A couple who falsely used the identities of two Māori to make it look like it was them delivering a politically charged message are fighting to keep their names secret.

With a congestion charge likely on the way for Auckland, views on paying potentially as much as as $7 a day to arrive and leave the city during peak hours are varied.

A decision from the Employment Court that's being called "mind-blowing" is likely to have significant ramifications for the community on the South Island's West Coast.

The new Waikato Regional Council chair says Russ Rimmington lost the trust and confidence of his councillors. Meanwhile, Rimmington is denying he's racist after comments he made.

A local council is being urged to get on with building the new Southland Museum and Art Gallery.

Jacinda Ardern is expected tomorrow to bring forward the October border date. But future residents are being warned they may face a longer wait to settle permanently.

With 9173 new cases today, Aotearoa has recorded more than 1 million cases of Covid-19 since the pandemic began, the Ministry of Health says.

The seafood industry is calling on Fisheries New Zealand to implement a better strategy for using cameras on vessels.

Bram van der Kolk and Mathias Ortmann have done a deal which will see them face charges in New Zealand.

A dead adult Hector's dolphin was discovered at a Southland bay over the weekend.

Big changes will have to be made to future art deco festivals in Hawke's Bay, after two disruptive years due to Covid-19.

A Wellington family have been waiting three months to get back into their home after fire gutted the house next door.

Two people have been flown to hospital following a jet boat crash near Queenstown.

Hastings is getting a makeover - the city known as birthplace of the Mongrel Mob is repositioning itself as an arts and culture mecca.

A wallaby sighting in Te Tai Tokerau is now a suspected case of mistaken identity.

A union says nurses are deeply frustrated as a four-year fight for a gender pay equity agreement stalls again.

House prices continue to decline, with the largest falls in areas that experienced the strongest growth in recent years, Quotable Value's figures show.

The most visible political wannabe in New Plymouth is keeping ratepayers guessing about whether he'll actually stand for mayor or not.