Dating lessons we can all learn from Netflix's Love on the Spectrum

We talked to two young people on the autism spectrum about the lessons they can teach about dating.

Traditional Sāmoan medicinal plant found to be as effective as ibuprofen

New research shows the matalafi plant works in a similar way to ibuprofen.

Covid update: 100 new cases. 76% of eligible people double vaxxed

Of today’s 100 new cases, 97 are in Auckland and 3 are in Waikato.

New Zealand’s first te reo Māori road signs get the go-ahead

One says Haere (go) and one says Taihoa (wait).

Covid update: Northland to move to alert level 3 at midnight

The announcement comes after new cases cropped up at the top of the region

Covid Update: Auckland and Waikato will move to step 2 of level 3

Auckland will move to step 2 of level 3, but one week later on Tuesday, November 9 at 11:59pm.

Bat wins Bird of the Year 2021 by a landslide

Pekapeka-tou-roa, the long-tailed bat, has taken the title of Te Manu Rongonui o te Tau 2021

Covid update: 160 new community cases

Saturday October 30, 1pm

There are 160 new community cases of Covid-19 today. 151 are in Auckland, seven in Waikato, one in Northland, and one in Christchurch.

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Covid update: 125 new cases, including 2 in Christchurch

There are 125 new community cases today.

Manifesting summer from South Auckland's front yards in lockdown: in photos

Photographer Geoffery Matautia aked his friends what they're most looking forward to in summer.

Covid update: 74 new cases today, 6 in Waikato, the rest in Auckland

There are 74 new cases in the current outbreak which brings the total to 2,832.

Festival drug-checking services will now receive government funding

Drug-checking services at summer festivals will receive government funding for the first time.

Covid-19 update: Vaccination required for hospitality and gym workers

87 percent of the eligible population has now received at least one vaccine dose.

Covid update: 109 new cases today

Today there are 109 new Covid cases in the community.

103 of today’s cases are in Auckland, two are in Northland and four are in Waikato (including…

Covid update: 80 new cases. All in the North Island

77 of the cases are in Auckland, 2 are in Waikato and 1 is in Northland. 

Cases are high and school is back: We asked seniors how they are feeling

We talk to senior students going back to school despite record-high daily case numbers.

‘I’m using petrol until it runs out’: The problem with car culture in NZ

Will our car culture stop us from meeting our climate goals?

Covid update: 129 new cases. New traffic light system announced

Auckland's restrictions will ease when vaccination rate reaches 90%.

For the rest of the year Pasifika women work for free because of the pay gap

For every $1 an hour a Pākehā man makes, a Pasifika woman will earn 72 cents.

Let’s talk about: Will vaccines have long term effects?

Let's look into whether vaccines will have long-term effects on us.

New report reveals which clothing brands are unsustainable

Where do your clothes come from, and how are they made?

Covid update: 102 new cases. 46 in hospital

Today's number of hospitalisations is the highest yet in the outbreak. 

NZ's secret 1970s queer scene: photos by Fiona Clark

Fiona Clark's work provides valuable insight into the queer experience of 1970s Aotearoa.

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Brian Tamaki appears in court as supporters shout 'let him go'

Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki has pleaded not guilty.

Senior high school students in level 3 back at school next week. Exams to go ahead

Years 11, 12 and 13 will be back at school in Waikato, Auckland and Northland after the weekend.

Covid update: 94 new cases today. 38 people in hospital

Of today's 94 new cases, 87 are in Auckland and 7 are in Waikato.

28-year-old arrested over Auckland's North Shore lockdown party

Police have charged a man over the Saturday night party which breached alert level 3 restrictions.

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