Interislander ferry Kaiārahi is expected to return to service at 3.30pm on Monday 18 August 2025 following scheduled dry-dock ...

West Coast Regional Councillors elected in October are in for pay increases – whether they want them or not. But they have declined the chance to claim for home security alarms.  The ...

A majority of Wellington city councillors voted today against fencing off part of the waterfront. Councillors questioned the estimated cost of $7m and the staff recommendation to skip public ...

CEOs say regions are holding steady, but rural areas show more confidence than urban centres. More than 20 Chambers of Commerce across New Zealand have participated in the inaugural NZ Chambers of ...

A new report released by the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) last week shows Kāpiti Coast District Council’s operational expenditure is among the lowest in the country. Councils across ...

Wellington District Police’s Wairarapa Child Protection Team have today arrested and charged a man in relation to a baby who was critically injured in the Wairarapa in July. Police were ...

News from NZ Police After several weeks of training, four Police patrol handlers and dogs and four New Zealand Customs ...

August marks a century since the colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) was first named by the scientific community in 1925. Te Papa is home to the world’s only complete specimen on public ...

Our Crown Observer Lindsay Mackenzie has officially finished his appointment at the Wellington City Council and has submitted his final report. I’m proud to say that his final report is positive ...

Stuart Niven Tomorrow morning in the dog days of a Council noted for some disastrous urban design decision-making, Wellington ...

News from House of Sand Fearless performer and maverick of the stage, Eliza Sanders, blew Wellingtonians away with her a ...

News from Palmer and Cook The company behind a proposed Waikanae Beach residential development is seeking to correct a raft ...