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In today's sports news - Highlanders power past Hurricanes, double gold for rowers Lopas and Donoghue, and twin tons take Aces to victory.

Thousands of homes in Texas were facing a fourth day without heat amid a bitter winter storm that crippled the electrical grid, leaving many without access to water supplies.

In today's sports news - Phoenix lose defender for up to 12 weeks, Drysdale off the pace at national champs and a boost for the men's one-day cricket comp.

A leading economist says increasing housing supply is the only way to fix the housing crisis and anything else is merely tinkering around the edges. Audio

Hawke's Bay has had a spate of suspicious scrub fires with about seven blazes in two weeks, local firefighters say.

Free fruit and vegetables will be on offer next week for the Otago residents whose water supply is contaminated with lead.

Residents in the coastal Otago towns where the water supply is contaminated with lead vented their frustrations at officials last night in a heated meeting.

In today's sports news - Chelsea triumph over Tottenham, Tokyo Olympic boss apologises, and Nadal remains in doubt for Australian Open.

In today's sports news - Man U thump Saints, Wellington club cricketer gets nine week ban, world class crew named for NZ Sail GP team and back problems for Rafa.

Are New Zealanders ready to take the bus? Give up their gas hobs? Plant more trees? If we're going to meet our international obligations, we'll have to be. 

Consistent government messages about the need to protect property wealth mean prices will continue to grow, a property expert says.

Straterra, the industry body representing the country's mineral companies, has taken exception to the commission's draft advice.

A Huntly boarding house landlord has been fined nearly $9000 for failing to lodge bonds and overcharging rent to tenants.

Start shutting the door on petrol cars and prepare to go electric. That's one message from the Climate Change Commission's major new report.

Black Ferns Sevens star Michaela Blyde takes a glass half full approach to life, but she concedes she'd be "gutted" if the Tokyo Olympics were cancelled.

Residents are being urged to keep hydrated and avoid extreme physical exertion in today's high temperatures and firefighting helicopters are on standby. Audio

As the planet warms and summers become longer and less bearable, severe heatwaves are coming to represent an existential threat to the Australian suburbs. Video

More than 3000 scientists on Friday called for a far bigger global push to protect people and nature from the effects of a heating planet.

Several fires in Canterbury on Tuesday have left the region on high alert. Audio

Helen Howard and Anton Hakkaart and their two young children have taken upon themselves to tackle the climate crisis head on, one small step at a time.

Plumbing, electrical and glass suppliers are all reporting difficulties getting their hands on basic materials because supply lines had been stretched by the pandemic.