The number of people making losses when they sell their homes is at the highest level since 2014, property data firm Cotality says, and Auckland sellers are being hit particularly hard. In three ...

The new Act amends the RMA to open up a consenting pathway for specified energy activities, which is intended to reduce costs for operators and unlock much-needed investment in renewable energy ...

A push by Ruapehu Mayor Weston Kirton to scrap a water services deal he says will add nearly $1000 a year to household bills has been voted down. Councillors at a meeting in Taumarunui on Wednesday ...

ACT New Zealand. When the wind doesnt blow and the sun doesnt shine, New Zealanders still expect to heat their homes, run factories, and keep the lights on. ACT ...

The Government’s second RMA Amendment Bill has passed into law, bringing in sweeping changes to many of the handbrakes on New Zealanders’ lives, helping to drive economic growth, and laying the ...

The 2022/23 pay equity settlement for NGO social workers was a landmark achievement. With an average 27% pay increase, it changed lives, enabling workers to support their families, save for retirement ...

Wild conifer trees are running rife in Southland with fears some areas could be overtaken in the next 30 years. The region is now at a “tipping point” as trees spread aggressively through high country ...

A low-cost floating reflector to enable space-based synthetic aperture radar to detect people lost at sea is being developed ...

“Wrong business, wrong place.” That was the catchcry of a roadside protest opposing an industrial park in a rural Western Bay of Plenty community yesterday morning. About 30 people gathered on the ...

Auckland Harbour Bridge road users should be aware that two of the middle northbound lanes will be closed for 6 hours this Sunday morning, 17 August, for filming.

GWI found Australias wellness economy is worth a healthy $194.4 billion (US$126.7 billion)*, and is one of the worlds fastest growing, booming at an annual rate of 7.5% from 2019-2023. Australia ...

A basic reading of the Free Trade Agreement would suggest that the Governments last-minute changes to the RMA, as well as its other efforts to weaken environmental law, directly contradict the clauses ...