National would redistribute the International Visitor Levy to councils from July 2027, giving them about $385 million over four years instead of a bed tax.

Tātaki Auckland Unlimited leads a $975,490 campaign for United States and Canada visitors in the government's new $5 million Regional Tourism Boost round.

The All Blacks play South Africa in Baltimore on Sunday morning New Zealand time with the Springboks leading two tests to one, a long injury list and no captain named.

The Government will not change pork labelling rules, three years after a select committee found fine print on bacon packets could mislead shoppers about where the pig was raised.

Auckland Transport has found scam QR code stickers on city centre parking meters, the third New Zealand city hit after Christchurch and Wellington.

Coroner Amelia Steel wants the Wolach 919 tankless diving device banned from importation after Lower Hutt painter Shengwei Cao drowned off Mana Island.

Commerce Minister Cameron Brewer has declined provisional duties on aluminium extrusion imports while a rare safeguard investigation runs, with the report due this month.

Auckland will host the 2028 PSA Squash World Championships in February, four months before squash debuts at the Los Angeles Olympics and inside the Olympic ranking window.

Chris Hipkins says Labour has costed its fuel tax freeze but will not release the figure until the 29 September pre-election update. Here is what both sides claim.

More than 80 South Island athletes with physical disabilities will compete in the third Halberg Games South at Ngā Puna Wai and Rangi Ruru on 3 and 4 October 2026.

NZ Post closes the staffed Sockburn counter in western Christchurch on 10 November. More than 1500 people have signed a petition, and the deed behind the store network requires community consultation ...

New Zealand's average asking rent hit $637 a week in August, up 1.5 percent, but rents fell in five regions and official rent inflation slowed to 0.5 percent.