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'Significant winter storm' to stall over South Island from midweek
9+ hour, 18+ min ago (753+ words) Rain on the West Coast (file image). (Source: 1News) The West Coast is in for days of prolonged rain from midweek as a "significant winter storm" stalls over the South Island on Wednesday, with heavy rain expected to swell rivers before…...
Fast-moving wildfire forces tens of thousands to flee Nevada homes
13+ hour, 59+ min ago (719+ words) A fast-growing wildfire destroying homes in northwest Reno, Nevada, was human-caused and uncontained, authorities said, as they encouraged some 90,000 people to evacuate. At least six people were injured. The Hawk Fire began Saturday and quickly grew to 53km2 as it spread…...
Chinese humanoid robots beat human records in Beijing robot games
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (973+ words) Chinese humanoid robots broke records set by humans, including beating Usain Bolt's 100-metre sprint world record, on the opening day of the Olympics-like World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Saturday (local time). More than 2000 humanoid robots were participating in…...
Fire crews, farmers preparing as NZ gears up for intense El Niño
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (1552+ words) A potentially record-breaking climate pattern is intensifying unusually fast — and this weekend could offer the first taste of drier, windier conditions. (Source: 1News) Firefighters are stockpiling retardant and farmers are being told to make early calls on stock numbers, as preparations…...
US robotaxi giant promises to put driverless cars on Kiwi roads
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (1552+ words) 1News US Correspondent Logan Church has been hopping into driverless cars in America, and asking the tech giants if New Zealand is in their sights – and one said yes. (Source: 1News) Head into a major American city, and you’ll likely find cars…...
New and upgraded weather warnings as fronts bring rain and wind
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (887+ words) The current weather warnings in place. (Source: Supplied) There are a number of new and upgraded weather warnings for the South and lower North Islands as a series of fronts move over the country. According to MetService, a series of…...
I asked AI to help me make my decisions for a week – the results were surprising
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (1276+ words) Writer Bobbie McKay let ChatGPT run her life for a week. (Composite image: Callum Lloyd, 1News) (Source: istock.com) Sure, AI can ace university-level maths, analyse DNA and invent new medicines, but how good is it at solving the thousands of…...
'It’s my world' – smartphone dependence is real. Do we want to beat it?
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (1237+ words) What looks like a quirky fad may be a reflection of something deeper (File image). (Source: istock.com) There’s a gadget doing well in Australian online stores at the moment that retrofits a smartphone into a landline. By Jess Hardley…...
Rescue mission is called off for NASA's aging Swift space telescope
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (649+ words) Artist's rendering of the Swift Observatory in orbit. (Source: NASA) The mission to save NASA’s sinking Swift Observatory has been called off – dooming the telescope to a fiery reentry later this year. NASA and Katalyst Space Technologies announced the news…...
'A taster of spring': Fronts bring heavy rain, gales
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (815+ words) MetService weather warnings and watches on August 21, 2026. (Source: MetService) Weather forecasters are warning of a burst of wild, spring-like weather this weekend, with heavy rain set to lash the West Coast and severe gales likely to batter much of the…...