Auckland Emergency Management 8 am update. Video / NZ Herald Many of the same weather elements behind Friday’s freak deluge may align again when a second “atmospheric river” more rain into Auckland overnight on Tuesday, forecasters say. While the system is likely to compound the water-logged region’s headaches with fresh slips and flooding, the biggest … Read more
The Reserve Bank has quickly raised interest rates and we are now waiting for the poison to take effect. Photo / Getty Images Interest rate increases are a slow-acting poison dart in that the true impact isn’t felt immediately. It’s only when the poison truly kicks in that we start to feel the potency of … Read more
Claire Trevett speaks to PM Chris Hipkins about a reset in some government policies, including Three Waters. Video / Mark Mitchell “Just watch me,” new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says when asked how he would defy the fate of others who had become Prime Minister mid-term and went on to lose the next election. It … Read more
Maggie Pike, a NZ nurse who was on board Qantas flight QF144 which suffered engine failure. Photo / Supplied A New Zealand nurse aboard the Qantas plane that suffered engine failure mid-Tasman last week felt a surge of fear when she heard the bang. Maggie Pike said she was well aware something was very wrong … Read more
For 30 years, Shortland Street Hospital has survived wayward ambulances, armed invaders, multiple exploding cars and dozens of legal and PR nightmares, but all it took was Waverley’s attempts to be an influencer to do the hospital in for good. Video / South Pacific Pictures When Shortland Street was last on our screens, you could … Read more
A gunman has opened fire at a ballroom dance studio in Los Angeles killing ten people and leaving multiple injured. Video / KTLA The hunt for a gunman who killed 10 people at a ballroom dance club during Lunar New Year celebrations ended on Sunday when authorities found him dead in the van he used … Read more
Chad Smith, Anthony Kiedis, Flea and John Frusciante of Red Hot Chili Peppers perform at Mt Smart Stadium. Photo / Getty Images When Post Malone took to the stage at Auckland’s Mt Smart Stadium, he could easily have been confused for the headline act. Because, unlike most support acts, Malone wasn’t received as the teaser, … Read more
Anna Burns-Francis joins the Breakfast team from Monday. Photo / Supplied Anna Burns-Francis thought she’d “flunked it” when she tried out for a role with the Breakfast team on TVNZ 1. The former One News US correspondent tells the Herald she flew back to New Zealand to try out for a spot on the couch … Read more
Anna Burns-Francis joins the Breakfast team from Monday. Photo / Supplied Anna Burns-Francis thought she’d “flunked it” when she tried out for a role with the Breakfast team on TVNZ 1. The former One News US correspondent tells the Herald she flew back to New Zealand to try out for a spot on the couch … Read more
The fine imposed on Cigna in the High Court at Wellington is the largest the FMA has secured in an enforcement case. Photo / Ross Setford A life insurance customer says a recent record fine shows companies must get better at communicating how premium increases work. From early 2013 until early 2019, Cigna increased customer … Read more
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