In Australia, the tax take from tobacco is at 15-year lows, amid concerns smokers are turning to illegal cigarettes. Could ...

Legislation designed to simplify the country's resource management laws has now become more complex than the multitude of ...

"As a father, watching this show with my teenage son and daughter, I can tell you - it hit home hard," he said in a statement ...

Two helicopters and at least four fire trucks are on their way to a large scrub fire in the Far North. The blaze is in steep ...

The Greens are demanding the prime minister step in over Winston Peters' statements, saying they have led to "immense" ...

The dogs that killed four-year-old Timothy Tu'uaki Rolleston-Bryan near Katikati on Friday have been euthanised. Western Bay ...

The new Interislander ferries being delivered in 2029 will be about 200m long, 28m wide, and will have rail decks, Minister ...

The minister for workplace relations says she is looking to cut health and safety red tape for low-risk businesses and create ...

Wellington Central MP Tamatha Paul played songs protesting police at a festival over the weekend, after her critical comments ...

The All White forward, who started his professional career in Wellington in 2009, went on to play 21 A-League matches for the ...

Labour is dismissing a government plan to gather information on breaking up the supermarket duopoly as "paying lip service" ...

A Wellington restaurant owner who closed the doors for the final time this weekend believes meals are underpriced.