With no certification needed to check new rental standards, building experts and advocates are calling for independent oversight.

Israel has stepped up strikes against Syria despite pressure from the US, which has made moves to end the country's ...

New Plymouth District Council hiked residential rates 12.8 percent instead of 9.9 percent, prompting an apology and calls for a one-off rebate.

Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Holly Bennett and David Farrar. Employers won't be able to stop staff from talking about their pay in new legislation being backed across ...

It was revealed earlier this week offal mince had been used for some of the meals in the government's revamped school lunch programme.

The Wellington Phoenix have secured the signature of Nepal women's captain Sabitra Bhandari for the next two A-League seasons ...

Several hundred homes in the Far North have lost power after severe gales ripped through the region on Thursday afternoon.

Auckland's rapid population growth is considered one of the key challenges for incoming council elected members, a report has ...

As New Zealand struggles to attract doctors and nurses in a global shortage, Taranaki has nurtured a homegrown response.

An Auckland mental health facility catering for people with long-standing or chronic problems will shut down. Health NZ has been consulting on its proposal to close Rauaroha Segar House, and this ...

Australian correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Melissa Chan-Green about the death of the man convicted of the outback murder of British tourist Peter Falconio 24 years ago which has not brought an end ...

The singer was best known for songs likes ‘Haere Mai (Everything is Kapai)’ popular in the 1950s. Online music library ...