A life-extending drug for people living with cystic fibrosis today becomes publicly funded and available in New Zealand.Cystic fibrosis is an ultimately terminal condition that produces thick and sticky mucus and mainly affects a person’s…
Missing radioactive capsule found in WA outback after…
A tiny but potentially deadly radioactive capsule has been found in WA’s outback, after it sparked a frantic search and unprecedented public health warning spanning hundreds of kilometres.Key points:WA Emergency Services Minister Stephen Dawson said it was…
New Zealand flooding: three dead and one missing…
Torrential rain in Auckland left three people dead and another missing, police said on Saturday, after widespread flooding hit New Zealand’s largest city.Two were found dead in Wairau Valley on Auckland’s North Shore – one…
Braidwood chef Tim Wimborne bounces back from bushfire…
Inside Tim Wimborne's pasta shop in Braidwood in the New South Wales Southern Tablelands, perfectly curved pasta shells are slowly extruded through Italian-made brass dies before being cut off and falling into a mesh tray.Once…
Canadian tourist asks Kiwis why New Zealand campsites…
A Canadian tourist took to social media on Tuesday to ask Kiwis and fellow New Zealand travellers a sincere but point question.“I have a serious question and I will try not to be disrespectful,” they…
David Crosby flew high, but his musical career…
In 2019 when asked if he would give up his life in music in exchange for extreme joy with a home life and family, David Crosby paused."Me, no music? No music? No, it's the only…
New Zealand farmer Rodney Ng’s mowed field troll…
A New Zealand farmer has turned one of his fields into an elaborate troll to farewell outgoing Kiwi Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.Vegetable grower Rodney Ng, whose property sits under a flight path into Auckland Airport…
Tiggy Eckersley, 10, becomes youngest-ever winner at Golden…
Ten-year-old Tiggy Heart Eckersley has become the youngest-ever winner at Australia’s premier country music awards after being presented with a Golden Guitar.Key points:Tiggy took home a trophy for co-writing Song of the Year — Star of…
New Zealand power into U-17 final through Watson…
Three goals and crucial assist from Adam Watson has not only sent New Zealand into the OFC U-17 Championship 2023 final, but also booked them a place in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru.…