4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (199+ words) The Government has announced it will fund an upgrade of visitor facilities at Horopito on the Mountains to Sea – Ngā Ara Tūhono Great Ride on the edge of the Tongariro National Park, near Ohakune. Tourism and Hospitality Minister, Louise Upston…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (418+ words) Waikato Regional Council and the Department of Conservation are encouraging people to learn about the challenges facing the Hauraki Gulf and actions underway to protect and restore one of New Zealand’s most important marine ecosystems through a new exhibition at…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (140+ words) Wellington City Council has confirmed 47 staff roles will be cut from the organisation in a bid to find more than $4 million in savings. In June this year, the Council passed the 2026/27 Annual Plan which included directing the Chief Executive and…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (194+ words) Transporting New Zealand has launched its Election Platform 2026 in Wellington, calling on all political parties to back practical transport policies to improve supply chain resilience and support economic growth. Road freight moves approximately 93% of New Zealand’s freight by tonnage and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (384+ words) Two men have appeared in Manukau District Court after Customs intercepted two separate attempts to smuggle clothing saturated with methamphetamine through Auckland International Airport. The first attempt relates to a 31-year-old New Zealander who arrived off a flight from Malaysia…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (720+ words) The Government has released the independent Crown Review into the failure of the Moa Point Wastewater Treatment Plant and the flooding event that occurred earlier this year. Local Government Minister, Simon Watts said the February failure of the Moa Point…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (296+ words) TV producer, Alexander Breingan, has been ordered to return to New Zealand from the United States to face charges of dishonestly obtaining funding for television productions. The Serious Fraud Office has filed 33 charges against Mr Breingan for allegedly making false…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (430+ words) Tauranga City Council has accepted in full the findings and recommendations of an independent review conducted by Paul Davison KSO KC into the tragic Mauao landslide event of 22 January, which claimed six lives. In a statement, the Council confirmed it…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago   (132+ words) Wellington City Council has announced its Te Kāinga affordable rental housing programme is set to grow, with 56 refurbished central-city apartments planned for 57 Manners Street. Te Kāinga is a partnership between the Council and private building owners to convert underused commercial…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (219+ words) China’s Minister of Ecology and Environment, Huang Runqiu, has been hosted by Climate Change Minister, Simon Watts, for the Seventh Ministerial Climate Change Dialogue between New Zealand and China. “Cooperation on climate action is a longstanding and valuable part of…...