Another Resource Management Act change passes in Parliament
Photo: RNZ / Dom Thomas Another Resource Management Act (RMA) change has passed in Parliament, this one focused…
Three of New Zealand’s biggest emitters no longer have to reveal their climate impact
A plume of smoke rises out of an industrial chimney into the sky, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Photo: Supplied/…
Driver dies after petrol tanker rolls on Bay of Plenty highway
Road closure on SH60. Photo: SAMUEL RILLSTONE / RNZ A person has died after a petrol tanker rolled…
Coward punch victims and families call for faster law changes
Taranaki man Ben Leng was given hours to live after a coward punch attack in New Plymouth. Photo:…
Wellington councillors want review of Moa Point sludge project after cost blowout
Artist impression of the new sludge minimisation facility at Moa Point which McConnell Dowell Constructors Ltd and HEB…
Another major bank cuts its one-year fixed home loan rate to 4.79 percent
There could be room for rates to fall even more. (File photo) Photo: RNZ Two more banks are…
Winston Peters blames ‘outsiders’ for Pacific Islands Forum tensions
Foreign Minister Winston Peters in Suva Photo: RNZ Pacific / Teuila Fuatai New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters…
Napier drug dealer Kevan Salisbury offered to sell meth and fantasy by the litre
By Ric Stevens, Open Justice reporter of Kevan Darryl Salisbury admitted offering to sell methamphetamine on 19 occasions,…
Secondary teachers won’t cancel strikes until government improves offer
PPTA president Chris Abercrombie speaks at a teachers strike in 2023. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver *This story…
One injured after altercation in Awakeri, Bay of Plenty
Police cars parked in the carpark of Awakeri Hot Springs. Photo: Pūkāea A person is reportedly dead after…
Teens arrested after school staffer robbed in Whangārei
The woman was not physically harmed but her bag was allegedly taken. (File photo) Photo: RNZ / Richard…
Council plans to block road access to Cape Palliser due to vandlism
Cape Palliser Lighthouse. Photo: 123RF Plans to block road access to a remote stretch of the South Wairarapa…