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Mount residents fret as future of prime site in limbo

Developer behind 8-storey apartment plan 'couldn’t come to an agreement' with council.

How Sally plans to transform farm education for kids

Meet Sally Newall, 'vet, mother, farmer, writer, lover of animals and homesteader'.

Kiwifruit growers eye positive returns

The kiwifruit harvest is nearly complete, with over 215 million trays picked.

Letters: Voting should be made easier, not more difficult

OPINION: 'It’s clear they are not concerned this change will reduce voter turnout.'

Billion-dollar view? City showdown looms over tall buildings v volcanoes

Minister Chris Bishop is pushing Auckland Council to allow faster development.

Whangārei carparking proposal

Whangārei District Council is consulting on changes to its carparking but businesses do not think it's a good idea. Video / Rosalie Liddle Crawford

NZ’s biggest leaky build: Judge intervenes in $240m apartment fix fiasco

Homeowners were told levies won't fund the repairs and 'external finance' is now required.

Lotto wars: Global gambling syndicate blocked from buying Powerball tickets

Lotto NZ said its tickets become void and ineligible for prizes if on-sold overseas

Is $4 an hour too much to pay for car parking in central Whangārei?

Business owners fear higher prices will keep customers from the CBD.

'Stressful' night for family separated by cordon during drug raid

'I thought to myself, 'holy s***, what’s happening'.'

Scorned husband imprisoned after $2m blackmail attempt of wife's lover

The other man lamented a calculated psychological abuse campaign 'designed to destroy me'.

Surge in house fire deaths blamed on alternative heating methods

Seventeen people have died in avoidable house fires in the past year.

NZ shivers in coldest temps of year, braces for severe weather shift

Temperatures hit -7.5C in Dunedin and -3.9C in Masterton today.

Christchurch paramedic's warning after bladder cancer diagnosis

The young father was diagnosed with a rare cancer, which typically affects older people.

‘Isolated and sad’: Boy thrown at drawers by his caregivers

A public servant lost her job after assaulting the boy while he was living with her.

Supermarkets admit pricing errors amid pressure over misleading specials

Consumer NZ received 20 complaints since Tuesday; the usual daily rate is two.

'Thank you for leading the way' – 'Fiji' Veikoso remembered as the voice that changed the game

George 'Fiji' Veikoso: 'He gave us hope from a young age.'

Elation as Whanganui gets voice in fast-track seabed mining decision

'We’ve had to fight tooth and nail just to get this far,' says councillor.