The Building and Construction Minister has announced a scheme to let approved firms and tradies like plumbers and drainlayers self-approve work on simple r ...

New Zealand First and ACT are opposing an Auckland Council plan for the Waitākere Ranges.  The council wants to set up a ...

There's less than a week to go before the Australian general election- but new polls show Labor is holding an early lead.

Eyes forward at Auckland FC as they shake off the dust of their A-League Premiers' Plate celebrations. The expansion side secured the silverware over the weekend and marked the occasion with a 1-nil ...

Dunedin City Council is planning to keep exiting speed limits around the city's schools in place, despite a directive from ...

Auckland FC ensured they celebrated their remarkable inaugural season accordingly before seeking a grand final berth.

Damin Peter Cook claims he was asleep when he raped a woman. He used members of his family, former partners and expert psychiatric evidence to argue his defence - that sexsomnia was the cause of the ...

A musician found guilty of assaulting his ex-girlfriend in what a judge described as “excessive self-defence” in a “toxic ...

An in-school programme has Rangitīkei children feeling more confident on two wheels thanks to the help of the council and ...

People in Whanganui are advised to “keep a close eye on the forecast” this week, with MetService predicting a mixed bag of ...

A 30-year-old Vancouver man has been charged with murder after 11 people died and more than two dozen were injured when a car ...

The Minister for Regulation believes his Ministry has given him 'rubbish' advice on banking rules. David Seymour appears to be siding with banks rather tha ...