A 400 percent increase in the fine was introduced by central government in October 2024, taking it from $150 to $750. That's meant thousands of extra dollars flowing into council coffers in spite of ...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber I wrapped up its confirmation of charges hearing on February 27, 2026, in the case of the alleged crime against humanity of murder by former ...

Ngāti Mutunga has opened five new houses in Urenui to help whānau get into home ownership and grow their family connections on tribal ground. Tenants will be uri of Ngāti Mutunga - descendants ...

The High Court has reaffirmed that Ruapuke Island Group whānau remained entitled to Customary Marine Title over the waters surrounding the area in Te Ara a Kiwa/Foveaux Strait, following a rehearing ...

This year marks the 51st Year Anniversary of the Split Enz’s debut album Mental Notes. That album, along with the band’s ...

Re-Source is a Hawke's Bay charity dedicated to connecting surplus items with community needs, diverting tons of waste from landfill and furnishing homes for local families in the process. Organisers ...

New listings surged 7.8% year-on-year in February to 12,252, the highest level for February since 2013, while total housing stock rose by just 1.8%. The slower growth in overall stock compared to new ...

Today, the United States signed bilateral health cooperation Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with the Republic of Guatemala, the Republic of Guinea, and the Republic of El Salvador, advancing the ...

President Trump issued an Executive Order to Protect U.S. Nationals from Wrongful Detention Abroad last fall and Congress subsequently enacted the Countering Wrongful Detention Act of 2025, ...

Ahead of World Wildlife Day, marked annually on 3 March, we’re delving into why medicinal plants matter. Plants are critical for ecosystems to economies, said Danna J. Leaman, the outgoing co-chair of ...

A Solomon Islands academic says the US and Israel bombing of Iran is "deeply alarming" and the Pacific region does not need "more global instability".

A weak labour market has meant that many people have had small pay rises - or none at all - over the past year. Seventy percent of workers received a pay rise of less than the rate of inflation last ...