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The National Aerospace Centre says several European companies are interested in funding a spaceport at Kaitorete Spit, with no more government c…
Sean Vo of Levain Artisan Bakery in Blockhouse Bay has won the 2026 Bakels NZ Supreme Pie Award with a bacon and egg pie built on a 40 year old…
The Crimes Amendment Bill begins its final reading this week, letting anyone arrest for any Crimes Act offence at any hour. Police and Retail NZ…
Drury and Paerata train stations open on Auckland's southern line from Sunday 2 August, the first new stops between Papakura and Pukekohe in ove…
ACT leader David Seymour has floated banning smartphones for under 16s as an alternative to New Zealand's paused social media age ban. Here is w…
Genesis Energy lost a net 35,015 power customers in the year to June, more than any other retailer, as the wind-down of its Frank Energy brand s…
New Zealand welcomed 203,300 overseas visitors in May 2026, up 12,700 on last year, with China leading the gains and Auckland the main gateway b…
Five endangered yellowheads (mohua) have turned up alive in the Poulter valley in Arthur's Pass, four years after a translocation of 41 birds wa…
New Zealand booked an $800 million goods trade surplus in May 2026 as meat and dairy exports jumped 18 percent, while a doubling fuel import bil…
Climate change has become an all purpose explanation for any unusual weather. Why attribution is harder than that, and why the shortcut costs cr…
From today, every new tap, valve and water heater installed in a New Zealand home or building must be lead-free, ending decades of leaded plumbi…
A Christchurch couple have taken Kmart to the Disputes Tribunal over asbestos-contaminated children's sand, in a test case for big retailer acco…
Auckland industrial land has hit a record $1,190 a square metre with average property sizes shrinking to 1,864 sqm as a structural shortage of d…