Wellington.Scoop Temporary safety barriers were erected this week on both sides of the Kelburn Viaduct. They are in place ...

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Photo/Supplied. More than two centuries after its premiere, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony ...

October 20, 2026 Manawatu, Whanganui As the general election draws closer, mayors from across Aotearoa have strong words for whoever takes charge of the country.  An open letter emerged last ...

Kāpiti Coast District Council adopted its Annual Report 2025/26 on Thursday 22 October, reflecting a year of investment in the services and facilities the community relies on. The report covers ...

Outgoing Labour MP Greg O’Connor is promising to fight against Wellington’s detractors in his new role as a Wellington city councillor. O’Connor was sworn in as an Independent ...

Andrew Little believes that the Commerce Commission will have to start to control the annual price increases from Tiaki Wai. With more bills on the way soon, that’s encouraging. But when ...

Strathmore Housing Action is calling on Housing Minister Chris Bishop to intervene and pause the sale of the Nuku Street public housing site, after the deadline for offers passed yesterday. It is ...

Wellington Mayor Andrew Little has announced a minor reshuffle and assigned portfolios to Wellington City Councillors to help deliver the council’s Triennium Plan. “There has been serious ...

E tū members at TVNZ will walk off the job from 1pm to 2pm next Thursday, 29 October, in Wellington, Auckland, and Christchurch. It’s the first time TVNZ union members have taken strike action ...

Lower Hutt’s Baby Ru, police are again calling for information, saying “we know there are people who know what happened to Baby Ru.” News ...

Today around 8000 Tertiary Education Union (TEU) members at universities (including Victoria University) and polytechs across New Zealand will strike from 1.15pm to 5.00pm.

Photo / Supplied ‘Mauri’ means ‘spirit’, and spirit infuses Merryn Jones’ telling of how Papatūānuku (the Earth Mother) and ...