New Zealand’s right-wing coalition government is refusing to condemn the illegal US bombing of nuclear facilities in Iran and the continuing war being waged by Israel in collaboration with US ...

Despite volatile short-term growth, the Taranaki tourism sector continues to outpace national trends, reporting a 3.9% uplift in tourism expenditure over the past five years based on the latest ...

Wellington’s metropolitan councils have agreed to form a new jointly owned water services entity that will be more efficient, reliable, and deliver greater value for money. Upper Hutt City Council was ...

A century after he was Minister of Health Sir Māui Pōmare remained politically potent at Waitara’s Ōwae marae on the weekend, inspiring outright rejection of Government policy on Māori health.

Western Bay of Plenty rates for 2025 will be higher than the council initially drafted after “mistakes” were found. Western Bay of Plenty District Council adopted its 2025/26 Annual Plan on Thursday, ...

Marlborough District Council unanimously approved a rates increase of 8.61% along with its 2025/26 annual plan at today’s [Monday] extraordinary council meeting. The vote was delayed from last ...

South Wairarapa’s deputy mayor is having another crack at winning over her council’s support for the investigation of a new Remutaka Hill route. Earlier this year, Melissa Sadler-Futter had tried to ...

The Whau Pasifika Festival has returned to West Auckland promising most ambitious programme yet, but organisers stress that meaningful government investment is key to ensuring its survival beyond 2025 ...

New regional dog rules have been adopted by Auckland Council, which includes how many dogs one person can walk at a time, and where. The changes, approved at last Thursday's Governing Body meeting, ...

Invercargill mayor Nobby Clark has hit out at his own council, saying its aversion to risk has resulted in an "eye watering" consultants bill. His comments follow the organisation revealing it spent ...

Explainer - It's 1 July tomorrow and believe it or not we're halfway through 2025, which means the government will roll out several new changes to policies and regulations. One big change is mandatory ...

The Prime Minister is defending the government's boot camps despite one participant being removed from the pilot following a court appearance, saying they are some of New Zealand's most challenging ...