The government has welcomed a review into retirement village contracts and will be considering it further.

NZ basketballer Tom Abercrombie says his family did not get special treatment after his wife and children were allowed to complete Covid-19 managed isolation at their Auckland home.

Consistent government messages about the need to protect property wealth mean prices will continue to grow, a property expert says.

It has been revealed that today's warning for two Otago towns' residents not to drink tap water due to possible lead contamination, has come a month after sampling results were sent to officials.

As thousands head to Northland for Waitangi weekend, local iwi Ngāti Kuri is urging holidaymakers at campsites to take care for the environment.

Pest control experts say they are finally starting to make a dent in New Zealand's exploding wallaby population, as a battle to stop them destroying native forests rages on.

With a number of armed incidents in South Auckland making headlines, the Counties Manukau District Health Board is reviewing its emergency lockdown plans to deal with such events.

The Octagon Alcohol Group, formed in a bid to make Dunedin central city safer, can ban serious offenders from all inner city bars with a blanket trespass notice.

The Ministry of Education has enlisted a team of experts to tackle New Zealand children's poor performance in maths.

An interfaith advocate is asking for an apology from officials as the hui into the Christchurch mosque shootings continues.

Residents in Karitane and Waikouaiti north of Dunedin must stop using tap water for drinking, cooking or preparing food due to elevated levels of lead.

A deal has been struck to speed up the removal of aluminium dross from Mataura's paper mill.

The man charged with setting fire to a large pile of tyres north of Christchurch has been given a registrars remand and granted interim name suppression.

There are four new cases of Covid-19 in managed isolation facilities in New Zealand today, the Ministry of Health has confirmed.

A 44-year-old former Southland rugby representative's history of playing catch and release with the law has again resulted in his arrest.

Police are calling for witnesses to a fatal crash on State Highway 3 south of Whanganui this morning.

The Department of Conservation is reminding pet owners of their obligations after the recent death of a rare penguin on the West Coast.

Young people setting up the country's first national network for Muslim youth are looking to nationwide community meetings on the mosque attacks as a litmus test for the government.