New ZealandBudget's impact on public servants revealed, ministries cut spending by millionsPrime Minister Christopher Luxon said stopping 'wasteful spending' was a priority.30 May 06:00 AM
New Zealand'Ambulance at bottom of the cliff': $600k for emergency towing but no new ferriesTreasury says exiting the contract to build the cancelled mega ferries is a fiscal risk.30 May 05:59 AM
New ZealandSearch and rescue operation under way in Lower HuttHe was last seen about 5.30pm yesterday.29 May 10:06 PM
New ZealandOranga Tamariki spends more than $800k on contractors, consultants on plan to axe 447 jobsMinister for Children Karen Chhour is defending the spend-up.29 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand'You do it': Witnesses argue over performing CPR on murder victimThe dispatcher tried for several minutes to get people at the scene to start CPR on him.29 May 01:20 AM
New Zealand'Suffocated': Wellington businesses consider legal action against councilThey say long-term construction work in Civic Square is driving customers away.28 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsPublic sector cuts: ‘No reprieve’ for staff as ministries signal 3-5 yrs of fiscal restraintSome agencies expect years of fiscal restraint.28 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Go upstairs': Murder trial witnesses describe emotionless sceneFirst responders initially couldn't see the wound that caused so much blood loss.28 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandHuman Rights Commission offers voluntary redundanciesThere are four commissioners and about 80 staff at the independent Crown entity.28 May 12:28 AM
New ZealandComCom issues warning to ferry operator after Cook Strait cancellationsThe watchdog says Bluebridge potentially misrepresented consumers’ rights to compensation.27 May 10:57 PM
New ZealandFirefighter will 'never forget' amount of blood at murder sceneThe firefighter was told it was a medical call, but arrived to find Tongia dead.27 May 05:00 PM
Aged careRyman Healthcare selling controversial former university campus after profit plummetsThe Ministry of Education transferred the land to the university for just $10 in 2014.27 May 06:32 AM
New ZealandShot in the back while sleeping: Four women on trial for murderThe killing is said to be revenge for an earlier assault.26 May 11:53 PM
New ZealandMan overboard in Wellington Harbour: Ferry company undertaking internal reviewPolice launch Lady Elizabeth IV has been seen searching at the tip of Miramar Peninsula.26 May 10:52 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Hypocritical': Consultant being paid to investigate Wellington's long tunnelIt comes after National promised to end Labour’s 'gravy train' of consultant spending.26 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Her death must not be in vain': Parents speak ahead of inquest into uni student's party deathThe family of Sophia Crestani are still heartbroken more than four years after her death.26 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandMayday calls and cancelled ferries: Government considers emergency towing optionsThere is no emergency towing vessel on standby in NZ to help large ships in strife.24 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandWellington Water admits overlooking $51m budget errorUpper Hutt mayor said he was 'not surprised' by the latest debacle.24 May 01:29 AM
New Zealand800-plus jobs slashed at Ministry of Social Development and DOCMSD previously announced 200 voluntary redundancies were accepted last month.23 May 03:26 AM
New ZealandPortrait of Māori climate activist wins $20k art prizeArtist Maryanne Shearman said she wanted to paint someone who deserved to be painted.22 May 08:46 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandSharesies, Willis Bond, Yu Mei: Who’s who in Tory Whanau’s new business groupBusiness high flyers to advise the mayor directly as capital braces for disruptive change.22 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandWhy Kiri Allan never had to go to court for careless driving caseThe former Justice Minister was sentenced on two charges after the crash.22 May 04:00 AM
New ZealandKiri Allan sentenced on crash, refusing to go with policeThe former Justice Minister's trial has been called off at the last minute.21 May 10:50 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandDeveloper looks to bring heritage-inspired townhouses to Auckland, WellingtonChristchurch's Brooksfield has already got offers in on potential sites in Auckland.21 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Visual insult': Residents outraged after squiggly line painted along walkwayA council staff member said a contractor had been trialling a new machine.20 May 10:03 PM
New ZealandUncomfortable going for lunch: Stats NZ abandons Auckland CBD office amid safety concernsStaff have been told there is 'no expectation' to attend the office in-person.20 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandTop prosecutor's breaches in murder case revealedOne breach included asking police to omit information from a job sheet after a meeting.20 May 03:02 AM
New ZealandKiri Allan to go on trial this week for crash incident, refusing to accompany policeAllan says she is testing a grey area in the law.19 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandSimon Bridges' 120km/h-plus speeding fine considered during NZTA chair appointmentBridges currently chairs New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi.19 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandExtension of quake-prone building deadlines a 'godsend' - but is it safe?Government steps in as property owners struggle to raise capital to undertake works.19 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Feel lied to': Council floats Khandallah Pool closure amid 18 per cent rates hikeResidents wonder what their rates are paying for if not community facilities.19 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'I crossed a line': Julie Anne Genter on Parliament outburstGreen MP talks in an extended interview about allegations of intimidating behaviour.16 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Act of desperation': Transgender teen tried to cut off breast in self-mastectomyHigh school student had waited years for publicly funded gender-affirming surgery.16 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandInfamous murderer loses legal battle over NZ prison sex banThe convicted child sex offender has challenged rules against sex in the treatment unit.16 May 12:47 AM
