Marsden Point dry dock clears first step in fast-track consent process
The proposed 250m-long floating dry dock would be one of Australasia’s largest, designed to service New Zealand Navy…
Judds composting site: Residents say odour breaches consent conditions
Judds said it had addressed odour issues through infrastructure and operational changes. It said it was committed to…
Hawke’s Bay film studio: Consent lodged for movie hub in Pakipaki, Hollywood A-lister has filmed in Maraetotara
Designs for the Number 8 Studios in Pakipaki, outside of Hastings. The studio was originally planned for Te…
Meta launches camera-free AI glasses, Muse Charm pendant amid privacy pushback
Smart glasses let wearers take photos, film videos, listen to music, make phone calls, translate text or interact…
Election 2026: NZ First’s 15-point health policy feat nutrition, intravenous Vitamin C and informed consent
“When access to these nutrients is restricted, delayed or made unnecessarily complicated, it can prevent individuals from taking…
Great Barrier Island man convicted over home alterations without building consent
“I understand that your whānau have lived there for some 600 years,” the judge noted in the August…
Costco Drury map shows planned site for New Zealand’s second store, consent not yet lodged with council
The National Party candidate for Papakura, Emma Chatterton, posted images of the map at Saturday’s event, held by…
Meridian’s 110MW Morrinsville solar farm could start construction in 2028
The 134ha site is 2km east of Morrinsville and 600m south of the Piako substation, where the solar…
Whangārei pyrolysis operation faces fresh appeal from regional council
Zero Waste Aotearoa, a national environmental advocacy organisation focused on waste reduction and resource recovery, has welcomed the…
Letters: Winston Peters and channels of accountability; science and sexual consent
No lawyer would be able to make the comments Peters did. The Standards Committee under section 130(c) has…
Meridian wins consent to rebuild Te Rere Wind Farm in Manawatū
Te Rere was the key driver behind Meridian’s acquisition of NZ Windfarms in 2025. As it stands, the…
Election 2026: Labour claims National abandoned bipartisan sexual consent reform to campaign on it
“Rather, the Crimes Act provides a non-exhaustive list of what consent is not.” The party would change the…