From changes to Kiwisaver and benefits, to a tax break from businesses, and changing economic forecasts, here's some of the major ...

When Max spotted rabbits while out for a walk in a Christchurch park last week, he did what dogs do - he chased them.

Queenstown's Hine Taylor has been living couch-to-couch for more than five months while she sits tight on a lengthy social housing waiting list.

Work has started on 57 new car parks where the Rangiora police station once stood. The Waimakariri District Council expects work to be completed by mid-July. Mayor Dan Gordon says he knows a lot of ...

An enraged Dunedin man threatened to rob and kill a bank call centre worker and ‘‘smash’’ their workplace up, police said. Mary Williams investigates the polluted Kaikorai Stream's journey past two ...

"It feels like a kid robbing his mum to pay for his mates" says library assistant Alex Cass, as she prepares for the government to reveal Budget 2025. “Delete all of your conversations and stop ...

Japanese farm minister Taku Eto has resigned after remarks he made about rice triggered a firestorm of criticism from voters and lawmakers. Gisborne police are searching for a man who fled from rural ...

Residents and officials have voiced their frustration with the "untenable" financial pressures expected to arise from the government’s Local Water Done Well programme at a meeting in Balclutha.

A man who lost $2000 when he got one number wrong in a bank transfer has been told to drop his complaint.