All Blacks captain Ardie Savea signs one-season deal with the Blues for 2027
All Blacks captain Ardie Savea will play his Super Rugby next season for the Blues, after the Auckland club confirmed on Friday that he has signed a one-season deal for…
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New Zealand electric car registrations triple as petrol tops $3 a litre
Electric car registrations in New Zealand roughly tripled in the three months to the end of September, as petrol at well over $3 a litre pushed households and businesses toward…
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Greens promise $4.5 billion to settle pay equity for 65,000 New Zealand care and support workers
The Green Party has promised to restore New Zealand’s pay equity law and set aside about $1.1 billion a year to settle the claim of roughly 65,000 care and support…
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Kingfish and gurnard season 2026, when the north’s other two fish switch on
Kingfish are already on the outer Gulf workups and gurnard are feeding up before their early summer spawn. The 17 degree dates, the rules, and the stock reports for both…
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National promises nine-point plan to cut New Zealand power bills by taking on lines charges
National’s Electrify NZ 2.0 plan targets lines charges, solar trading and dry-year supply. Labour calls it a fizzer.
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Overheating new homes rules delayed until 2031 in New Zealand
Officials have confirmed overheating rules will skip the 2028 Building Code review, leaving families in hot new townhouses waiting until 2031.
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Labour promises fair go law to ban hidden fees, junk car insurance and subscription traps
Labour says it would ban paint insurance on new cars, stop shops pushing extended warranties at the checkout and force gyms, ticket sellers and subscription services to show the full…
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Heartland shareholders approve $620 million TSB takeover but the Reserve Bank still holds the key
Heartland Group Holdings shareholders have voted overwhelmingly to buy TSB Bank for $620 million, clearing the last vote standing between the Taranaki bank and a merger that would create New…
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Google now shows New Zealand businesses when their websites appear in AI answers, and lets them opt out
For most of the past year, New Zealand businesses have been flying blind in Google. AI Mode arrived here on 22 August 2025, AI Overviews sat above the ordinary results,…
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Wellington City Council and Tiaki Wai charged over Moa Point sewage disaster
Wellington City Council and the region’s new water company, Tiaki Wai, have both been charged over the sewage that has poured into the sea off Wellington’s south coast since the…
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SolarZero liquidators sue four former directors over the solar company’s $476 million collapse
The liquidators of SolarZero, the government-backed rooftop solar company that collapsed in November 2024, have gone to the High Court against four of its former directors, alleging decisions made before…
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All Whites beat Panama on penalties to set up a Kirin Cup final against Japan in Tokyo
The All Whites will play Japan for the Kirin Cup in Tokyo on Monday night after a flawless penalty shootout took them past Panama in Yokohama on Thursday. The match…
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Government restores ban on electrical switching that inspectors warned could electrocute New Zealanders
The Government has put back a long-standing ban on fitting a switch or fuse into the main earth and neutral wire of New Zealand homes and businesses, ten months after…
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Drivers must leave 1.5 metres when passing cyclists as four new New Zealand road rules take effect
Drivers in New Zealand must now leave at least 1.5 metres when they pass a cyclist, and they must give way to buses pulling out from stops on slower roads.…
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Phil Gifford, New Zealand sports journalist and creator of Loosehead Len, dies aged 79
Phil Gifford, the sports journalist, broadcaster and author who wrote about New Zealand sport for more than half a century and invented the satirical rugby character Loosehead Len, has died…
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Warehouse Group returns to $11.2 million profit as Noel Leeming carries the red sheds
The Warehouse Group is back in profit, but not because of its famous red sheds. The retailer reported to the NZX on Tuesday evening a net profit after tax of…
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Dutch group lodges first EU climate complaint against New Zealand trade deal
New Zealand’s free trade agreement with the European Union is facing its first formal climate complaint, five weeks out from the general election, and the Government says it has done…
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What to plant in your New Zealand garden this October
October is Labour Weekend — which in Kiwi gardening folklore means the tomatoes go in. It’s also the month for corn, beans, cucumber and the first kūmara in the warm…
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Woolworths confirms it will move 130 New Zealand customer care jobs to Sydney
Woolworths New Zealand will close its Auckland customer care centre and move the work to Sydney, ending about 130 jobs in New Zealand. The supermarket chain confirmed the decision on…
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Queenstown helicopter company loses two $1 million helicopters over illegal crayfish dinners for Rees Hotel guests
A Queenstown helicopter company has been fined $12,000 and ordered to hand two helicopters worth more than $1 million each to the Crown, after flying luxury hotel guests into Fiordland…
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Former Speaker Adrian Rurawhe dies as MPs from every party remember his calm and fairness in New Zealand’s Parliament
Former Speaker of the House Adrian Rurawhe has died after a short illness, and politicians from every corner of New Zealand’s Parliament spent Wednesday remembering a man they described as…
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Auckland guest nights jump 12.7 per cent in August as hotel demand outpaces new rooms
Auckland’s hotels and motels had their busiest August on MBIE’s current records, with guest nights across the region up 12.7 per cent on a year earlier. Figures in MBIE’s Accommodation…
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New Zealand emergency departments hit a record 1.4 million visits a year as North Shore Hospital wins 24 more nurses
New Zealand’s emergency departments are now handling more than 1.4 million visits a year, a record, and two in every three patients arrive sick enough to be triaged as high…
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KiwiRail posts $1.4 billion loss after writing down Auckland’s City Rail Link, but its trains beat target
KiwiRail has posted a net loss of $1.41 billion for the year to 30 June 2026, more than three times the previous year’s $422 million deficit, after writing almost $1.2…
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Kiwis hooker Phoenix Crossland banned for the NRL grand final and three World Cup games over Nathan Cleary tackle
New Zealand hooker Phoenix Crossland will miss Sunday’s NRL grand final and the Kiwis’ three Rugby League World Cup pool games after the NRL judiciary handed him a four-match ban…
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Immigration New Zealand software approved 32 visitor visas and 23 job checks without any human assessment
Software faults in Immigration New Zealand’s online visa system let 32 visitor visas and 23 Job Check applications be approved without an immigration officer ever assessing them, according to official…
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Codie Taylor to captain the All Blacks against Australia as Scott Barrett and Shannon Frizell return for the Bledisloe Cup
Codie Taylor will captain the All Blacks against the Wallabies next month, and two familiar names are back in the black jersey for the first time this year. Head coach…
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Glassons owner Hallenstein Glasson lifts profit 50 per cent on Australian growth
Clothing retailer Hallenstein Glasson has lifted its annual profit by almost half, with its Glassons chain in Australia doing much of the heavy lifting while many New Zealand retailers are…
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Treasury says New Zealand’s books are better than forecast as deficit shrinks to $6.8 billion before the election
Treasury has opened the government’s books for the last time before the election, and the numbers are better than they were in May. The Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update released…
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Dannevirke hospital not safe for inpatients, Health New Zealand audit finds
An urgent audit found Dannevirke Community Hospital lacks enough clinicians for a safe roster. Tararua Health Group has 30 days to recruit staff.