NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) has welcomed a fine against KiwiRail after a serious safety breach in 2023. The KiwiRail-operated Hamilton to Auckland Te Huia commuter service failed to obey a ...

Kiwi clothing and outdoor brand Kathmandu has been the target of an online imposter shop and it says the scams are getting more frequent. Kathmandu owner KMD Brands told the Herald customers had been ...

Residents are challenging the district council on its lack of consultation after it removed stairs and created a barricade to a Wainui Beach accessway. Wainui locals described the move as “upsetting” ...

Former ACT Party President Tim Jago will argue he suffered a miscarriage of justice in the Court of Appeal in June. Jago was found guilty of sexually abusing two teenage boys he knew through a sports ...

Kiwibank and ANZ have dropped their home loan and term-deposit rates in the wake of the Reserve Bank’s Official Cash Rate cut. Kiwibank today announced its six-month fixed special rate home loan rate ...

The Regional Development Minister is taking MPs, experts and officials, business leaders, and the Rātana Band to the Chatham Islands. Shane Jones will be leading the delegation on Wednesday for a ...

There is a 10% chance of Auckland suffering a volcanic eruption in the next 50 years and it could cost as much as $65 billion in building damage alone. The disaster scenario is one of several listed ...

There’s one less local option for chocolate fans this Easter, with Whittaker’s chocolate kiwis off the shelves. The company has blamed a global cocoa shortage and limited production capabilities.

Up to 5500 senior doctors will go on strike next month over pay rates and workforce shortages. Members of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS) voted today to walk off the job for 24 ...

A range of positions are being advertised by Auckland Council, with the potential to earn from $31,000 to $300,000-plus a year. But there’s a catch. Applicants will need to be elected to the jobs at ...

A Far North man says the theft of his prosthetic leg from his letterbox has left him grappling with pain. Russell Blank, from Whangaroa, assumed there had been a delay when his prosthetic leg failed ...

High-class pacer Chase A Dream is not only back but now Queensland-bound. Harness racing’s big improver of the last month, winning the Flying Mile at Cambridge before chasing Leap To Fame home in the ...