South Island weather: Heat alerts canned, orange heavy rain warnings issued
Photo: MetService screenshot MetService has cancelled two heat alerts for two South Island towns. The east of the…
First banks move after OCR cut
The Reserve Bank has cut the official cash rate to its lowest level in three years. Photo: RNZ…
Official cash rate cut to 2.25 percent
Photo: Supplied / Reserve Bank RBNZ delivers expected 25 basis point rate to 2.25 percent It says patchy…
Ministers were warned against teen welfare crackdown, documents reveal
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Social Development Minister Louise Upston. Photo: Marika Khabazi Newly released advice shows officials…
Auckland executive paid teen $1000 for sex, exchanged Uber Eats for intimate photos
The executive, who has name suppression has since left his job. Photo: RNZ/Yiting Lin An Auckland executive who…
Man charged with arson over Waiuku recycling facility fire
More than 60 firefighters tackled the first blaze at Waiuku recycling facility. Photo: Supplied A 30-year-old local man…
‘Great concerns’ for Christchurch teen missing more than a week
Cobra, 14. Photo: Supplied / Police Police have “great concerns” for a missing 14-year-old in Christchurch. In a…
Scientists discover four major turning points for human brain
The five brain phases were split into: childhood brain, adolescent brain, adult brain, early ageing brain and late…
Mountain guide who died on Aoraki Mt Cook described as ‘careful and diligent’
Thomas Vialletet who died on Aoraki Mount Cook was described as a careful and diligent guide. Photo: Supplied…
Suitcase killings: Mum gets life sentence for murdering children, hiding bodies
Hakyung Lee stares downward during her sentencing at the Auckland High Court. Photo: RNZ/Marika Khabazi An Auckland mother…
Minister Shane Jones says ‘green banshees’ in regional council are stifling growth
Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii Regional Development Minister Shane Jones says the current regional council structure stifles economic…
Social housing agency Te Toi Mahana hikes rents at double the rate ministry initially agreed to
A Wellington social housing agency has hiked its tenants’ rent at double the rate the housing ministry initially…