In today's episode, Nominations have officially opened today for local elections, and with it, the Far North mayor has started a campaign for his district to keep the Maori wards, Fresh rain has been falling today in Taranaki after a torrential downpour struck last night, a new study has found there is "no safe amount" of processed meat to eat, Two female tourists in their 60s - one who was a New Zealander - have been killed while walking on a safari in Zambia.