New Zealand

Govt policies rely on 'catch phrases', ignore urgent needs of people and planet - Greens' State of the Planet'

Politics environment

4:07 pm today

The Greens are taking aim at the coalition government 's policies, saying they lack genuine care.

Unexplained death near Queens Park in Invercargill

emergency services Southland

about 1 hour ago

The body of a man has been found near the corner of Sydney Street and St Andrew Street in Invercargill.

'Rest is hard work for a lot of us'

health life and society

11 minutes ago

When recovering from burnout it helps to prioritise doing whatever restores your spirit, says clinical fatigue specialist and "really skilful worrier" Vincent Deary. Audio

Migrant's resident visa arrived days after being killed by repeat drink-driver

court Waikato

3:40 pm today

An apprentice diesel mechanic who got behind the wheel after drinking and crashed, killing a young man, had recently been convicted of drink driving in similar circumstances.

Mid-May snowfalls for inland Canterbury

weather Canterbury

2:14 pm today

Inland Canterbury areas have been covered in snow this morning.

Massey University deficit shrinks with expenses down, grants up

education

6:28 pm today

Massey University is again facing a big deficit for the year, although so far its finances aren't as bad as feared.

New Caledonia unrest: Defence Force to bring New Zealanders home

Pacific

11:04 am today

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says New Zealand is waiting for the go-ahead from French authorities, based on safety.

Two injured after helicopter crash at Uretiti Beach near Waipu

emergency services Northland

4:07 pm today

The helicopter is reported to have been a home-built kitset model.

Overhaul of health systems to better catch Covid-19 and measles months behind

health

7:36 am today

An urgent overhaul of health systems to better catch and control communicable diseases, from Covid-19 to measles, is months behind schedule - but authorities are promising to "avoid gaps".

Serious crash closes part of SH5 in Bay of Plenty

police traffic

4:22 pm today

A section of State Highway 5 near Tapapa in the Bay of Plenty is closed after a crash.

Olympian Mahé Drysdale enters Tauranga's mayoralty race

local council Bay of Plenty

11:20 am today

The champion rower says he would bring accounting and financial management to the job.

Police seek sightings of missing woman

Auckland Region

12:54 pm today

Police are appealing for sightings of a woman who has been missing from her Ōtāhuhu home for over a week.

Spy data centre: Govt wanted a bargain and control of sensitive info

Auckland Region

9:51 am today

The government wanted sovereign control of sensitive data, but also a bargain when planning for a high-security data centre in Auckland, documents show.

Nelson school students back on bikes after community group pitches in with repairs

education Nelson Region

9:48 am today

Students at Salisbury School now have a fleet of bicycles they can ride again, after Bike Hub Nelson pitched in to repair nearly 20 bikes that had fallen into disrepair.

Denser housing can be greener too - how NZ can build better for biodiversity

Comment & Analysis infrastructure

6:39 am today

Opinion - Incorporating nature within built environments is not just possible, it's essential.

Woman who left 29kg mother to starve to death released from prison

crime Auckland Region

18 May 2024

The Auckland woman's mother died on a tarpaulin after going up to 15 days without food.

Dame Jane Campion: 'Even if they took a few months off my life, I would still do them'

music arts

18 May 2024

Dame Jane Campion talks to Susie Ferguson about the intense job of directing movies, her love of napping in the bush and losing a baby as she won international acclaim for The Piano. Audio