Auckland University Paediatric endocrinologist Wayne Cutfield is surprised Pharmac didn't go to the market for a more powerful weight loss drug, like Tirzepatide . He says there's a five percent ...

Ihaia Road in Opunake is closed after Police were notified that a person had been seriously assaulted. They've been transported to hospital and Police are working to determine the circumstances of the ...

It happened a matter of hours after an 11-year-old surfer had his board bitten by a shark a few kilometres away at Dee Why, and a 13-year-old boy was attacked while swimming on Sunday. Locals have ...

McDermott is the ninth NFL coach dismissed this season, while Mike Tomlin was given a more gracious "stepping down" exit after a 19-year tenure with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Meanwhile, the latest ...

China's population has shrunk for the fourth straight year as birth rates hit a record low, national data shows. In 2025, the population shrank by 2.4 per cent, or 3.39 million people, with experts ...

ANZ's lifted its rate 10 basis points to 5.79 percent. It says the move - which brings ANZ in line with most other banks - reflects changing global and local conditions. But Squirrel Mortgage Brokers ...

The population dropped by 3.39 million to 1.405 billion in 2025. The total number of births also fell to its lowest rate in decades, from 9.54 million in 2024, to just 7.92 million last year.

Around 450 teaching and principal roles remain vacant - 12 percent more than this time last year. About 75 percent of vacancies are North Island based, including 125 roles in Auckland alone. Secondary ...

He triumphed in a sprint finish on the second stage from Invercargill to Gore to earn the orange jersey. Sexton wants a repeat on today's 148-kilometre pedal between Riverton and Te Anau, which he won ...

The death toll from a massive fire at a shopping plaza in Karachi has risen to 23. The blaze started late on Saturday at Gul Plaza, which houses 1,200 shops in a multi-storey complex spread across an ...

Donald Trump has linked his drive to take control of Greenland to his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize, saying he no longer thought "purely of peace" as the row over the island threatened to ...

A Rabobank report reveals manufacturers are exploring ways to replace cocoa beans - including lab-grown options. Climate pressures have disrupted supply and made global cocoa prices soar. RaboResearch ...