New powers will enable police to require people to leave a public area for up to 24 hours. In an amendment to the Summary Offences Act, the 'move-on' orders can be applied to anyone over the age of 14 ...

The Dog Control Act is under scrutiny following three serious dog attacks last week. Organisations such as Auckland Council and the SPCA separately called for a review of the Act after a woman was ...

Voting closes at midnight for the Entomological Society’s Bug of the Year 2026. Here are some of the 21 bugs vying for your vote. Professor of Evolutionary Biology Mary Morgan-Richards says in the icy ...

Recreational and commercial kōura fishing could be banned on Northland’s east coast to help prevent kelp forests turning into sea urchin barrens. Rock lobsters (better known as kōura and crayfish) are ...

Two Bills to replace the Resource Management Act are being introduced to Parliament today by the Government. The Planning Bill is to “enable development and regulate land use”, while the Natural ...

“Australia’s under-16 social media ban is being introduced within a much more developed regulatory system than we have in Aotearoa New Zealand. The ban applies to major platforms like TikTok, Snapchat ...

From mid-December, police will begin testing drivers for THC (cannabis), meth, MDMA (ecstasy) and cocaine. Drivers who test positive will be banned from driving for 12 hours and will need to submit a ...

Among several changes announced last night, the Government says the Climate Change Commission won’t be required to advise on emissions reduction plans. The Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) will also be ...

The Government has laid out its long-term approach to prepare New Zealand for the changing climate ahead. The just-released National Adaptation Framework aims to ensure people know what climate change ...

The Government will consolidate decision-making for New Zealand’s science research funding as part of its new science system strategy. Research Funding New Zealand will be a new independent board that ...

The government will shrink its 2050 methane emissions targets to a lower range of reduction than what’s currently legislated, and it will not pursue a tax on agricultural methane emissions. New ...

Tens of thousands of rural New Zealanders could be drinking water with harmful nitrate levels, researchers say. The first-ever national rural drinking water survey found 5% of the private bore samples ...