Transpower is warning that New Zealand needs to bump up electricity generation between 5pm and 7pm tonight to avoid power grid problems.The national grid operator said that generation was less than 200 MW over that period and advised…
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Herald afternoon quiz: July 5
Test your brains with the Herald’s afternoon quiz. Be sure to check back on nzherald.co.nz for the morning quiz tomorrow. To challenge yourself with more quizzes, CLICK HERE.
Resolution reached in $17 million Lotto winner's property dispute with woman
A dispute between $17million Lotto winner Mark Lipsham and a woman he claimed spent $2.8million of his winnings on properties for herself, looks set to be resolved outside of court. Lipsham and Kim Helmbright, who say their eight-month…
Focus: Schools under pressure as Covid and other illnesses cause staff shortages
Watch the full story above Schools across the country are struggling to find enough staff with Covid cases back on the rise and other winter illnesses taking hold.Covid cases from the new Omicron subvariant BA.5 are doubling every…
British scouts told to stop calling NZ and Australia Down Under
Scouts in Britain have been told to stop referring to New Zealand and Australia as ‘Down Under’ as part of a wide-ranging series of woke rulings, prompting howls of laughter on the West Coast this morning.Several British newspapers…
Oho Mauri gives college leavers second chance
By Tamati Tiananga of Whakaata Maori More than 100 North Waikato High School rangatahi aged 15-17 years have been given an opportunity to change their pathway to avoid joining the dole queue.Oho Mauri founder Lizana Tuake and…
The jaw-opening feat this man did in ten minutes
Competitive eater Joey Chestnut has won the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest for the 15th time.
John MacDonald: Action needed on child tooth decay
OPINION: If you don’t think we need fluoride in our drinking water, think again. And if you don’t think we need a tax on sugary drinks in this country, think that one over again too.Because new research from the University of…
PM in Australia: PM Jacinda Ardern speaks after meeting Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says there are no plans at this stage to move NZ back to the red traffic light setting despite a recent rise in Covid-19 case numbers.Despite case numbers nearing 10,000 a day, experts warning of a…
Covid-19: Reopened borders changing shape of NZ's second wave
Covid-19 cases are swiftly tracking upward with a national uniformity not seen in New Zealand’s first Omicron wave – something experts are partly pinning on reopened borders. After Omicron first began spreading across Auckland in…