The finance minister is dismissing a post from London’s New Zealand Society that her visit left the “room buzzing with excitement” with “gentle whispers” from expats that she’ll be the next prime ...

This year’s list is littered with repeat offenders. The second-largest fine was $82,500, for Gladvale Farms Ltd in Southland, which had “a poor history of compliance”, Environment Southland said.

Elton John has been blamed for ruining a woman’s hens do. The star had lunch at the La Guérite restaurant in Cannes, France on Sunday. But his presence meant a group of women celebrating their ...

Meet Hayley and Craig Monk and their toddlers Ralphie and Baxter, who live in a 50s house in sought-after Devonport, which they inherited from Craig’s family. Craig’s grandfather built the house ...

Kāinga Ora has sold the rundown and empty 11-storey Dixon St Flats in Wellington, to Taranaki Whānui Ltd for $1.04 million. The central Wellington building had 117 units and was used for social ...

Multiple investigations are under way after police fatally shot a woman in Christchurch. Police say a woman shot dead by an officer in Christchurch was advancing on them with a hunting knife and ...

Christopher Luxon hailed his Queenstown catch-up with Australia’s Anthony Albanese as a success for tourism and trans-Tasman relations. But what did it achieve?

Warriors NRLW star Michaela Brake has announced she is having a baby with husband, rower Michael Brake. The double Olympic gold medallist and former Black Ferns Sevens player shared the news on ...

A video widely circulated on Friday shows Israel's far-right national security minister berating a Palestinian leader face-to-face inside a prison, saying Israel will confront anyone who acts against ...

That result means a win for the fifth-placed Warriors over the 11th-placed St George Illawarra Dragons at their Go Media Stadium home in Auckland on Friday night will move them back to fourth at the ...