The Auckland Mayor has outlined his Mayoral Proposal for Auckland Council’s Annual Plan 2026/2027. This year’s draft proposal maintains the financial settings outlined in the Long-term Plan 2024-2034 ...

Auckland’s Ding Dong Lounge has wrapped up the Grand Final of its 2025 Band Competition, held on Saturday, November 29, with a packed house, a fiercely engaged crowd, and four standout finalists ...

The 186-year-old Auckland Anniversary Regatta returns on Monday 26 January, bringing with it the longest legacy in New ...

In Southern Region, Search and Rescue squads in Nelson participated in a regional Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX), while in Central Region the Wellington-Kāpiti and Manawatū Search & Rescue squads ...

Over the past months, organisations focused on child wellbeing and representing parents and teachers raised serious concerns about the government’s direction. These included the Commissioner for ...

Police are now able to advise the body found in Pukekohe on 22 November has been formally identified as Te Anihana Pomana. As always, our thoughts and sympathies are with Te Anihana’s whanau and ...

It may be the start of meteorological summer, but an active week is ahead. This week will bring a broad range of weather; heavy rain, thunderstorms, strong winds, and sunny spells to finish the week ...

Auckland writer Bridget van der Zijpp, who takes up her fellowship in March 2026, is an author of three contemporary novels published here and internationally. Bridget will work on her fourth novel, ...

A 19-year-old man has appeared in the Manukau District Court this morning after Customs officers found an estimated 15.17 kilograms of methamphetamine in his luggage at Auckland International Airport ...

In response, Hāpai worked alongside whānau through regional wānanga in Northland, Auckland, Tauranga and Gisborne to co-design messaging that feels practical, loving, and culturally grounded. The ...

Two people will appear in court charged with aggravated assault after a shoplifting attempt at a North Shore mall on Friday. At around 1.30pm Police were called to Glenfield Mall after receiving ...

Hato Hone St John wishes everyone in New Zealand a safe, enjoyable, and worry-free summer. Hato Hone St John provides emergency ambulance services to 90 percent of people in New Zealand across 97 ...