New oral drugs shown to greatly slash the risk of severe sickness or death from Covid-19 are soon to be available to vulnerable Kiwis who need them. What are antivirals? Science reporter Jamie Morton explains. What are Covid-19 antivirals? They’re not an ambulance at the top of the cliff – that’s why we have booster […]

The new owner of an electric car has warned other motorists about the possibility of being fined when charging their car at his local supermarket. Max Wilkinson, a councillor in Cheltenham, recently bought his Mini Countryman and went to his local Lidl supermarket to give it a charge. He left the vehicle charging as he […]

Tuesday’s federal budget looks set to further entrench the notion that Victoria is a poor cousin on infrastructure compared with jurisdictions deemed more important to the Morrison government’s political fortunes. The big infrastructure pitch to Victoria – $3.1 billion for two new intermodal freight terminals – should not be sniffed at. The two terminals, one […]

Video footage has emerged showing eight young people breaking into a Hamilton vape store, smashing cabinets and taking around $3000 worth of items. Vapeys Vape Store in Hamilton was robbed in the early hours of Sunday morning, leaving staff reeling. Security footage of the incident shows two silver cars parking in front of the vape […]

Russian state TV commentators discuss possible nuclear war We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The Russian invasion of Ukraine entered its […]

FURIOUS residents have hit out at a railway network after complaining an under-construction station is keeping them awake at night. Locals in Taff’s Well, South Wales, are complaining that they are suffering from sleepless nights because of loud workers and screeching building works. Workers at the under-construction Metro station have reportedly been keeping them awake […]

We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info In just a week, the island has recorded over 12,000 tremors, of which around 200 […]

Ukraine military chiefs say Russia is continuing its ‘full-scale armed aggression’: Putin’s forces ‘encircle’ Ukrainian soldiers in east and missiles hit food and fuel depots – as Moscow orders more troops to border amid fears of further advances Russian troops are advancing towards eastern Ukraine in an attempt to surround Ukrainian troops there Ukrainian forces […]

In a forceful and highly personal condemnation of his Russian counterpart today, US President Joe Biden declared that Vladimir Putin, now a month into his brutal invasion of Ukraine, “cannot remain in power”. The reportedly unscripted remark, made at the end of a speech in Warsaw that served as the capstone on a four-day trip […]

Four people have died with Covid, and there are 10,239 new community cases today, the Ministry of Health says. There are 848 people in hospital with the virus, including 28 in intensive care. Two men and two women have died with Covid-19, bringing New Zealand’s total pandemic death toll to 258. One of the people […]