1+ hour, 42+ min ago   (481+ words) An estimated $1.44 million could be plunged into a deep water manu pool for Ōtaki, if councillors approve it on Thursday. It is one of several updates included in a long-planned major redesign of the existing Ōtaki pool. The design also…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1149+ words) A cheap or second-hand rug can help block gaps in floorboards to keep your home warmer. Shivering through winter and searching for ways to make your space warmer? If you're strapped for cash or renting a home, installing an expensive…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (565+ words) If the cold snap has you turning on your heater more often, you might be wondering what awaits you in your next power bill. New Zealand hit record levels of power consumption on Wednesday as temperatures dropped across the country,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (598+ words) MetService says it's been one of the coldest mornings of the year and it's set to continue for the next two days. Mt Cook at minus 9 degrees Celsius, Tekapo at minus 7 and Wanaka and Blenheim (both -5) had the coldest starts…...

1+ mon, 11+ hour ago   (959+ words) Night sweats can occur even during a cold winter's night, disrupting sleep and adding to your laundry. It doesn’t make sense - you’re in the middle of winter with freezing temperatures, yet you are drenching your sheets with sweat at night....

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (1011+ words) White-water rafting, kayaking, snowboarding and abseiling sound like great adventures. But when budgets are tight, how do schools keep tamariki engaged and learning? When seasoned Wellington camper Jono Collins heard a South Auckland school had to cancel its camp because…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (924+ words) Winter has a way of making the office, train and school pick-up line feel like a giant petri dish of germs and potential infection. It’s also when many of us quietly let our exercise routine slide. With late sunrises and…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (350+ words) This past June has been the warmest on record, driving down demand for electricity as wholesale prices fall. Contact Energy's June operating report says New Zealand's electricity demand was down 0.04 percent on June 2025. In contrast, demand was up 1.1 percent in…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (448+ words) Staff at the Ministry of Education assigned to the Healthy School Lunches programme spent about $130,000 on travel in a year. Remodelled under Associate Education Minister David Seymour in an effort to save taxpayer money, the programme has come under renewed…...

2+ mon, 3+ hour ago   (947+ words) Explainer: We've passed the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. It's the 1st of July and it should be getting lighter by now, right? Unfortunately, it doesn't quite work that way - as MetService meteorologist Katie Lyons explains, despite the…...