The flip side of crisis is that it sparks innovation the surge in smart technology resulting from investment in "alternate" research is turning into a tidal wave.

It is amazing how reliant we are on power, writes Andrew Austin.

You'd be forgiven for thinking the impacts of climate change on New Zealand will be negligible, writes Bruce Bisset.

Metservice predicted showers turning to rain, southerlies developing and a high of 21C.

One woman shares her harrowing tale of being sexually assaulted on three different occasions and asks why so many cases go unreported.