Interest rate cuts not enough to kickstart economy & challenging national security environments. An alleged text scammer attempting to splash out on luxury goods worth $6000 is facing fraud charges ...

Judith Collins and Winston Peters address the media. The Government’s breakdown-prone 757 fleet will be replaced with two extra-long range Airbus planes as part of a $2.7 billion defence investment.

Patients admitted to Dargaville Hospital overnight are being asked to sign a consent form to confirm they understand there is no doctor on site because of staff shortages. Health NZ said the hospital ...

The Serious Fraud Office has charged a former Open Country Dairy executive for allegedly receiving more than $250,000 in financial kickbacks. Simon Stewart appeared in the Manukau District Court, ...

The Zuru nappy trial heard for the first time from the consortium that took over the Treasures nappy brand in a deal Zuru claims was facilitated by the misuse of confidential info ...

An intense ball of light, widely believed to be an exceptionally bright meteor known as a fireball, was seen across western Japan late on Tuesday night. The fireball was captured on surveillance ...

Henry v Henare – it’s a local government election fight that a boxing ring announcer would enthusiastically play up as “The Battle for Flaxmere”. But even though it’s a contest between two well-known ...

Police have released the name of a man who died at Nelson Hospital yesterday, following a crash on the Coastal Highway in Mahana, near Nelson, in the Tasman district. He was 71-year-old Richard Marris ...

Councillors have begun debating Auckland’s new plan to make room for two million homes for the first time at today’s policy and planning committee. The city’s skyline is in for a major makeover with ...

A North Island brown kiwi filmed snacking on worms is making a good recovery after she was hit by a car. Whangārei Native ...

A rampaging pitbull launched itself from a moving vehicle and stormed into an Auckland jewellery store while attempting to savage a lap dog, injuring an employee during the ordeal. The worker has ...

Crews have battled a “fully involved” house fire in Murupara in the Bay of Plenty today. A Fire and Emergency NZ spokesman said they were called to the house on Matai St just after 9am. “On arrival, ...