Photo essay: Fighting the wind to fly the flag
The House: If you've been in Wellington on a windy day (which is most days so the odds are good), you may have noticed a flag ...
The Treaty Principles Bill has been released: Here's what's in it
The four-page Treaty Principles Bill has been introduced and will be debated in Parliament next week. As with all bills, the text begins with an explanatory note, includes links to some of the advice ...
'Stop treating us as criminals', gun club members tell MPs
Firearms clubs across the country have made an impassioned plea to MPs to vote in favour of reducing regulation for ranges. Club leaders - often decades-long gun owners - made submissions in support ...
Kāinga Ora job losses hit 540 as it confirms plans to shed another 310 roles
More than 500 jobs are gone at Kāinga Ora, with the housing agency confirming its latest round of cuts. Kāinga Ora on Thursday confirmed plans to axe a further 310 roles, 46 of which were vacant. That ...
Labor backs 16 as the minimum age to use social media ahead of national cabinet meeting
Australian children and teenagers under the age of 16 could soon be banned from using social media after Labor announced it would back the higher cut-off limit. The government had previously committed ...
Country’s largest solar farm prepares to power up, as green waste piles up
A large Canterbury solar farm is gearing up to increase the power output in the district, but it's also creating a massive jump in green waste. The solar farm in Lauriston, about 80km from ...
Horse put down due to catastrophic injuries caused by fireworks
A horse owner - whose mare had to be put down due to catastrophic injuries caused by fireworks - says the private sale of fireworks must be banned. Remi, a 14-year-old retired race horse, became ...
Most offenders serve their sentence in the community. But what does community work involve?
In September, after a trial that captivated the country, retired eye surgeon Philip Polkinghorne was found not guilty of murdering his wife, Pauline Hanna. In September, after a trial that captivated ...
New Zealand 'prepared' for Trump presidency, Winston Peters says
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is warning against jumping to conclusions about Trump policies that might affect New Zealand. Republican Donald Trump was projected to win the US election and had ...
TVNZ has proposed to cut Breakfast, Seven Sharp roles as it aims to save $30m - reports
TVNZ has proposed to axe a number of roles within its Breakfast and Seven Sharp shows, Stuff has reported. RNZ understands, ...
Rotorua residents heard on extension of motels as emergency housing
Rotorua residents were resoundingly against the use of motels as emergency housing at a hearing to decide whether to extend ...
Two babies' deaths at centre of heavily suppressed coroner's hearing
Secrecy surrounds the deaths of two babies a decade ago that are the subject of a heavily suppressed coroner's hearing. No-one has ever been charged in relation to the children's deaths. Coroner ...