Erin Johnson

5 days ago | stuff.co.nz | Susan Edmunds |Erin Johnson |Brook Sabin

While some might expect to pay more in the major New Zealand cities for parking, how do the regions stack up in terms of the price of a space? Vanessa Rader, head of research at Ray White Group told RNZ that the average daily fee paid for CBD car parking in Auckland was $39.53, while those in the country’s capital paid $37.83, and Christchurch motorists stumped up $32.60. When divided by the traditional eight-hour day, this equates to about $4.94 per hour, $4.72 and $4.07 respectively.

5 days ago | stuff.co.nz | Glenn McConnell |Emma Stanford |Nicholas Jones |Erin Johnson

Two houses were recently put on the market for NZ$33.8 million, one in Cornwall, the other in West Sussex. They were luxurious and sprawling, but they definitely weren’t worth that much. “These were exceptional properties but their owners, aided and abetted by estate agents fighting for listings, had simply misread the market,” says Philip Harvey, of the buying agency, Property Vision. His clients paid NZ$23.6 million and NZ$21.4 million respectively for them.

5 days ago | stuff.co.nz | Glenn McConnell |Emma Stanford |Nicholas Jones |Erin Johnson

'Spectacular' moment an enormous tornado crosses a rainbowSoon after a stunning tornado touched down south of North Platte, Nebraska, storm chasers hailed it as “the tornado of the year” - a photogenic funnel that dazzled onlookers for 45 minutes but caused no structural damage. Dozens of storm chasers surrounded the twister last Monday (local time), capturing up-close footage of a monstrous tornado.

5 days ago | stuff.co.nz | Glenn McConnell |Emma Stanford |Erin Johnson |Nicholas Jones

‘Nobody likes you!’ - tennis rivals clash in ugly spatA Wimbledon warm-up event turned ugly as former world No 3 Maria Sakkari told Yulia Putintseva that “nobody likes her” in a heated row. Sakkari reached the second round after completing a 7-5, 7-6 victory at the Bad Homburg Open in Germany. As the players shook hands, Putintseva was quick to take her hand away, angering Sakkari.

1 week ago | stuff.co.nz | Bridie Witton |Phoebe Utteridge |Erin Johnson |Susan Edmunds

Children as young as 18 months are waiting a year for dental surgery to treat advanced tooth decay, a situation one paediatric dentist calls "alarming". Dr Katie Ayers has donated many hours of her time since 2016 to carry out more than 50 free surgeries at a private hospital in Hamilton to try to clear some of the backlog.