Auckland and Wellington homes took the longest to sell of any August on record
REINZ August 2026 figures show Auckland and Wellington homes took a record time to sell while South Island prices rose and most North Island values slipped.
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University of Otago’s $300 million Christchurch medical building opens this week
The University of Otago’s biggest building project, an eight-storey home for its Christchurch medical campus, will be officially opened this week after years of delays and cost rises that have…
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Lodestone Energy sounds out investors for what would be the first solar company on the NZX
Solar farm builder Lodestone Energy is asking New Zealanders to register interest in a possible NZX float, which would be the first IPO on the exchange in five years.
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Labour edges National in new poll as the big two sink to 55% combined
Labour has nudged ahead of National in a new poll, but the bigger story is how little support the two old parties now share between them. The Post/Freshwater Strategy poll,…
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Silver Ferns squad adds medical student Laura Balmer and recalls Aliyah Dunn and Te Paea Selby-Rickit
Tactix defender Laura Balmer has earned her first Silver Ferns selection, and shooters Aliyah Dunn and Te Paea Selby-Rickit are back in the national squad after years away, in the…
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Victoria Bouvet planted her late mother’s roses in a Christchurch rental and won her $2,400 bond back
A prize-winning gardener, her late mother’s roses, a flooded backyard and a Tenancy Tribunal decision that returned every dollar of her bond.
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Flight of the Conchords announce five November shows in their first New Zealand tour since 2012
Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement will play Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland in November, 14 years after their last New Zealand tour.
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The Warriors 2026 regular season in numbers
Newswire built a database of every statistic from all 24 Warriors regular season games in 2026 and turned it into four scroll driven charts. Here is what separated the wins…
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Immigration NZ pauses $336 million visa system rebuild after $134 million savings error
Immigration New Zealand has paused its $336 million visa processing overhaul after finding that the savings it promised Cabinet were overstated by $134 million, RNZ reported on Monday. The overstatement…
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Che Bartle swept tow truck floors in Rotorua at 10 and now runs ACE Heavy Haulage
From sweeping floors at Rotorua Towing at 10 to running ACE Heavy Haulage, the story of a life in heavy recovery.
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Todd Maitland, the Waihī concreter who won Apprentice of the Year after Rex Podmore gave him a chance
Waihī concreter Todd Maitland won New Zealand’s top concreting apprentice award at 21, four years after an employer gave him a go.
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Scales buys out its Dutch partner in loss-making Esro Petfood for a nominal sum
Scales Corporation now owns all of Esro Petfood after buying its Dutch partner’s half for a nominal sum, and its own accounts show why the stake was worth so little.
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Liam Lawson finishes sixth in Madrid and sets a New Zealand F1 points record
Liam Lawson finished sixth for Red Bull at the Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid, taking his 2026 tally to 59 points, the most by a New Zealander in one F1…
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Leopard seal that drew crowds to Petone Beach has died
The leopard seal that drew crowds to Petone Beach in early September has died, according to Hutt City councillor Brady Dyer. Dyer said the Department of Conservation had been told…
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Bank economists now tip June quarter GDP growth despite the fuel shock
New Zealand’s big bank economists have spent the past week lifting their forecasts for the June quarter, and all five now expect Thursday’s GDP figures from Stats NZ to show…
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NPC rugby teams wear seatbelt jerseys to get young men to buckle up
Four provincial rugby teams have run out in jerseys with a strip across the front that looks like a seatbelt, in a road safety push aimed at the men least…
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Farm profits hit decade high in Federated Farmers survey but arable growers slip
New Zealand farms are making more money than at any point in the past decade, but a new survey shows farmers are far from sure the good run will last,…
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Labour would make employers pay 6 percent KiwiSaver even when workers stop saving
Labour would force employers to keep paying into their staff’s KiwiSaver accounts even when workers cut back or stop their own contributions, and would lift the minimum employer rate to…
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Hayden Wilde wins the Ironman 70.3 world title in Nice two years after Taupō heartbreak
Hayden Wilde wins the Ironman 70.3 world championship in Nice by 18 seconds from Kristian Blummenfelt, two years after losing late to Jelle Geens in Taupō.
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The Pink and White Terraces and the night Tarawera erupted
The Pink and White Terraces drew the world to Rotomahana until Tarawera erupted on 10 June 1886. What visitors saw, how the night went, and where they are now.
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What lies beneath the City Rail Link
Auckland’s City Rail Link opened today. Scroll the line side-on, from platforms below sea level at Waitematā to daylight at Maungawhau, with every station’s depth and the geology beneath the…
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When New Zealand turns old
An animated population pyramid of New Zealand from 1950 to 2078. Over-65s outnumber children from 2027, the median age passes 40 in 2031 and deaths overtake births in the 2050s.
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Pokie trusts used up to $28 million meant for community grants, Internal Affairs finds
Pokie trusts used up to $28 million that should have gone to community groups to cover their own costs instead, including buying new gaming machines, the Department of Internal Affairs…
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Northland beat Waikato to keep the Ranfurly Shield in Whangārei
Northland beat Waikato 34-17 for a second Ranfurly Shield defence, their first ever Shield win over Waikato. Counties Manukau are the last challenge.
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Fitch puts ANZ, ASB, BNZ and Westpac on positive outlook over new Reserve Bank capital rules
Fitch has moved New Zealand’s four biggest banks to a positive outlook, citing Reserve Bank capital rules that will tie them more closely to their Australian parents from late 2028.
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Wellington Harbour Quays bus lanes move closer as regional council backs $11m plan
Buses could be running in dedicated peak hour lanes along Wellington’s waterfront by late 2027 after Greater Wellington Regional Council’s Public Transport Committee endorsed the business case for an $11…
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National promises 50 police officers for Auckland trains, buses and ferries
The National Party says it would put a dedicated team of 50 police officers on Auckland’s trains, buses and ferries if it wins the 7 November election. It announced the…
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Springboks beat the All Blacks 43-28 in Baltimore to win the series 3-1
South Africa scored six tries to four in Baltimore to take Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series 3-1 in front of a record US rugby crowd.
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Auckland City Rail Link opens as small fire briefly halts trains at Waitematā station
Auckland’s City Rail Link carried its first passengers on Sunday morning, but the celebrations had barely started when a small fire at Waitematā station stopped trains running through the new…
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Manufacturing grows for 14th straight month as Otago and Canterbury lead
New Zealand’s factories kept growing in August for the 14th month in a row, and the strongest growth was in the south. The BNZ – BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index…