The Electoral Commission admits youth voting numbers are not as high as it would like, with just under 61 percent of 18 to 24 ...

The Reserve Bank of Australia has lifted interest rates to their highest level in 15 years. It has increased rates by 0.25 ...

An elderly rest home resident was found with maggots in a wound on her leg after ongoing problems with flies from a nearby ...

Specialists who diagnose cancers are warning that backlogs are resulting in an unacceptable five week delay. The recommended ...

Wellington Electricity is looking to increase lines charges by nearly 30 percent across the region in the coming years.

On Monday, National unveiled an 11-page "economic plan" underscoring its pledge to introduce "no new taxes" and return the ...

New Zealand will consider agriculture officials' recommendations to ban tethering dairy cattle, as well as investigating the ...

Marty Grenfell has resigned as Tauranga City Council chief executive. In a statement, Mayor Mahé Drysdale said Grenfell's ...

A Gloriavale teacher has been censured for serious misconduct after striking a 14-year-old student with a vacuum cleaner pipe ...

While the government is hailing a bigger surplus as evidence its plan is working, not all the numbers are so rosy and the ...

Newcastle Knights hooker Phoenix Crossland will plead guilty at the judiciary over the tackle that left Nathan Cleary with a ...

A Queenstown helicopter company has been fined $12,000 and ordered to forfeit helicopters worth more than $2 million for ...