Kiwi teen Sam Leason describes 'scary' drone attacks on Gaza-bound flotilla
Published: September 24, 2025 05:43
Sam Leason says he started his night shift as drones dropped "bombs ... and other liquids" onto some of the boats.
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What is The Booker Prize and how does it work?
https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/books/what-is-the-booker-prize-and-how-does-it-work
Published: September 24, 2025 01:24
How many books do judges have to read? How fast? How much money is there in the win? And why has it been the source of controversy?
Record number of calls to Australian poisons hotlines for children ingesting melatonin
Published: September 23, 2025 23:18
One popular online retailer recently suspended sales of melatonin to Australia, after reports of a jump in calls to the WA Poisons Information Centre about children taking melatonin.
Winston Peters keeping opinion on Donald Trump speech to himself
Published: September 23, 2025 20:52
Trump has accused a growing number of UN member states of rewarding Hamas by recognising a Palestinian state.
Hong Kong locks down for arrival of Super Typhoon Ragasa
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/573906/hong-kong-locks-down-for-arrival-of-super-typhoon-ragasa
Published: September 23, 2025 18:03
Kiwi Cruzanne Macalligan has seen panic buying, as locals prepare to wait out the strongest storm on the planet this year.
New Zealander in China preparing for super typhoon, winds up to 215khm
Published: September 23, 2025 07:31
Super Typhoon Ragasa is the biggest to hit the planet this year and is expected to bear down on China tonight.
How can this woman 'sniff out' Parkinson's?
https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/wellbeing/how-can-this-woman-can-sniff-out-parkinson-s
Published: September 23, 2025 04:57
Retired Scottish nurse Joy Milne was asked to smell 12 shirts - half of which were from people with diagnosed Parkinson's. She stunned the scientists.
What America's changes on paracetamol and vaccines might mean for New Zealand
Published: September 23, 2025 03:46
Explainer - Donald Trump claims paracetamol causes autism, while the US has also made cuts to vaccine access and research. What could it all mean for NZ?
Ley writes to Republicans vowing to revoke Palestine recognition ahead of Albanese's UN address
Published: September 23, 2025 01:27
Opposition leader Sussan Ley has written to US Republicans to say a Coalition government would withdraw recognition of a Palestinian state.
Trump links autism to paracetamol use during pregnancy, despite decades of evidence it’s safe
Published: September 22, 2025 22:22
The US president said the officials will tell doctors use during pregnancy "can be associated with a very increased risk".
Opinion: Wealthy, whiny and tone deaf: New memoir exemplifies ‘priv-lit’
Published: September 22, 2025 18:56
Lauded by Oprah, Elizabeth Gilbert's new memoir is a case study in privileged literature.
Trump's $170k visa fee rattles applicants - but Kiwis already plotting workarounds says expert
Published: September 22, 2025 08:17
A new US$100k H-1B visa fee has shocked global workers, but one industry expert says New Zealanders are already finding other routes.
Meta out to 'silence and punish' Kiwi whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams - British MP
Published: September 22, 2025 03:55
A British MP claims Sarah Wynn-Williams is being pushed into financial ruin by the UK arbitration system.
ER nurse crushing it in 5-tonne monster trucks
https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/people/er-nurse-crushing-it-in-5-tonne-monster-trucks
Published: September 22, 2025 01:57
Rebecca Schnell's regular job is as an emergency room nurse. She has an even more adrenaline-filled side gig.
Thousands take to streets as Philippines protests flood control fraud
Published: September 22, 2025 00:52
The Philippine economy is estimated to have lost up to NZ$11 billion since 2023 due to corruption in flood control projects.
Bougainville election results deadline extended
Published: September 21, 2025 00:13
Bougainville's Electoral Commission says there is insufficient time to return the 2025 General Election writs, by the 22 September deadline.
Does your body do a big, convulsive twitch while dozing off? That'll be a ‘hypnic jerk’
Published: September 20, 2025 20:55
What causes the hypnic jerk that 70 percent of people experience?
Last Kiwi firefighter sent to battle Canadian blazes arrives back home
Published: September 20, 2025 20:27
Fifty-nine FENZ personnel were deployed for more than two months in Manitoba and Alberta.
What are the best ways to clean windows and fly screens?
https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/lifestyle/home/what-are-the-best-ways-to-clean-windows-and-fly-screens
Published: September 19, 2025 21:31
Cleaning professionals share tips on achieving a streak-free finish.
How the quest to make the perfect croissant saved Kate's life
https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/wellbeing/how-the-quest-to-make-the-perfect-croissant-saved-kate-s-life
Published: September 19, 2025 21:19
Learning how to create perfect pastries in Paris was former aerospace engineer Kate Reid's pathway out of anorexia.
'Show-stopping', 'confessional space', stripping down - Lorde's world tour kicks off
Published: September 19, 2025 02:53
The Texas arena show is the first of more than 50 that the New Zealand singer will perform on her biggest ever world tour. NZ gets its turn in February, 2026.
China will not influence signing of Aus-PNG defence deal, PNG's PM says
Published: September 19, 2025 01:26
The PNG prime minister is rebuffing any suggestion that Beijing has had a hand in derailing a new security deal the country is negotiating with Australia.
Review: Swedish pop maestro Jens Lekman's latest a 'love song to love songs'
https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/swedish-pop-maestro-jens-lekman-s-latest-a-love-song-to-love-songs
Published: September 18, 2025 23:11
This Jens Lekman collection is full of frothy, literate indie pop, as sweet as anything he's done without getting too sickly.
7.8 earthquake hits near Russia, no tsunami threat to New Zealand
Published: September 18, 2025 22:08
NEMA has confirmed there is no threat to New Zealand.
What owning a cat does to your brain (and theirs)
https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/lifestyle/pets/what-owning-a-cat-does-to-your-brain-and-theirs
Published: September 18, 2025 20:31
Snuggling with a cat can help suppress the stress hormone cortisol.
Video of Destiny Church haka at UK anti-immigration protest spreads on social media
Published: September 18, 2025 19:57
Members performed a haka and ripped up a Palestinian flag in the footage.
What to watch: Love Is Blind UK
https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/screens/tv/what-to-watch-love-is-blind-uk
Published: September 18, 2025 18:44
Thought about your spleen much lately? You will after watching this crop of desperate singles looking for love in all the wrong places.