Despite some great bedrooms and bathrooms, there are some serious inconsistencies in the scoring for Blockies this week.

If the development of New Plymouth’s cool stores doesn’t go ahead, the site risks remaining ‘derelict’ and ‘a blot on the city’s landscape’, an independent commissioner has warned.

The health sector is finally breaking up with the 80s technology, with Andrew Little announcing a shift to e-prescriptions by the end of the year.

Vodafone has about 70,000 customers on 3G network that will be turned off in 2024 .

Offshore wind energy developers in Taranaki will share data about wind speed, direction and consistency gathered off the coast of Taranaki.

The Defence Force says the soldier was on leave without pay, and not on active duty, at the time of their death.

The same day serious allegations about their behaviour surfaced at the Royal Commission of Inquiry, Oranga Tamariki acted to remove staff member from child-facing role.

The damaging ball runner will not be making a return to the Hurricanes or Turbos.

The findings from an investigation into a patient’s death at Middlemore Hospital’s ED in June highlight the extreme pressures it had been operating under.

“It almost felt like it was becoming personal,” mountain manager says about the rain at Rainbow this winter.

It will be a few weeks until Nelson farmers know the true extent of damage to their farms but a big cleanup has already started.

A quest for theatrical uplift, honestly achieved, finds expression in a musical written by Southlanders, 18 Eden Avenue, which premieres at Invercargill Repertory, August 31 - September 3

Property investor Graeme Fowler says that when he is looking for a new tenant, he will normally ask 5% less than the market rent to get someone in quickly. And lately, rents have not been rising quickly.

REVIEW: Despite obvious Toy Story similarities, this has enough of its own unique style, chutzpah to deliver a truly immersive, emotional experience.

Luxon told reporters to “read between the lines” in Parliament on Wednesday, saying he and Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki had little in common.

A flurry of profit results lifted the market in one of the busiest days of the corporate reporting season.

Next week looms as the test of the season for Palmerston North Boys’ High as they compete in the secondary schools national tournament at Napier.

Climate-concerned students sued Minister Megan Woods after she allowed two companies to search for new fossil fuels in Taranaki.

Events at the 10-day festival involve skiing, comedy, karaoke and drag shows - but no sex - the organiser says.

An 18-year-old has been arrested in Invercargill in connection to multiple burglaries, including a ramraid, in the city.