A regional landfill operator has been given the cold shoulder by the DCC and was not approached for information while ratepayers could be stung with a $92.4m "gamble" instead, its manager says.

Andrea Vance writes a newspaper column. It is critical of the pay equity reforms which I have fast-tracked through parliament to bring about lasting, meaningful change.

A motel is shutting its doors to homeless people, saying providing rooms has been a "massive drain" on the owners. A motel is shutting its doors to Dunedin’s homeless, saying providing rooms has been ...

New Zealand Oil and Gas - which holds substantial oil and gas exploration permits offshore from Oamaru and Dunedin - is under a $30.5m takeover offer by its 70% shareholder.

New Zealand has the highest suicide rate for children, a survey of wealthy countries shows. Fire crews south of Ashburton have been battling a large rural fire burning through around 14,000 hay bales ...

A young Mexican social media influencer, known for her videos about beauty and makeup, was brazenly shot to death during a ...

Misinformation on a Queenstown social media page about school bus service cuts forced two councils to issue statements and a school principal to reassure parents.

The arrest of a person arriving at the border last month over unpaid student loan debt is an example of Inland Revenue "making up for lost time", one tax expert says. Paul Ellis, a former prominent ...

Wellington, May 10: The Prime Minister passed peacefully away at 5.40pm to-day. Expressions of sympathy were heard on all sides as the people learned the news. For the Roman Catholic hierarchy ...