A Waikato cohousing project will no longer go ahead due to difficulties securing land and a lack of access to capital.

Name suppression for the three people charged in connection to the Labour Party political donations case has been argued ahead of the trial.

About 11,000 Auckland homes had lost power on Monday, but while it had been restored to most of these, the struggle continued in wild weather for many in the Far North.

A group of students says Energy Minister Megan Woods failed Māori and future generations.

Broker says business has "never been so quiet" as banks tempt borrowers with cashbacks, not interest rate deals.

The Hamilton woman won $57,000 in a civil case against her neighbour, the Hamilton Cosmopolitan Club, but it is contending the judge got it wrong.

Auckland Central MP rules herself out of leadership contest with Green MP James Shaw after the co-leader's tenure was put in doubt by a party membership vote.

MetService is predicting 50 to 80 millimetres of rain to fall in Christchurch from midnight Monday until 6pm Tuesday.

Some principals are wary of becoming the “mask police”, but compliance has been good since those in year 4 and up were asked to cover their mouths.

A year after the Law Society introduced new rules to tackle bullying in the profession, concerns from a staffer have sparked a review of the organisation's culture.

A man has been captured by a police helicopter, allegedly preparing to siphon diesel from a construction site in Auckland.

The new road has faced obstacles along the way, but is still on track for completion by 2024.

The Canterbury regional health authority fears as many as half of Covid-19 cases could be going unreported based on new wastewater data.

Libby McKay, 27, died in Christchurch Hospital five days after apparently falling from a ute in 2013.

To Ernesto Ovalle, fixing broken pounamu pieces is a privilege, whether it's a taonga that's been passed down through generations, or a gift from a friend.

OPINION: The Green School debacle of 2020 caught James Shaw between two quite different strains of Green politics.

A “freak accident” playing in the surf with his young son while on a family holiday may have saved Sean Rush's life.

They might not be the flashiest rugby team on the field, but an east Christchurch primary school rugby team showed they had heart when a Crusaders icon came calling.

Outspoken Southland District councillor Don Byars has joined the mayoralty race.

Walter Pease was nervous when a letter from the district council arrived in his letterbox – he thought he was in trouble. Instead he's been recognised for his community work.