The second complainant to testify against a Wellington man accused of rape says she was assaulted while another man was in the bed.

New Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is being cagey about the specific hours he will commit to the job of leading the Super City and says "it's nobody's business".

A proposed new "simplified" system for skilled migrant visas - with no cap on numbers - will make it fairer and more transparent, the Immigration Minister says.

The government is putting $25 million towards seismic strengthening for the Canterbury Museum's $205 million redevelopment.

Wellington trains will be replaced by buses between 9am and 3pm on Thursday.

Police say a person has been charged with arson in relation to rural fires that broke out in South Wairarapa yesterday.

Japan has flung open its doors to international visitors after almost three years of pandemic isolation.

It found employers have prejudice against Pacific names, an undervaluing of qualifications held by Pasifika people, and a lack of pay transparency.

The Commerce Commission wants to make it easier for consumers to compare mobile and broadband services.

Prized jerseys donated by the Warriors' number one fan have been stolen in a ram raid at Mt Smart Stadium overnight.

Police have released further footage of the man who attempted to kidnap a woman in Christchurch earlier this month.

The country's electricity regulator has laid out proposals to aid investment in renewable generation and to promote competition in the wholesale electricity market.

Toxic mould has been discovered behind the cladding of a council-owned building in Queenstown.

Former TVNZ Breakfast host Kamahl Santamaria has spoken for the first time since harassment claims were made against him by a female employee and said he "should have done better".

They bring the total of confirmed cases in the current outbreak in New Zealand to 20, including both active and recovered.

The government is working with a surveillance firm formed by ex-Israeli spies to help meet its "legislative responsibilities" in a specific, but undisclosed area.

The Transport Minister says it is "totally unacceptable" for protesters to disrupt Wellington commuters and the transport network.

Neighbours of Alexander Abramov's luxury lodge are concerned sanctions imposed on the Russian oligarch will be the demise of his business.