The Government will take back power from local councils if their decisions are going to negatively impact economic growth, development or employment. In a speech to business leaders at the Wellington ...

'We've not set any date on its removal" - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on the Auckland/Northland border. Keeping Aucklanders locked in by a hard border in the run-up to Christmas seems impossible.

Kaiwaka said the rugby star's grit and leadership aligned with the company's ethos. The Country's Rowena Duncum puts the Cub Cadet LX547 through its paces. More than 15 community members chipped in to ...

A tragic death recently occurred in a firearms accident on the set of what upcoming American western film? Photo / AP Test your brains with the Herald's morning quiz. Be sure to check back on nzherald ...

New Zealand is in for another celestial treat this morning with a partial solar eclipse, which will only be visible for a handful of countries. It comes only a couple of weeks after a blood moon or ...

Supreme Award winners Miraka with Penny Nelson, head of Biosecurity NZ, and Damien O'Connor, Biosecurity Minister. Photo / Supplied Taupō-based dairy company Miraka has taken out top honours at the ...

A Provincial Growth Fund-backed project by Arb Innovations and Masterton District Council saw 10 people earn full-time jobs. Photo / Supplied An injection of central Government cash has boosted jobs ...

Vehicles in the convoy of up to 100 in the Groundswell protest round the corner of Taupo Quay. Photo / Lewis Gardner People opposed to new farming and other regulations protested in a vehicle convoy ...

A then-record 163 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in the community on Friday. Video / Alex Burton / Mark Mitchell / Michael Craig / Dean Purcell When the resident of an Auckland dementia care home ...

Mark "Pies" Willocks, of Stony Creek, speaking to Southern Rural Life after the Balclutha Cattle Sale last week, said he first drove livestock at a saleyard in Dunedin to fundraise for Clutha Rugby ...

Cellphone reception and internet connection has been restored for thousands of people on the West Coast. About 3500 people from Greymouth to Fox Glacier were without reception for more than 24 hours ...

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern took to Facebook last night to share an update on New Zealand's Covid response when her daughter Neve gatecrashed the announcement.