OPINION Society July 15, 2025 Auckland’s annual report card is out again – and its grades have barely budged Duncan Greive Founder Auckland Opinion ...

Two Auckland hospital emergency departments are so busy, some ambulance patients are being diverted to non-hospital clinics.

The New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is urging drivers to take extra care and be prepared for the possibility of lane closures or reduced speed limits on the Auckland Harbour Bridge ...

Education Minister Erica Stanford has announced five appointments to the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand, further strengthening the board. David Ferguson, Chief Executive of the Teachers’ ...

Nigel Elder. (Photo/Supplied) ACT Local has selected Nigel Elder, a long-time Lower Hutt resident, New Zealand Defence Force serviceman, and successful business owner as its candidate for the Te ...

Southland district mayor Rob Scott says he is “stoked” the Local Government Commission is investigating his audacious proposal to combine Southland’s four councils. In August 2024, Scott ...

The council says it has chosen a design concept that could allow for both flood resilience and a nine-hole golf course.

A backpacker has been left feeling itchy and irate after staying at an inner-city Auckland hostel later found to have bedbugs.

Reform UK had to defend seats in council by-elections for the first time this week - and lost. That included to the Lib Dems in County Durham.

Outrage as 1,500 sign petition to block north-west London council’s plan to twin with Palestinian city Brent Council has faced a backlash after approving plans to twin the borough with the city ...

Reform lost two council by-elections last night (3 July) in seats that it won in the local elections this May. This means Nigel Farage’s party only held onto them for two months. The Tories narrowly ...

New Zealand is grappling with severe weather as an atmospheric river unleashes widespread flooding, landslides, and road closures. The upper North Island and top of the South Island are under multiple ...