US President Donald Trump says he plans to increase tariffs on foreign imports of steel and aluminium to 50% from 25%. David Seymour has taken over from Winston Peters as Deputy Prime Minister.

Cabinet minister Chris Bishop says he should have kept his comments to himself after saying "what a load of crap" during a performance at ...

The family of a Dunedin club rugby player who was stomped on during a match feel like they have been kicked in the face. Taieri No 8 Kasimila ...

Ever wished you could drive from the north of Dunedin directly to Kaikorai Valley? Peter Dowden explores the highway link proposed in the 1970s.

Protesters have rallied against the govt's pay-equity legislation at a post-Budget business lunch attended by Finance ...

Police have launched a review to establish how many cases of retail crime were filed while a controversial and now scrapped directive was in place. One person has died following a serious crash ...

It is hoped a newly opened early childhood centre in Cromwell’s fast-growing Wooing Tree Estate will offer much-needed relief to local ...

A Dunedin foodbank has been overwhelmed by a combined collection by Catholic schools from across the city. While many things ...

Multi-millionaire couple Anna Mowbray and Ali Williams have not taken up the chance to personally convince a hearing they should be granted a suburban helipad. A person is in critical condition after ...

A person is in critical condition after an "extremely violent" assault in South Auckland overnight. Sweeping changes to the rules governing councils' oversight of everything from housing, to mining, ...

A leading health systems expert is questioning the Government's claim of "record investment" in the public system, saying the real increase to the health budget this year is half of what the ...

The government ploughed ahead with cost-cutting at the new Dunedin hospital despite a warning from Treasury that the plan risked backfiring. ...