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SpaceX boss warns of 'new Dark Ages'

Musk has a chilling prediction about the future of humanity and there's only one solution.

Focus Live: Facebook down for users

Facebook down for users

Focus: Carpark-saving tactic sparks stand-off

How far would you go to save a car park? We look at the rules and etiquette when it comes to “reserving” a car park.

Focus: Ex KGB spy sure of poison hit in NZ

The former KGB spy barely had time to see the sights of New Zealand during his 15-month stay, because he was sure he was being watched, taped, followed and that an attempt was made on his life.

'Don't threaten a nuclear power': Russia's UK warning

Russia refused to meet deadline for explaining a nerve agent attack on a double agent.

Brian Rudman: Pursuit policy dead wrong

COMMENT: Too many chases of minor traffic offences end in death, says Brian Rudman.

Focus: Methamphetamine crisis worsening

Concern from Waikato recovery service that P is too available and heroin use also on the rise.

Focus: Hamilton mayor proposes name change to Kirikiriroa City Council

Hamilton Mayor Andrew King is proposing a name change for the city council to Kirikiriroa City Council.

Council name change: How Hamilton got its name

Mayor wants to change city council back to its Maori name - where did Hamilton come from?

Focus: Students applying for flats asked if English is their first language

Victoria University of Wellington Student Association is lobbying for letting fees to be abolished and defining what questions tenants can be asked.

Focus: Who gets to name a cyclone?

Metservice explains the naming process and what the next tropical storm will be called.

Focus: Cyclone Hola bearing down on upper North Island

Metservice says it’ll bring strong winds and rain but clear by early tomorrow, with another potential cyclone forming in the Coral Sea.

Live: Cyclone Hola - Rain, winds strike... and now a new cyclone may form

Northland, Coromandel and Gisborne will feel the brunt of the bad weather.

Student renters asked if English first language

Landlords' pointed questions prompt student association to ask for review of Tenancy Act.

Live: Hola hits - Rain moves into Auckland, flights cancelled in north

Cyclone Hola set to lash parts of the country - but it won't be here long.

Are smartphones robbing kids of childhood?

Ten years ago kids grew up with limited external pressure - but now it's all changed.

How likely are you to get melanoma? New tool to save your skin

Online melanoma questionnaire indicates whether person's risk is higher than average.

Focus: What happens when a melanoma check-up ends with the C-word

New Zealand has the worst skin cancer rates in the world and you never know who's affected until you get a skin check.