Sāmoan woman Namulau’ulu Tala Cleverley broke barriers in 1979 when she became the first Pasifika person elected to local government in Aotearoa. The trailblazing politician shares her experiences and ...

Environment Southland chair Nicol Horrell has ended his long political journey with a reminder to council about the importance of its work. Horrell’s valedictory speech on Wednesday bookended 18 years ...

Westpac NZ is cutting most of its variable lending rates and a key fixed home loan rate following today’s OCR cut, just days after becoming the first bank to offer sub-5% p.a. advertised fixed special ...

A Gisborne iwi has pledged $5 million of its future Treaty settlement for the management of the local Titirangi Reserve and harbour area in the names of Ngāti Oneone and Te Whānau-a-iwi. Te ...

Whakatāne mayoral candidate Wilson James says he has no idea who is placing replica volleyballs from the Tom Hanks movie Cast Away on his election signs, but says it adds a fun element to his campaign ...

A Rotorua mayoral candidate has had a campaign video hauled off YouTube, following a copyright and electoral breach complaint by the council he wishes to lead. This complaint was one of 10 processed ...

Whakatāne District Council election candidate Dave Stewart plans to form a ratepayers union to lead a national campaign for rates reform in the lead up to next year’s general election. Rates reform ...

Preschoolers from Māngere East have put their hands on a tunnel boring machine (TBM) they’ve named Moana, which will soon begin tunnelling a new wastewater storage tunnel as part of Watercare’s $64 ...

New Zealand Media and Entertainment (NZME) has announced an exclusive partnership with Canterbury Cricket to promote the Canterbury Kings and Canterbury Magicians matches at Hagley Oval during the ...

Earthquake-proofing heritage properties just got more doable for their owners, and the result could be a drop in the numbers of vacant and abandoned buildings. They dot the main streets of small towns ...

SAFE says the Government is dismantling decades of animal-welfare progress by changing the law to continue the use of intensive cages for pigs indefinitely. The Animal Welfare (Regulations for ...

The Commissioner has released his annual report for the year ended 30 June 2025. Here is an abbreviated version of his overview. “Over the last year, I have travelled widely in regional New Zealand ...