The National-led government gave Auckland Council permission to scrap Plan Change 78, but only if it wrote a new plan that provided for the same number of houses – enough for at least the next 30 ...

These mayors just won office for the first time. They’re already worried they're going to end up lumping their children and grandchildren with a huge bill for broken infrastructure.

It’s finally here. We’ve had the warm-up year, the practice run year, and now it’s the year of the slow-motion sprint to a finish line with a prize you might not even want. The general election is ...

Hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders speak Hindi, Tagalog and Cantonese, but if you want to study them at uni, you’re out of luck.

Global giants are thriving in New Zealand's retail landscape – but a Christchurch startup hopes there’s still room for something different.

Pacific women, who earn just 75 cents for every dollar earned by a Pākehā man, will bear the brunt of the cancelled pay equity claims.

The current, 54th parliament turns into a pumpkin on November 9, if not dissolved before. The last legal date for an election in 2026 is Saturday, December 19.

Dystopian fiction feeds my anxiety for sure, but if I can recognise dangers and think about consequences it’s worth it.' ...

The ad man behind the iconic 80s commercial reveals how he came up with the campaign, and why he was surprised when it jumped the ditch.

A new survey puts optimism at levels last seen post-GFC, reinforcing hopes of stronger hiring and investment in 2026.

As Canopy Health confirms a cyber intrusion months after it occurred, the fallout from the Manage My Health hack continues.

We round up everything coming to streaming services over the holidays, including Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV, ThreeNow, Neon and TVNZ+. After a decade away, Tom Hiddleston and Olivia ...