Porirua collected seven-figure revenue from paid parking last year, returning a $210,000 profit to ratepayers.

Police are urging people withholding information about Baby Ru to come forward on the three-year anniversary of the Lower Hutt toddler's death.

There are just days left to enrol to vote (enrolments close midnight Sunday October 25) and the Electoral Commission is sending teams out to shopping malls, markets, libraries railway stations - even ...

The Democratic Party, riding a tide of anti-Donald Trump sentiment, enters the final stretch of the midterm campaign with a 10-point advantage over Republicans nationwide in voters' choice in their ...

The Auckland electorate of Tāmaki - one of the three richest electorates in the country alongside Epsom and the newly created Wellington North - is an intriguing seat to watch in the November election ...

Round two of the 2026 Rugby League World Cup (RLWC) will determine which Pacific Island teams will stay in the race for a top-two finishes in both the men's and women's competitions.

Confidence amongst the country's leading business leaders has climbed in this year's Mood of the Boardroom Survey.

West Papuan civil society organisations have called on Indonesia to allow access to their region for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and to open up genuine, inclusive dialogue.

A Dunedin refuge is facing unprecedented and escalating demand as it marks 50 years of supporting women and children.

Follow our daily live coverage of all the happening on the 2026 election campaign trail. We'll have updates, breaking news and analysis from Political Editor Jo Moir, Deputy Editor Craig McCulloch and ...

A woman who has accused Russell Brand of raping her at his home said she told him he had treated her like an animal when he later messaged her, the British actor and comedian's trial has heard.