedly warned his co-pilot they were going too fast as they approached for landing.
Most regions will have "pockets of sunshine" to look forward to this weekend.
Health New Zealand said it's helping Zenith Technology, or ZenTech, respond to the incident and police are also investigating.
Emergency services were called to a three-vehicle crash on SH1 near River Rd on September 4.
Review also found issues were raised as early as April but only seriously addressed in August.
Interest rates have risen from their lows of the end of last year and early this year.
Emergency services were called to a report of fire at a café on Kerikeri Rd, next to the historic Stone Store and Pioneer House, on September 4.
The tomahawk used in the killings sat in a clear case near the front of the courtroom during today's hearing.
A teenaged boy was struck and killed by a train near Baldwin Ave railway station yesterday – confirmed today to be a Mount Albert Grammar student.
The judge described the nine years of offending as "absolutely unacceptable".
Nicola Perry, 48, and Brendon Perry, 49, both died after police were called to a property on Parkers Rd in Nelson last Friday.
Up to 40 people gathered outside the Marriott Hotel in Portsmouth after a photo of the cricket team's arrival prompted false speculation they were migrants.
Kevin Lavery stepped down due to a "significant increase in the demands of my work commitments in Tauranga".
New scheme will work directly with families and children of prisoners to support their needs and help them navigate the court process as soon as a parent enters the justice system.
The controversial, brutal sporting event was shut down two days out.
The promise would likely cost more than $1.7 trillion and would further exacerbate the country’s nearly $3.07 trillion annual budget deficit.
The shop on Taita Dr in Avalon was broken into by three people around 2.30am on Thursday.
