It's the last day for Auckland homeowners with flood affected homes to sign up to the council's buyout scheme - but less than half of the flood damaged property owners have opted in. Advocacy group ...

As the heat on Costello turns up, the Prime Minister has just spoken to reporters, deputy Editor Craig McCulloch spoke to Lisa Owen about the details.

The pressure is mounting on the Associate Health Minister to explain why she slashed tax on heated tobacco products - against officials' advice. The opposition has accused Casey Costello of corrpution ...

John Hope Muchirahondo has been found guilty of 17 counts of rape and sexual assault. The 38-year-old Christchurch man has been convicted of raping eight women and sexually assaulting a ninth. He was ...

Parents say it's time airlines stopped sending airfare prices sky high during the school holidays so they don't have to take their kids out of school to nab cheaper fares. It's the first week of the ...

It has overlooked the main street of this Auckland suburb for over 20 years, but now the iconic local statue of an Avondale spider is coming down. Dale the spider, as it has become affectionately ...

The Prime Minister has announced the completion of all but one of the items on the third-quarter plan, and unveiled a new one ...

Greenpeace is suing dairy company Fonterra for misleading customers by claiming Anchor brand butter is 100 percent NZ ...

The draw for the new-look Super Rugby Pacific competition has been released with more bye rounds and new home grounds on the schedule.Organisers have put a focus on rivalry match-ups and ...

A community leader said Air New Zealand's putting profit ahead of its social responsiblity to service the regions after the national carrier confirmed it's canning direct flights from Invercargill to ...

Tasman council is considering a new by-law that would mean all domestic cats have to be desexed, microchipped and on a national register by the time they are six months old.The region's existing cat ...