Higher tax take and lower spending improve Crown accounts: Deficit 22% smaller than expected

The deficit, measured by Treasury’s traditional metric, was 22% smaller than expected in the first six months of the fiscal ...

Multiple callouts keep Gisborne-Tairāwhiti’s Eastland rescue chopper crew busy

A busy first month of the year for the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter, which included multiple callouts on ...

Govt confirms it will launch inquiry into fatal Mount Maunganui and Pāpāmoa landslides

The Government will launch its own inquiry into the January landslides in the Bay of Plenty that claimed eight lives. It ...

Sepsis from UTI: How a common infection became life-threatening for Rosie Beveridge

A British tourist says a routine urinary tract infection almost killed her after it developed into sepsis while visiting New Zealand. Rosie Beveridge spent four nights in hospital after what began as ...

Transmission Gully 110km speed limit to begin Monday

Wellington’s Transmission Gully highway will increase to a 110km/h speed limit from Monday, the Transport Minister has announced. The increase has long been debated, and comes after public ...

Australian activewear brand Aroha changes name following cultural appropriation controversy

An Australian activewear brand accused of appropriating Māori culture has changed its controversial name from AROHA to VYRA. “The brand we started is no longer the brand we are becoming. And so we ...

Gisborne weather: Rain watch and warning issued for Tairāwhiti this weekend

Heavy rain is expected for Tairāwhiti on the third anniversary of Cyclone Gabrielle, with the strongest warning issued for parts of the region still in recovery from recent weather. MetService issued ...