There were heated scenes at an Auckland Council meeting this morning as protesters tried to stop a heritage demolition.

More can be done to improve the tax system to promote economic growth, says Treasury secretary John Whitehead.

There would be plenty of mana in customary marine title without the power to exclude the public from sacred sand.

Plans to build New Zealand's biggest geothermal power station are a step closer to reality, with Contact winning draft approval for its 250 megawatt Tauhara station.

The mayor of Christchurch says developers built on land that could turn into 'murky soup' after an earthquake, despite opposition from the council.

There have been more than 1000 submissions against plans to build houses on an unspoilt Coromandel beach.

Hundreds have mobilised in a last-ditch protest to save a pristine, world-renowned Coromandel beach from development.