Explorer and viral environmentalist Brando Yelavich is all systems go cleaning up the Coromandel bush, this time with a few more hands on deck. An old industrial printer, a road-side NZTA safety sign, ...

Alliance Party Leader Victor Billot says that while the Alliance received a small number of party votes, the party achieved its primary goal of getting back on the field and running a credible ...

Emergency services are at the scene of a serious two-vehicle crash on State Highway 5 at Tapapa. Police were called to the scene, near the intersection of Waiohotu Road, about 1.30pm. Initial reports ...

Police can confirm one person has died following a two-car collision on State Highway 5 at Tapapa in South Waikato today. The crash happened about 1.30pm, near the intersection of Waiohotu Road. An ...

Wihapi (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Tūwharetoa), 45, died last week in an accident at her Plimmerton home, after hitting her head in a fall. She is survived by her husband Adam, son Cooper, stepson Arama, ...

Incumbent National candidate Stuart Smith says it is a "great privilege" to be elected to the Kaikōura electorate seat for the fifth time. Smith achieved another dominant victory in the true-blue ...

A Rotorua pensioner housing tenant has been awarded nearly $5000 after their landlord failed to properly address concerns about a person on home detention moving in next door.

National's two North Canterbury / Marlborough MPs are looking set to return to Parliament with large majorities. In Waimakariri, Matt Doocey is ahead by 9675 votes over Labour's Dan Rosewarne, with ...

Under the caretaker convention, incumbent prime minister Luxon and his team of ministers remain in office. It’s not correct to say “there’s no government”. The governor general must always have ...

Drilling will soon commence on a major project to bolster Invercargill’s water supply amid concern about the city’s reliance on a single source. Invercargill City Council currently supplies around 23, ...

Police investigating a suspicious fire in Hamilton’s Discovery Park are appealing to the public for information. Detective Andrew Murphy says at about 11pm on Thursday 5 November, emergency services ...

New Zealand has more practising chiropractors than it did a few years ago. The Chiropractic Board's 2025 annual report shows 784 practitioners held a practising certificate at 31 March 2025, up from ...