New Zealand takes four women to the first World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest from 11 to 13 September, with two of the eight pole vaulters Kiwis and Hamish Kerr absent.

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.

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

Tauranga City Council is adding a lane, limit lines and fresh markings at the Judea roundabout after 32 reported crashes since 2020, but a resident whose fence has been hit four times is sceptical.

The official cash rate rose to 2.75 percent on 2 September. Floating mortgage rates went up the full 25 basis points within a day while some savings accounts moved five.

Port of Tauranga has won fast track approval for the Stella Passage development, extending its wharves by 700 metres and lifting container capacity to about 2 million TEUs a year.

Scott McLaughlin won the 2026 IndyCar season finale at Laguna Seca from pole, his first win since 2024, as Scott Dixon ended 25 years with Chip Ganassi Racing.

Health New Zealand says elective surgery is being deferred as winter illness keeps patient numbers above historic levels for another three to four weeks.

The Government has approved the first two Gas Security Fund investments, lending Todd Energy up to $23.5 million for two Taranaki gas projects expected to add about four petajoules a year.

Median pay rose 2.8 percent in the year to June while prices rose 4.1 percent, and Stats NZ data shows why the squeeze fell unevenly across households.

A shed blew over at Ahipara and a vehicle was caught in floodwater near Murchison overnight as a large trough carried heavy rain and gales onto the North Island.

Imogen Ayris placed fifth on her Diamond League final debut in Brussels, with Zoe Hobbs and Tom Walsh both sixth, as three New Zealanders ended their seasons.