Charging $9 toll wouldn’t cover cost of new Auckland harbour crossing, advocate says
Auckland Harbour Bridge. Photo: 123rf Imposing tolls on the existing Harbour Bridge won’t raise enough revenue to cover…
Willis calls $9 Auckland crossing toll a ‘completely hypothetical scenario’
Finance Minister Nicola Willis Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii National’s Nicola Willis says the government has not given…
‘Lifeline’ Lake Ferry Road bridge gouged out by raging floodwaters in South Wairarapa
A human chain has formed to deliver food and medicine to families isolated on Wairarapa’s southern coast. Photo:…
Newly-independent polytechnics given $325m from former owner
Vocational Education Minister Penny Simmonds. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver The 10 newly-independent polytechnics have been kick-started with…
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, pioneering civil rights activist and racial ‘pathfinder’, dies at 84
By John Blake, Alex Stambaugh, CNN Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson (L) sits with then-Democratic Presidential hopeful Bill…
Company boss shocked as 2500 apply for one job
Oppo managing director Morgan Halim said more people applied for the entry level roles, than the ones with…
Kaihu community in mourning after woman mauled to death by a pack of dogs
The scene of a fatal dog attack in Kaihu, Northland. Photo: RNZ The small Northland settlement where a…
Tītīrangi residents fear being cut off as 10-week road closure begins
Tanekaha Rd will be closed for 10 weeks in March to repair a slip damaged during the 2023…
Mother’s struggles with immunocompromised daughter amid Christchurch’s boil water notice
The boil water notice will not be lifted until there are at least three days of good results,…
Weather live: Banks Peninsula cut off by slips, flooding
Follow our live blog at the top of this page for updates. Banks Peninsula remains cut off by…
Neighbourhood feud in Wellington over yellow lines
By Justin Wong, Local Democracy Reporter In the midst of a neighbourhood dispute, Wellington City Council has decided…
The winners and losers from the India trade deal
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon meets India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi in March 2025. Photo: Piyal…