The Justice Committee chair says the Treaty Principles Bill select committee process is “unusual, but still business as usual.” National MP James Meager also acknowledged it is ...

Politicians back from their summer break at Rātana on Friday had mixed views on the likely impact of more than 40 upcoming polls by councils around the country to decide on Māori wards. The ...

The Waikanae River has today been added to the list of regional rivers where toxic algae is life threatening for dogs. RNZ reports that the Regional Council’s senior advisor Penny Fairbrother said the ...

A young wahine Māori is hoping to integrate te ao Māori into her business one slice at a time, after becoming a Pizza Hut franchisee in Tawa at just 22 years old. Caitlyn Lewin (Ngāti Mutunga o ...

One person died following a crash at Bunnythorpe near Palmerston North last night. Emergency services were called to the crash involving a car and a motorcycle at the Clevely Line and Railway Road ...

US President Donald Trump has announced the new US Ambassador to New Zealand, as Minister for Foreign Affairs Winston Peters speaks to the new US Secretary of state. Trump announced in a Truth ...

News from Fringe Festival The world premiere of The Night Has A Thousand Eyes at the Dunedin Arts Festival from February 14th to 16th will be followed by its Wellington premiere at the Fringe ...

Report from LDR by Craig Ashworth The Prime Minister says he will refuse any demand from the Act Party for a referendum on ...

Report from RNZ Mitre 10 is to take over the location of a central Wellington Warehouse store when the red shed is vacated ...

State Highway 2 in Upper Hutt was closed to southbound traffic between Totara Park Road and Gibbons Street this afternoon.

Felicity Wong It’s not good enough. Just a few days ago the WCC announced it had cleaned up Lambton Quay. One of the ...

Report from RNZ by Bill Hickman Wellington musicians are mourning the loss of a unique gig in their home town, after news ...