“Land Search and Rescue field and dog teams have been in the search area since Monday morning, as well as alpine cliff rescue ...

“Putting the speed limit up is going to really increase the risk of our children getting hurt on this stretch of road,” she ...

Long-serving Auckland councillor Alf Filipaina is seeking another term in the Manukau Ward, re-entering the race after his ...

In a severe weather event, Wairarapa Hospital is “likely to be flooded” and thousands of buildings left exposed to risk, a recent report says. Last week’s wild weather triggered the first red severe ...

Masterton District Council has achieved 100% of its non-financial measures this quarter, putting the organisation in good stead for its annual report audit. The results were measured across several ...

A piece of land with special significance to Māori will not be returned after Invercargill councillors voted to retain the status quo. Mokomoko Reserve in Omaui — 25 minutes from Invercargill — was ...

Fellow surfer and new Taranaki Regional Council chair Craig Williamson has known Wano for almost 20 years and praised his work for the betterment of Taranaki communities. “We share a lot of waves ...

A new $5.6m intersection in Rolleston is uneven and needs repair work within a month of being sealed. The major Canterbury intersection between Levi Road and Masefield Drive became fully operational ...

A projection for non-standardised pricing under the Wairarapa-Tararua option showed the average consumer price per year for water by 2035-36 was estimated to be $4893 for South Wairarapa, $3150 for ...

The use of North Island consultants to process West Coast gold-mining consents has come under attack at a West Coast Regional Council meeting. Councillor Allan Birchfield, a goldminer himself, said he ...

Vandals in four-wheel drives have mowed down 38 pōhutukawa trees on Napier’s Marine Parade. The damage was done on over night ...

Aloese Lefono has been honoured for using her lived experience caring for her husband with Parkinson’s to create a support network for Pacific families in Auckland. The Samoan woman from South ...