Wellington households face water bills that could nearly triple within a decade, with the Commerce Commission now stepping in to scrutinise the pricing model behind the region’s newly formed water…
A survey of palliative care doctors in New Zealand and Australia has found overwhelming support for more research into psychedelic medicines for patients facing terminal illness, adding weight to growing…
The New Zealand Warriors have ended one of the most stubborn hoodoos in recent NRL history, blowing Melbourne Storm away 38-14 at AAMI Park on Saturday night to claim their…
New Zealand businesses are entering the second quarter of 2026 with a split personality. On one side, optimism about the economic outlook has surged to levels not seen in over…
New Zealand is set to deploy 50 Defence Force personnel to a United States military exercise centred on AI-assisted drone targeting, raising fresh questions about the extent of the country’s…
The Football Ferns are one win away from booking their place at the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil after a dominant 5-0 victory over Fiji in their Oceania…
A powerful subtropical system bearing down on New Zealand’s North Island has prompted multiple states of emergency, mass evacuations, and urgent warnings for residents to prepare now rather than wait.…
New Zealand generates 85 percent of its electricity from renewable sources, but declining gas reserves, growing demand from EVs and data centres, and the challenge of dry year risk mean…
Since the Marsden Point refinery closed in 2022, New Zealand imports 100 percent of its refined fuel. The 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis has exposed just how fragile that supply…
Department of Conservation staff working on Rakiura Stewart Island have faced a sustained campaign of threats, harassment and intimidation over the past year and a half, as tensions over the…
A coalition of seven organisations has launched a new advocacy group calling on the government to scrap its planned liquefied natural gas import terminal in Taranaki, arguing that renewable energy…
Talley’s is consulting with workers at its Westport fish processing plant about a potential closure, putting around 80 jobs at risk in one of New Zealand’s most economically vulnerable regions.…
Thirty years on from the moment that changed New Zealand rugby forever, the Hurricanes and Blues meet tonight at Hnry Stadium in Wellington in what shapes as one of the…
We invented the microscope and found an entire world below us. We never invented the reverse. What if there is a level of organisation above us that we cannot perceive,…
If a shark can sense electric fields we cannot detect, and dark matter makes up 27% of the universe yet remains invisible to every instrument we have, what else is…
A Māori PhD candidate and master carver has spoken out after his taonga — traditional shark tooth earrings — were temporarily seized by biosecurity officials at Auckland Airport, sparking a…
Soaring fuel costs have forced Air Chathams to announce major cuts to its North Island regional services from later this month, with the airline warning it can no longer cover…
Ryan Fox has made a difficult start to the 2026 Masters, carding a five-over-par 77 in the opening round at Augusta National as the New Zealand golfer battles to recover…
The numbers should concern any New Zealand business owner. Global investment in artificial intelligence hit $242 billion in the first quarter of 2026, up from $59.6 billion in the same…
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown have signed what the government is describing as New Zealand’s first city deal, a landmark agreement intended to reshape the relationship…
The Universe is not a machine. It is a living organism — born, growing, metabolising, reproducing, and destined eventually to die. And we are something living inside it.
A major government report released today has painted a grim picture of the state of New Zealand’s freshwater, finding that most waterways across the country have shown little improvement and…
The Reserve Bank has held the Official Cash Rate steady at 2.25%, resisting pressure to raise rates even as the Middle East conflict has pushed New Zealand inflation above its…
New Zealand has welcomed a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, with the government cautioning that significant economic damage will continue even as the immediate crisis eases. The…
New Zealand basketball has made history in the past 24 hours, with Charlisse Leger-Walker and Oscar Goodman both winning NCAA Division I national championships — the first time the country…
Codie Taylor marked his 150th appearance for the Crusaders in historic fashion on Saturday, scoring four tries as the team farewelled their Addington home ground with a dominant 69-26 victory…
Foreign Minister Winston Peters travels to Washington DC to meet US Secretary of State Marco Rubio as the Iran war disrupts global oil supplies and New Zealand faces a deepening…
Finance Minister Nicola Willis says it is very unlikely the government will proceed with a planned 12 cent per litre fuel tax increase in January 2027 as Kiwis already face…
MetService is tracking Tropical Cyclone Vaianu as it strengthens in the South Pacific with winds exceeding 150km/h, on a path that could bring it directly to the upper North Island…
Farm monitoring company Levno reports a 13.7 percent spike in suspicious overnight fuel withdrawals across nearly 7,000 tanks as diesel prices surge more than 87 percent.