Invercargill council suspends mana whenua role
Invercargill City Council has been urged to become a place that Māori want to work alongside after a…
VIDEO: Wednesday PM weather report update from MetService
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Wellingtonians face average $2400 water bill next year, increases to follow
Wellingtonians will face “really steep” increases in their water bills over the next decade, to as high as…
Media release 25 March 2026
Date: 25 March 2026
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
As part of this next phase, the focus…
Man ‘barricaded’ himself in car after armed Auckland carjacking
A man was arrested in Waikato overnight after crashing a car allegedly stolen at gunpoint earlier in the…
Govt U-turn on changes to commercial fishing size limits
Just days after it was announced, the Government has done a U-turn on a controversial proposal to amend…
Fuel update: Government to announce fuel alert framework on Friday as stocks fall 10% in two weeks
Fuel companies have said there are a healthy number of ships on the water or planned for later…
Australia, New Zealand solidify pro-US military alliance against China
The annual ANZMIN 2+2 meeting held in Canberra on March 17 brought together Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong…
Road closed after car found upside down in rural Wellington stream
A road in rural Wellington is closed this morning after a car reportedly crashed into a stream. Emergency…
Jetstar axes some NZ flights amid fuel price surges
Jetstar has axed a number of New Zealand flights as the war in the Middle East drives up the…
New Wellington water entity Tiaki Wai opens books, warns of higher costs to households to boost investment
Annually, it adds up to an estimated 14.7% increase from the status quo for the 2026/2027 financial year,…
GenPro chair pushes back on “catastrophising” around new PHO
GenPro Chair Angus Chambers is calling for a more balanced and constructive conversation around the establishment of the…