NIWA says there's a 70 percent chance of La Niña forming by the end of winter.
The quake struck 15km north-west of Paraparaumu, GeoNet reports.
Applications for student visas are up by 20 percent. And it will still take years to reach pre-COVID levels.
There are renewed calls for a dedicated police station in downtown Auckland.
Police say the child died at the scene.
Rob Campbell said it shows "poor management" and is "frankly irresponsible".
Officers received multiple calls about the noise from different suburbs of Masterton, a police spokesperson says.
GNS Science principal scientist Graham Leonard said the volcanoes weren't talked about much.
"They made the correct decision and alerted police via the SOS function on their cell phone before lighting a fire."
The crash happened on Friday night just after 11pm.
The quake hit 40km west of Kawhia.
First-home buyers are holding on to their record market share of home purchases, equal to owner-occupiers wanting to move on.
The goal is to improve the drug pre-screening process to faster identify possible treatments for the disease.
Ten years ago, Harriet Chapman got into the relatively new 'glamping' craze on their stunning Banks Peninsula property. It's since exploded - and now they've expanded.
Of the 90 people who drowned in Aotearoa last year, 19 were Māori.
The Government inquiry said iwi provided a "living example of what can be done in an emergency".
They're breaking the ice with a cup of chai tea and opening the invitation to ask absolutely anything.
New Zealand Food Network's latest survey found the demand for food support last year was up 42 percent on the year before.
RNZ reports that Te Whatu Ora told hospitals they must "live within our means" and clamp down on staffing costs.
Some routes will be affected next Tuesday and Wednesday, Metlink says.