The head of the Pharmacy Guild says community pharmacies are shutting down thanks to the influx of Australian-owned discount chains. Chief executive Andrew Gaudin warns in...
Former Auckland mayor Christine Fletcher is calling for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the underlying infrastructure issues revealed by the floods. Deputy mayor Desley Simpson...
Separatist fighters in Indonesia’s Papua region have taken a New Zealand pilot hostage after setting a small commercial plane alight when it landed in a remote...
An animal welfare inspector will be visiting the Waikato farm where 50,000 chickens died in a fire on Monday, the Ministry for Primary Industries says. Two of the...
Auckland motorists are being urged to prepare for packed roads and slow-moving traffic today as forecasters warn the flood-ravaged city could be hit by another fierce...
Auckland Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson has told an emergency briefing the council’s budget for 2023 will be affected by the massive flooding. She said the council...
There have been 8882 community cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand over the past week, and 26 further deaths. The numbers, released by the Ministry...
NZ Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese are holding a joint media conference outside Parliament House in Canberra. The two leaders met...
A reporter said six police cars and one fire truck were at the scene and he could hear young people “yelling out to each other from...
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has described this morning’s Waitangi dawn service as moving and says he welcomes the shift away from a focus on politics. Hundreds...