7 of the weirdest things coffee does to your body
RNZ National25d ago
Coffee is best known, and perhaps most valued, for its caffeine and its ability to make us feel more awake and alert. But coffee is much more than caffeine dissolved in hot water.
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top 95%City Rail Link boosts Auckland rail patronage to seven-year high
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa25d ago
The opening of Auckland's City Rail Link has seen the city's train passenger numbers hit their highest level in seven years, according to Auckland Transport director of public transport Richard...
India Free Trade finale brings odd pairings
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa25d ago
The first bill finalised by Parliament under urgency this week enables the India Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The India Free Trade Agreement Legislation Amendment Bill was debated this week.
From ‘rough’ farm girl to one of Hollywood’s go-to stuntwomen
RNZ National25d ago
From ‘rough’ farm girl to one of Hollywood’s go-to stuntwomen Falling off heights, setting herself on fire and swinging from horses - Kiwi Dayna Pomare has pushed herself in pursuing her passion...
Tauranga mayor hopes to be able to reopen Mauao Mount Maunganui tracks by summer
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa25d ago
Tauranga Mayor Mahe Drysdale says they are hoping to get the tracks on Mauao Mount Maunganui reopened by this summer.
Police charge woman believed to be mother of baby found dead in Sydney bin
RNZ Worldby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa25d ago
A woman believed to be the mother of a baby found in a Sydney bin last month has been charged. Emergency services were called to Harrow Road, Auburn, at 11.20am on 31 August after reports a baby's...
Improving safety on West Auckland rail crossings will take decades
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa25d ago
Improving safety on West Auckland rail crossings will take decades At peak times, 12 trains pass through the Glenview Road crossing every hour.
Hundreds of children embracing te reo swim safety lessons
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa25d ago
A swimming sports event on the Kāpiti Coast has given a few hundred local kids the chance to flex their skills in the water - while speaking entirely in te reo.
Economic scorecard: Why are things so bad in Wellington?
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa25d ago
New Zealand's economy is patchy at best, but Wellington is bottom of the table. ASB has released its latest economic scorecard, which shows Canterbury, Taranaki and Southland took the top three...
More Kiwis taking 'hands off' approach with self-driving technology
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa25d ago
A growing number of New Zealand motorists aren't even touching the steering wheel, and their feet aren't on the brake or the accelerator pedal during their entire journey.
Pāpāmoa man used 21 different controlled drugs after going ‘hard' at the gym
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa25d ago
After police discovered a cocktail of controlled drugs at a man's home, the explanation offered was that he would "mix" them to help with recovery after he "works out at the gym hard".
Wellington residents still traumatised months after flash flooding
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa25d ago
Wellington residents affected by April's flooding say they're still traumatised, displaced and unable to sleep five months on.
Labour's proposed corporate homicide charges welcomed by Pike River Mine families
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa25d ago
Labour promises to introduce a corporate homicide offence carrying a punishment of life imprisonment, if it's elected.
Climate advocacy group calls for release of LNG terminal safety information
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa25d ago
A climate advocacy group says the government should release safety information about its planned LNG terminal before it signs any contract.
Australian property investors eye trans-Tasman landgrab
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa25d ago
Australian property investors may be turning their attention to New Zealand, Realestate.co.nz says.
FENZ was 'breaching their own law in regards to levy collections', minister says
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa25d ago
The Minister for FENZ says the organisation was "breaching their own law in regards to levy collections" and thought she didn't need to know about it.
Bootcamps bill passes final reading under urgency, will become law
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa25d ago
The government's controversial bootcamps bill is poised to become law, after passing its third and final reading under urgency on Thursday night.
Why 'in-between generation' may miss out on KiwiSaver bonuses
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa25d ago
Are proposed KiwiSaver changes likely to shortchange a cohort of New Zealanders? Political parties, including National and NZ First, are promising to introduce payments for babies signing up to the...
Sick overstayer's deportation cost Immigration NZ $85,000
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa25d ago
A woman was deported at an estimated cost of $85,000 to New Zealand taxpayers, after she and her own government refused to pay for it.
Politicians urged to address country's overloaded health system
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa25d ago
Kiwis who have experienced the disastrous effects of an overloaded healthcare system are challenging politicians to explain how they will right the ship.