With temperatures set to hit 30C in parts of the country this week, officials are urging people to be extra cautious about ...

A do-not-drink notice has been issued for the water supply in Waimate, after nitrate levels breached acceptable limits after climbing for weeks. It was 4am on a Sunday morning, and Darryl Jones had ...

Queenstown now has safe rooms available for victims of domestic violence. The first residents of a new affordable housing ...

Access to a popular Coromandel beach has re-opened in time for summer after almost two years of repairs. The difference between a stable home and being in crisis can be as simple as the loss of a job ...

Analysis: Labour has all but confirmed it will campaign on a capital gains tax next election and could announce the details as early as mid-next year. A supervising pharmacist breached a man's rights ...

The Entire Alphabet band members Paul McLennan-Kissel (on drums) and Chris Miller (guitar) entertain passers-by in George St ...

The oil and gas lobby has asked the government to underwrite the risk of fossil fuel exploration, with the taxpayer ...

Defence Minister Judith Collins was among the dignitaries to pay their respects to World War 2 veteran Sir Robert Gillies ahead of his funeral on Tuesday. A controversial advertisement designed to ...

Access to a popular Coromandel beach has re-opened in time for summer after almost two years of repairs. Prime Minister ...

The start of summer is forecast to be very warm for many areas of the country, with some places topping 30 degrees this ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says criticism by Elon Musk of Australia's social media ban on children under 16 is the X ...

Negotiators aiming for an international treaty to curb plastic pollution are set for fierce debate on the last day of ...