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Tourism eyes early winter lift after strong summer surge
A $2m snow machine will help Coronet Peak open early on May 29.
Latest from Winter
Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
‘Formidable’ El Niño looms: Dry spell risk for east and north, more rain in west
There is clear global consensus El Niño is coming this winter, Earth Sciences NZ says.
More beds and staff as $25m injected into health to ease winter pressure in hospitals
The investment hopes to deliver 378 extra staff and 71 extra winter hospital beds.
Penis enlargement surgeon admits to treating skier before Winter Olympics
One study found a 2cm wider suit could add about 5.8m to a ski jump.
Olympian crashes out of race, gets surprise proposal at finish line
Connor Watkins proposed at the finish line in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
Vonn says has 'complex tibia fracture' from Olympics crash
The 41-year-old was airlifted from the course and is in hospital in Treviso.
Fin Melville Ives talks mindset ahead of the Winter Olympics
Reigning freeski halfpipe world champion Fin Melville Ives will compete in his first Winter Olympics this month. Video / NZ Herald
'Bomb cyclone': US storm barrels through southeast, bringing bitter cold, snow
It is the second weekend in a row that areas of the US have been hit by big winter blast.
Trump says Putin agrees to pause Kyiv strikes amid harsh cold
Kyiv faces temperatures as low as minus 30C with power and heating crippled.
Russia strikes power plant, kills four in Ukraine barrage
Russia launched 25 missiles and 293 drones, killing four people.
Russian strikes leave half of Kyiv's flats without heating
Around 6000 Kyiv apartment blocks have lost heating in the deep freeze.
'Pretty nuts': Alice Robinson on World Cup success and hectic Olympics build-up
'A lot of big moments are about to happen,' the Kiwi alpine skier said.
Inside Italy’s hidden ski town preparing for its Olympic moment
Perched 1800m high in Lombardy’s Alps, Livigno is dubbed Italy’s Little Tibet.
‘Simply stellar’: Mt Taranaki image wows International Landscape Photographer of the Year judges
He captured the moody Mt Taranaki scene during a New Zealand road trip in 2024.
Reeling from earthquakes, Afghans fear coming winter
Families who lost homes now face freezing nights in makeshift tents.
How to do Japan’s onsen towns right in winter
Ginzan’s ryokan is said to have inspired Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away.
Why choosing this type of ski resort can transform your ski trip
A full-day lift ticket at Mt Baker costs $150, half of Tahoe's price.
Tourism numbers up in August, airline group says NZ close to pre-pandemic peaks
Australian tourists drove a surge in winter visitor numbers.
Fraser Whineray: Four urgent policy fixes to insulate NZ against rising power prices
OPINION: New Zealand's renewable electricity credentials are world-leading.
Flu ravages Christchurch high school: 56% of students off sick on one day
School principal Peggy Burrows said the sickness has been 'confronting'.
Full moon, you had me at halo
If you wondering about the strange phenomenon in the night sky this week, wonder no more.
'Chilly feeling': Temperatures set to plunge for much of New Zealand
Auckland Central is expected to reach 5C on Sunday and 3C on Monday morning.
Student rescued after being left behind on school mountain biking trip
The student was stranded for hours after being separated while on the school trip.
Auckland woman horrified council tried to take rough sleepers' tents, sleeping bags
She stopped council workers from removing items she had given them a few days before.
Surge in house fire deaths blamed on alternative heating methods
Seventeen people have died in avoidable house fires in the past year.
High Noon Express opening marks opening of Mt Ruapehu ski season
The High Noon Express chairlift has a vertical rise of 398m, offloading at 2322m.
'Extreme hardness': Inside NZ's growing ice swimming community
Ice swimmers compete in sub-5C water at St Bathans' Blue Lake.
10 expert tips to save money on your next ski holiday
Save hundreds on your next ski trip with these smart, expert-approved money-saving tips.
Editorial: Cost-of-living crisis hits harder in winter
OPINION: About one in 10 children lack a safe, warm bed in New Zealand.
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