1+ hour, 42+ min ago   (328+ words) Storm-affected regions in the North Island can expect some respite this weekend as drier conditions are forecast. A few showers will persist, but, overall, people in Northland, Auckland, the Coromandel Peninsula and the Bay of Plenty can expect a break…...

5+ hour, 15+ min ago   (104+ words) Explained: What causes slips?Newstalk ZB Follow the podcast on Civil Defence is warning landslides can happen without warning, after this week's record-breaking downpours across the upper North Island. The adverse weather conditions have triggered slips across the region, and…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (609+ words) Feral and domestic cats are estimated to kill as many as 100 million birds every year in New Zealand. But that's not all they prey on. The Hawke's Bay Regional Council said it was important to remember that cats don't just…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (423+ words) Fresh severe weather watches have been issued for the rain-soaked north as the top of the country braces for up to 24 hours of rain later today. A MetService meteorologist told the Herald this weather could just be a prelude to…...

5+ day, 12+ min ago   (231+ words) Apple's smarter Siri will now be powered by Google " Apple has signed a multi-year deal worth billions for Google Gemini technology to bring the enhanced Siri to life. " It will be a custom model made for Apple and will run…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (854+ words) Almost 18,000 lightning strikes have been recorded over the past 19 hours as severe thunderstorms continue to rumble across the North Island." MetService says between noon yesterday and 7am nearly 18,000 strikes were registered between Northland and Manawat" and surrounding waters." Taranaki and Waikato…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1134+ words) Heat alerts are on the way and authorities are preparing for packed beaches and an extreme fire risk in at least one region as a summer scorcher drags temperatures into the high 30s." Hot air sweeping across the Tasman from Australia…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (647+ words) It took five days, but the bird in the can finally freed itself on a bush." A p'keko with its beak jammed in the tear-tab opening of a discarded energy drink had been eluding capture at the Auckland Botanic Gardens…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (415+ words) Supermoon, Wolf Moon or just a full moon - whatever you call it, last night's skies were fuller and brighter for anyone who went out to sneak a peak. The first supermoon of the year stunned viewers as it rose over…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (91+ words) Nadia Yousef: Cyber security expert on health data breach'Newstalk ZB Follow the podcast on Data breaches aren't as uncommon as you'd like to think - if you don't think your passwords are being sold somewhere online you're dreaming! But when it…...