A new report by the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, Te Waihanga, highlights the opportunities that Auckland’s population density offers for reducing infrastructure costs for New Zealand.

The fire at Mangere Mountain is now contained. Crews remain onsite dampening down hotspots and will continue working this morning, 19 Crews fought the blaze overnight which grew to more than 3 ...

The Israeli government, Hamas, and world leaders have tragically failed the people of Gaza, by not agreeing and imposing a sustained ceasefire sooner. The relief that this ceasefire brings is far from ...

North Canterbury schools have been thinking big. The 18 schools in the Puketeraki Kahui Ako (Rangiora community of learning) have found there are opportunities for improvement through collaboration ...

The ministry’s prior consent for 13 motels expired on December 15. It asked Rotorua Lakes Council for 12-month consent ...

A Kaiapoi school hopes to get a decision on building projects this year as new enrolments put pressure on its roll. Being next to a growing sub-division makes it difficult to plan ahead, says Kaiapoi ...

The Department of Conservation has opened nominations to Te Tōpuni Kōkōrangi, a new body to look after the mountains. The Crown agreed two years ago to formally give up ownership of Taranaki Maunga ...

Parking problems on Stewart Island/Rakiura have improved despite new rules not yet being enforced. In December, Southland District Council implemented parking restrictions on the island in hopes it ...

Kaiapoi High School principal Jason Reid says vaping was a major issue for schools in 2023, but he saw ‘‘a massive plummet’’ in incidents last year. He attributed the success to increased public ...

Sixteen year old Dunedin surfer Alexis Owen has caused a major upset at the 2025 National Surfing Championships presented by ...

A jetty in the Marlborough Sounds important for emergency services and residents has been closed due to safety concerns. A routine inspection found some of the structural components in the Waitaria ...

Whanganui residents have been told that embedding a council partnership with Māori into New Zealand law will support a “positive and necessary” shift. Whanganui District Council will next month decide ...