Some of the council's tenants facing “everyday hardship” will take part in a taskforce that aims to solve the problem of unaffordable rents.

MPs have launched an inquiry into school attendance, which has been plummeting across the country since 2015

The player who bought their ticket from a Pokeno supermarket takes home the second-largest Lotto prize ever won in New Zealand.

New data shows the increase in the number of eligible people vaccinated in the lower North Island after Super Saturday.

The little giraffe is the first born at the zoo in eight years - but its birth comes tragically just days after the death of the park's last breeding bull giraffe.

More than $150,000 has been raised from more than 3700 donors supporting the late Chiefs star's family after he died in a car crash.

First home buyers' share of purchases hit its highest level on record in the three months ending September, new CoreLogic figures reveal.

Wellington City Council approves its draft District Plan, the first major overhaul of the council’s planning and environment rules in more than 20 years. But much of it will have to be rewritten thanks to the Government's new housing bill.

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A FreshChoice and Countdown in Te Awamutu have been named as locations of interest, bringing the total to 442.

It's a long way from Dunedin - Otago musicians The Chills and Anthonie Tonnon now have their names hurtling through space.

Randwick School's principal battles misinformation to get pupils and staff at the Lower Hutt school immunised.

The council promises a line-up of events to replace the annual A Very Welly Christmas which will not be going ahead this year.

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In episode three of Tipping Point, Brown looks to the sea for inspiration for his rosé.

Womad 2022 will feature a 100 per cent Kiwi lineup and all performers, workers, and attendees will need to be vaccinated.

Annie van der Dussen, 73, received the award from her home country in recognition of almost 40 years of "tireless work".

Every number represents whānau, kaumātua, tamariki – loved ones – but there is much work to be done to protect them from Covid-19. Iwi must be part of the solution, says Lisa Tumahai.

Lower South Island police visited a boy, 4, who invited them to see his toys after mistakenly dialling 111.

Lua’Ai Lavea repeatedly stabbed his partner with a kitchen knife before pouring petrol everywhere in a bid to end it all.