More than half a billion dollars is earmarked for a scheme to help low-income households scrap “dirty” vehicles for electric alternatives.

BusinessNZ chief executive Kirk Hope has defended an altered document that Minister Michael Wood has called part of an “active misinformation campaign”.

A boy with a brain tumour was failed by his district health board, the health and disability commissioner says.

Sports Minister Grant Robertson: "The report’s findings lay bare the need for meaningful change, and I am determined that we will see that."

In January 2020, the average house in Christchurch was worth just over $510,000. Two years on, it has jumped more than 50% to hit a new record of $800,000.

Offenders fled empty-handed after using a stolen digger to smash into a Lower Hutt BP in the early hours of Monday.

“It is definitely against the spirit of the game and unpleasant to see young players treated in this manner,” NZ Football says.

Sprawling plan features few bans, lots of targets, and a scheme to get poorer families into EVs.

Bike Auckland chairperson Tony Mitchell says people won't cycle within cities if it's not safe to do so.

The couple's charges relate to the final, violent day of the Wellington Parliament grounds occupation.

Williams, 63, drowned on a river in northern Hawke's Bay on Sunday.

Experts say the plan won’t be enough to get Christchurch commuters out of their cars, with tantalising parking options offering too much carrot and not enough stick.

The Government baulked at setting an end date for gas hook-ups but people should weigh up their own risks, says climate chair.

Taranaki climate advocate says plan too focussed on business, not enough on people.

Chris Mansfield was edited out of the reality show after an outstanding domestic violence charge in the United States came to light.

It's not immediately clear how the pair became stranded.

There was even more cash to help lower-income families buy an EV. But the Government also backed down on a proposal to end fossil gas in new homes.

Subsidies for “clean” transport, a cornerstone of the Government’s new $2.9 billion Emissions Reduction Plan, could increase the price of electric vehicles and deter Southlanders from making the switch, an Invercargill car sales company directo...

A kauri planted in the grounds of Government House has marked both the launch of a nationwide planting project and the Queen's 70th jubilee.

One Auckland station was closed on Monday because of a lack of firefighters, the union says, while five other stations were short-crewed.