The council has announced a financial support package of $200,000 which would be a "matter of survival" for some businesses, a local group says.

The gym chain faced 16 charges under the Fair Trading Act .

Firefighters are working to contain the oil and diesel runoff.

Police said two victims had been taken to hospital and one person has been arrested.

The Wellington City Council's most recent annual plan pushes out the Paneke Pōneke bike network project completion to 20 years, and almost halves the budget.

Almost 100 days since the Mt Maunganui landslide that killed six holiday-makers, the first community meeting with council takes place tonight.

Skipper Rowan Henthorn leads a crew of ten from around the world. She says the issue of plastics in our seas is vast.

The story of how a mastermind designer transformed a tip into one of the great gardens of the world.

Another person also suffered serious injuries after a car and truck collided in Kinleith, south of Tokoroa last night.

Blind Low Vision said it knows of nine people who are registered blind, whose vision loss was caused by poor diet.

Nearly 84,000 international students contributed $4.6 billion in direct spending to New Zealand's economy during the last financial year.

The New Zealand icon revealed in a 2023 memoir he was "possibly dying" with stage-three non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Wellington City Mission, in conjunction with the council, was assisting some 40 families or individuals with temporary accommodation at motels and backpackers in the wake of the storm.

For the first time in more than a century, the Otago Pakake/sea lion population has delivered more than 35 pups in a season.

After swimming almost 1400km, Jono Ridler delivered the petition to ban bottom trawling, signed by 73,647 people, and called for an end to the practice.

Union president Jordan Tewhaiti-Smith said reaching an agreement without having to take industrial action was "a huge win".

Is this the 'nervous breakdown' of our times? And can you reset?

Ten fire trucks are at the campus fighting a fire in a classroom on the top floor, Fire and Emergency says.

Police used a drone and gas after the 37-year-old refused to leave the property.

After years of predator control on over more than 23,000 hectares, Capital Kiwi returned kiwi to Wellington.

A number of informal bike rides are planned across Auckland, they say.

The birds at Wildbase Hospital are named after where they were found, like Pātea the albatross.

Kiwi Aid & Refugee Evacuation (Kiwi K.A.R.E) have already distributed 8000 stoves and water boilers to Ukrainian families behind the frontlines with no power.

Chief executive officer Tony Hazlett said Talley's will consolidate its fish processing operations, and the last day for the Westport site will be Friday 15th May.

The crash, involving a car and a bus carrying a number of students, occurred on Te Ngae Road on 6 November.

An initial assessment from the Wellington City Council chief executive Matt Prosser revealed how many properties were impacted in Wellington's recent flooding.

The infant drank a small amount of the formula before refusing any more, a police officer says.

Pharmac is having to temporarily ration some forms of hormone replacement therapy due to global supply issues.

Some Ōhura residents are questioning flood-warning systems in a tiny settlement after being forced from their beds during a flash flood this month.

The Time Traveller's Guide to Hamilton Garden tells the story of how its mastermind transformed a town's rubbish dump into one of the great gardens of the world.

An open letter with 470 signatures is urging politicians to support road controlling authorities to make changes to enable travel without the use of a car.

The folk singer adds the Taite Music Prize to his trophy haul which includes two Silver Scroll Awards and a swag of Tūī, with this year's Aotearoa Music Awards still to come.

With the sky-rocketing cost of using diesel-run trucks and no promises whether they'll get government funding in the next budget, Fair Food's future remains uncertain.

A police investigation is under way after the baby was taken to Christchurch Hospital on Monday with serious unexplained injuries.

Genetic testing confirmed the Hochstetter's frog was a descendant of a group which escaped captivity during a flood nearly 50 years ago.

The Korean Garden Trust wanted to install a bronze sculpture and plaque for the 200,000 victims, known as 'comfort women', who were forced into slavery during the 1930s and 40s.

The Weed Eaters is the latest in a rich tradition of New Zealand gothic - with a touch of "splatstick".

Officers investigating an aggravated robbery in Somerfield are appealing for help from the public.

Smart collar firm Halter has launched new direct-to-satellite technology that will work without the need for towers.

Cryptic crosswords might seem like gibberish at first glance, but there is method to the madness, with patterns that you can learn to identify to break down the puzzles.

The government says double-digit increases are unsustainable and plans to bring in a four-percent cap by January 2027.

Rāwinia Wikaira has seen the impact of ocean pollution first hand in the waters wher her tupuna (ancestors) would regularly collect seafood.

First-term councillor Benedict Ong is accused of disclosing confidential information in emails copied to journalists last week.

Part of SH1 is blocked near Hampden.

The Australian white supremacist will remain in prison for the rest of his life after the Court of Appeal dismissed his bid to get an appeal.

Police arrested the 30-year-old woman after an alleged stealing spree in hospitals across Auckland and Waikato.

Auckland Council's head of flood response says recent reform of water services has focused on wastewater and drinking water, and stormwater has often been treated as "the poor cousin".

A visa expert says a green card is not a passport and does not mean guaranteed rights to re-enter the US each time.

Of those held, one man was detained for between six and eight months, figures released to RNZ show.

Luke Darby was born without a left hand. That hasn't stopped him from coaching surfing and competing internationally.

Kahurangi Carter's member's bill would prevent low-level drug prosecutions against those who call in suspected overdoses or bad drug reactions.

The crash on State Highway 2 near Maharakeke Rd was reported to police just after 6.30pm.

The bill uses a new rule introduced in 2020 which allows a member's bill to be progressed so long as it has support from a majority of MPs who are not in the executive.

Studies have found cruise passengers spend less money than other tourists, while the ships themselves cause widespread pollution.

The arrest of the man in his 60s was the fourteenth in the police investigation.

The canisters will automatically be classed as psychoactive substances if they do not have a lawful use.

Qian Yu breached licence rules in seven cases, including one where she created a residence-qualifying job in return for thousands of dollars.

The building was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived, FENZ says.

A formidable weather system is forecast to arrive, and could have a major effect on rainfall across the country.

There had been talks since 2024 about the urgency of getting a new national automated fingerprint identification system.