News from Wellington City Council Wellington city councillors were briefed today on the draft Te Ngākau Civic Square Precinct ...

The Aged Care Association says Budget 2026 has missed a critical opportunity to stabilise aged residential care, warning that continued closures and mothballing of beds will place even greater ...

State Highway 1 was closed in both directions for more than six hours today after a serious crash on the Manakau North Rail Overbridge south of Levin. The crash involved a truck and two other ...

The future of Mt Victoria’s successful and innovative community centre the Mt Vic Hub is under threat and facing closure following a decision by the Wellington City Council’s Grants Committee ...

Almost three years since a slip closed a stretch of road off the highway through Porirua, the route is to reopen next month. The Porirua City Council was scheduled to reopen the intersection ...

A new report by the Transport Accident Investigation Commission says the grounding of the Interislander ferry Aratere followed a steering system upgrade project that did not fully identify and ...

The Taxpayers’ Union is sad to note the death of distinguished economist Professor Lew Evans ONZM. Professor Evans was a long-time friend and supporter of the Taxpayers’ Union and was widely ...

Report from RNZ by John Gerritzen The government’s Budget sparked angry scenes in Wellington overnight when students marched on Parliament. They were protesting aggainst the ...

The Government has committed up to $1.075 billion to KiwiRail’s planned network investments between 2027-2030, alongside $106.9 million to continue critical metropolitan rail infrastructure ...

News from Metro Water Tiaki Wai The five councils who are shareholders in Tiaki Wai today confirmed their commitment to transferring assets and debt and providing callable capital to the new water ...

Report from RNZ by Samantha Gee A former Interislander ferry has been granted permission to sail to India for scrapping, six ...

The debut feature from Auckland director Paloma Schneideman, (Aka musician PollyHill) Big Girls Don’t Cry is a tender coming-of-age portrait of girlhood, has been chosen for opening night of the NZ ...