Health Minister Dr Shane Reti has defended the Government’s decision to potentially downgrade Dunedin’s proposed new hospital. This comes after 35,000 people protested that decision across the ...

Nav Pasifika Marlborough chair Charlie Tikotikoca, centre, leads a rugby league skills session at Blenheim’s Lansdowne Park on Tuesday morning.Matt Hampson / Marlborough Express A community-led ...

Two residents in Tauranga protested the median barrier on SH2 by chaining themselves to the wire rope. The men say ambulances have been delayed due to the barrier preventing vehicles from crossing ...

BNZ has trimmed 0.1% from some of its fixed mortgage rates. ANZ cut many of its rates by the same amount earlier this week. The cuts come as economists tip the Reserve Bank to reduce the official ...

Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Pi’ipi’inga Kakano Mai I Rangiatea Chess club, from left, Arlyn Moore, 10, Te Ita o Te Rū Moana Wharehoka 10, Jarvise Ross, 10, Mala Manu, 10, Te Uatonganui Ritai ...

A spokesperson confirmed the flight returned to Sydney “after reports of an unusual smell in the cabin”.QANTAS What has been described as an “unusual smell” has forced a Wellington-bound ...

Police are investigating after a shooting in the Hastings district of Flaxmere. Two men are in hospital after sustaining injuries consistent with being shot. Police are continuing with their ...