NZ pulls plug on $6.7m power project in Papua New Guinea amid tribal violence
A home destroyed in tribal fighting in PNG’s Highlands region. Photo: BTT Newscast A New Zealand aid project…
Patient touched while sleeping, watched while washing during recovery at Hutt Hospital
The woman was in Hutt Hospital, recovering from a leg amputation. Photo: RNZ / REECE BAKER A woman…
More interest rates relief coming for homeowners
Photo: RNZ Interest rates might have started to rise but what home loan borrowers pay in interest is…
Rangitīkei mayor says ratepayers cannot afford road repairs from logging truck damage
Trains will carry export logs from Tangiwai to the Port of Napier via Palmerston North, but the contract…
Auckland Transport chief Dean Kimpton to resign ahead of agency’s reform
Dean Kimpton. Photo: RNZ/Calvin Samuel Auckland Transport’s (AT) chief executive is stepping down from May, after almost three…
Concerns raised about possible changes to Commerce Act
Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Scott Simpson. Photo: VNP / Phil Smith A number of concerns have…
Waitangi Day 2026: What’s open, what’s not, and when you have to pay a surcharge
Shops, restaurants, cafes and other hospitality and retail venues will be open as usual on Waitangi Day, but…
How to fix the ‘build now, fix later’ culture
By Mark Kirby* of If a builder spends 10 hours rectifying avoidable mistakes their productivity for the day…
Auckland Transport chief Dean Kimpton to resign ahead of agency’s reform
Dean Kimpton. Photo: RNZ/Calvin Samuel Auckland Transport’s (AT) chief executive is stepping down from May, after almost three…
Opposition parties slam ‘secret’ critical minerals talks
Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Opposition parties are criticising the coalition for having…
Opposition parties slam ‘secret’ critical minerals talks
Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Opposition parties are criticising the coalition for having…
Efforts to salvage capsized Black Cat Cruises tour boat in Akaroa halted
The Black Cat Cruises catamaran had more than 40 people on board when it began to smoke, then…