Christchurch Mayor Phil Mauger is backing calls for the government to cap rates rises. Cabinet will consider options to control rate rises, including capping, later this year. Finance Minister Nicola ...

Eighty jobs have been earmarked at the Pt Chevalier New World and another 100 jobs were available through 14 Foodstuffs North Island stores via a "jobs expo" the company had organised. If the affected ...

Lachie Jones’ father says having a pair of North Island detectives leading the new police inquiry into his son’s death is "a step in the ...

The Hokonui Culture Feast has been named a finalist in the 2025 New Zealand Event Association (NZEA) Awards. The Culture Feast is a finalist in ...

A Gore-born farmer, lobbyist and ex-politician was surprised to win an award recently after only putting forward a nomination in the hope it ...

Three cases of measles have been confirmed in the Wairarapa region, Health New Zealand says. Dr Annette Nesdale, the Medical Officer of Health ...

House values in Gore have experienced a significant increase over the past year, as the agriculture sector continues to build in confidence. In Gore, average values increased 8.8% over the past three ...

Southland district mayor Rob Scott says he is “stoked” the Local Government Commission is investigating his audacious proposal to combine Southland’s four councils. In August last year Scott went ...

Kiri Allan was verbally abusive and "physically inactive and physically resistant" when the then-Justice Minister was arrested after crashing into a parked car two years ago. Documents released under ...

Investigations are continuing after a woman was hit by a car in central Dunedin yesterday morning, resulting in both her and the driver being ...

Homeowners whose houses are flooded or damaged by weather events should not expect buy-outs in the future, a panel of experts has recommended to the government. It has also recommended that ...

How do they even find out? In the age of social media, it doesn't matter how small or remote your business is. YFC's logo, prominent on Instagram and other social media, was eventually spotted, and ...