Farmers and growers across New Zealand are invited to step forward and share their stories of innovation, stewardship, and resilience through the 2026 Ballance Farm Environment Awards. Facilitated ...

An exceptionally executed home in Kaiteriteri, Tasman built by Scott Construction has been named Supreme House of the Year at the 2025 Cook Strait Master Builders House of the Year Awards. The ...

An exceptionally executed home in Rangatahi, Raglan built by FV Design and Build has been named Supreme House of the Year Over $1 million at the 2025 Waikato Master Builders House of the Year ...

A much loved heritage stalwart is retiring after more than two decades serving her community. Val Butcher, the postmistress of the historic Ophir Post Office, is leaving her old stamping ground ...

Located within Kumutoto Forest in Wellington’s Town Belt, the newly listed Kumutoto Wāhi Tūpuna features the only section of the original Kumutoto Awa, an important waterway for the ancestors ...

Nominations are now closed and names of all the candidates standing in the local government elections have been published. Vacancies in the Taupō District for Mayor and 12 councillors will be ...

The annual fund is sourced from the Waste Levy, provided to councils by the Ministry for the Environment for waste minimisation education, and does not impose additional costs on general rates.

Emergency services are responding to a serious crash on the St Lukes Road overbridge in Auckland. The crash, involving two cars, was reported to Police at 6.30pm. One person is reported to be in a ...

Christchurch, New Zealand, 4 August 2025: Construction of one of New Zealand’s largest solar projects has reached a major milestone, with the installation of the first row of solar panels ...

An Earth scientist says unusual currents may continue around New Zealand, following the magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck off the coast of Russia on Wednesday.

The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming the Department of Conservation’s latest staffing changes as another weak attempt to dodge real savings, saying the bureaucracy remains overstaffed and under ...

Today the Minister of Climate Change has released our 2025 emissions reduction monitoring report. This annual report provides insight into the progress made, challenges experienced, and ...