10+ hour, 47+ min ago   (358+ words) A "horrendously high" number of babies in Fiji are dying due to HIV related complications, says a health researcher, as the prevalence of the disease grows there. The New Zealand government website SafeTravel says people travelling to Fiji should avoid…...

1+ hour, 59+ min ago   (185+ words) It's been almost three weeks since a devastating flash flood ripped through villages on the Nepal-Tibet border. Approximately 1,300 people are known to have died in the disaster, with thousands more still feeling the affects. Veteran-led group Taskforce Kiwi has sent…...

3+ hour, 1+ min ago   (197+ words) The environmental cost of a new pair of jeans could be enough to make a shopper blue. Brand new jeans can have an environmental footprint that is 180 times higher than pre-loved ones.That's according to new research from Planetary Accounting…...

2+ hour, 55+ min ago   (587+ words) Ese Aumalesulu and his daughters Tara, 13, and Sophia, 9, won for their take on Annie Crummer’s version of 'See What Love Can Do' by Eric Clapton. Tara and Sophia Aumalesulu clasped their faces in shock when they learned they'd won this…...

3+ hour ago   (414+ words) Recent spikes in global oil prices and bond yields appear to be increasing the possibility the Reserve Bank will need to hike the Official Cash Rate again in October. While the Bank hiked the OCR earlier this month by 0.25 percent,…...

3+ hour, 19+ min ago   (272+ words) New Zealanders travelling to Fiji are being warned of an increased risk of HIV transmission, with the Fiji government declaring the epidemic a national crisis. The New Zealand government website Safetravel says travellers should avoid acitivities that may increase their…...

3+ hour, 27+ min ago   (68+ words) The Prime Minister is speaking to media after this week's Cabinet meeting. He is joined by Education Minister Erica Stanford. Watch below from 4pm: Local Government New Zealand has called on the government to review its fast-track system for housing projects....

3+ hour, 23+ min ago   (626+ words) Verb Wellington is back "with a vengeance" this September, after last year's hiatus. The capital's annual literary festival is taking place 23-27 September. Writer Chris Tse is launching his poetry collection Dance Floor Romance and hosting other events, including Fever - a…...

7+ hour, 22+ min ago   (519+ words) Beneficiaries are living on an average of $251 a week once they've covered their housing costs, a government report shows. A budgeting advisor says her clients are not getting by, and every day someone seeks help with KiwiSaver hardship withdrawals to…...

3+ hour, 44+ min ago   (437+ words) The only doctor at an Auckland medical centre which was criticised by the public for allegedly refusing to help a man who lay dying on the footpath nearby says he was "unaware" of what was happening. A man died on…...