Education Minister Erica Stanford will field questions from the site of her old high school following the Government’s decision to radically overhaul New Zealand’s main secondary school qualification.

A Dunedin pub’s bid to spread some Christmas cheer with a ham and a lawnmower has landed it a two-day booze ban. The Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority (ARLA) found The Kensington Sports Bar & ...

Lovers of the arts in Tairāwhiti have more to choose from, thanks to the bi-annual Creative Communities Scheme funding initiative. Twice a year Gisborne District Council calls for applications for a ...

When the Trump administration arbitrarily imposed 15% tariffs on New Zealand exports on August 1, up from a previously announced 10%, no one should have been surprised. “Reciprocal” tariffs, based on ...

Could farming native wildlife, such as the weka, be the key to helping boost their numbers? That’s the focus of a recent research paper by a Victoria University of Wellington graduate who looked at ...

At least 76 people were killed and dozens are missing after a boat carrying mostly Ethiopian migrants sank off Yemen, in the latest tragedy on the perilous sea route, officials told AFP on Monday.

Acting Detective Inspector Veronica McPherson, Counties Manukau CIB, told Stuff the baby was taken to Middlemore Hospital overnight and remains in hospital receiving treatment. Po ...

The New Zealand wine industry is facing hundreds of millions of dollars in extra tariffs, in a blow for the sector. US President Donald Trump last week imposed 15% tariffs on exports from New Zealand, ...

The US State Department says some visa applicants will soon be required to pay bonds of up to US$15,000 ($25,000) to discourage visa overstays as part of the Trump administration’s crackdown on ...

New Zealand First ministers have shone the spotlight on Northland as an economic powerhouse for NZ, saying significant developments are either under way or about to start. The announcement by Winston ...

A Kaiapoi man known for his volunteer work and colourful paintings now needs the support of the community he has backed for years. Ronnie Dunbar, 84, lost everything after a fire tore through his ...

Two weeks ago, New Zealand Warriors fans were rejoicing as Leka Halasima scored a whirlwind try to claim a last-gasp win over ...