The Antarctic ozone hole hit 27.4 million sq km in September 2026, its largest in 20 years. Otago scientists predicted it in ...

Santana Minerals offers another $10 million for Central Otago lizards as the fast-track decision on its Bendigo-Ophir gold mine moves to 20 January 2027.

New Zealand First will campaign on cutting company tax from 28% to 20% for firms with turnover under $30 million, at a cost of about $1 billion a year.

TAIC finds missed fatigue cracks caused the 2024 Air New Zealand ATR engine fire at Wellington, and the evacuation took 2 minutes 51 seconds against a 90-second benchmark.

The Reserve Bank has ordered TSB to get a Deloitte report on its capital and liquidity ratio errors, days before Heartland shareholders vote on the $620m takeover.

Chief Ombudsman John Allen will formally investigate claims Ministry of Education staff kept dealings with Erica Stanford's ...

The Government has paused New Zealand council merger decisions until early 2027, after councils spent an estimated $9.1 ...

Two-time Olympic champion Sarah Hirini re-signs with the Black Ferns Sevens to 2028, four months after the birth of her son Masaru, with a fourth Olympics in sight.

The All Whites drew 2-2 with Palestine in Chongqing in their first match since the World Cup, with three debutants and Darren Bazeley frustrated at two lost leads.

Bathurst Resources' fast-track bid to mine coal on the Stockton and Denniston plateaux was returned as incomplete over lizard protection and reserve consent, with 390 West Coast jobs tied to the mine.

Fonterra's FY26 profit rose 142% to $2.6 billion on the Mainland sale. Farmers get a final $9.69 milk price and a 73c dividend, and $1 billion goes to South Island protein plants.

A large fireball lit up the sky over Taranaki just before 11pm on Wednesday, and the volunteer network that tracks these events says the rock probably came down in the sea off the Waikato coast, ...