Plans for 270 new houses and apartments, a supermarket, shops, eateries, a cinema, and an indoor pool have been given the go ahead for a fast-growing suburb.

Business owners outside of Auckland are settling in for at least another eight days of alert level 2 restrictions as the nation’s Covid-19 outbreak drags on.

Residents fed up with campers urinating and leaving rubbish behind want freedom camping banned outside their homes.

Economists are predicting an historic annual increase but lockdown means it won't last.

In what's been described as "self-entitled behaviour", the man and his partner left Auckland, boarded a plane in Hamilton, and flew to a Wānaka holiday home.

A beloved '90s teen series gets a modern Hawaiian makeover, while a cult crime drama is back for another round.

REVIEW: While the script takes Jane on a trip down memory lane, you yearn for the taut resolutions that made the original show such a crowdpleaser.

Hospitality and retail leaders say another week in lockdown will be devastating news for those just trying to survive the Delta outbreak.

A car ended up in Shayne Bryant's spare bedroom. Now he's calling on the council to put in judder bars to stop joyriding - and to stop anyone getting more seriously hurt.

ANALYSIS: The fact the prime minister is committed to large-scale events over the summer is a good sign.

After long-running protests and pushback from residents, Spark has decided the new tower is vital to keeping the region connected.

Two public transport routes are among the latest locations of interest for the Covid-19 outbreak in Auckland.

Experts have welcomed the move to extend Auckland's lockdown, saying New Zealand has "one chance" to get the response right.

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Manawatū had the third biggest drop in employment listings on Seek during August, but recruiters say ads are already heading back to record levels.

One community theatre company was left with a bill of $110,000 after a show was cancelled due to the August lockdown.

Auckland DHB revises its “relaxed” visitor policy under alert level 4 after nurses’ union takes legal action over concerns for staff safety.

All Blacks loosie knew something special was on when he saw Beauden Barrett take a glance his way on his scything run.

Officials of Europe’s Red Bull MotoGP Rookies’ Cup can see potential in Invercargill motorcycle racer Cormac Buchanan.

A tramper battling “horrendous” conditions in the Tararua Forest Park without a tent or sleeping bag may have saved himself after making a mercy dash for a hut.