The issue that Minister Costello is addressing is the language around women’s reproductive health, which has been weaponised to advance the visibility of a particular group, and not the health and ...

Mid-way through consultation on the future of Ashburton's water services, mayor Neil Brown is encouraged by the community getting involved in the conversation. It is - after all - one of "the biggest ...

Some Aucklanders may be eligible to more than one vote in the upcoming local elections in October. The local election is where residents choose who its mayor, ward councillors and local board members ...

The first rape threat came just days after a Hawke's Bay woman announced she was standing for a seat at a council table. The ever-increasing social media abuse has also been aimed at elected members' ...

The College of Midwives says Health New Zealand can keep saying "pregnant women" without excluding trans and non-binary people. Associate Health Minister Casey Costello has directed the agency to say ...

A kōhanga reo in Rotorua has been forced to close indefinitely after a robbery at the weekend stripped it of basic operating essentials. Jacqueline Nukunuku, a kaiako at Tārewa Pounamu Kōhanga Reo, ...

Game-breaking All Blacks winger Mark Tele'a has taken up a Japanese club contract, potentially bringing his exciting test career to a close. The 28-year-old revealed his move in a social media post, ...

Consumer NZ chief executive Jon Duffy told Morning Report that under the Fair Trading Act, the maximum penalty that could be levied on businesses for green washing in New Zealand was $600,000.

Emergency services are at the scene of a serious single-vehicle crash on SH1, Leithfield, near the intersection with Mays Road. Police were called about 5.15pm. Emergency services are at the scene of ...

Last year, exports of goods to the US were worth just under $9 billion. That was 12.7 percent of all goods exported, the second highest. The US has become a much more significant destination for ...

Vietnam was New Zealand apple's second-largest market after China, last year earning $126m, followed by kiwifruit with $30m and cherries with $10m. Family-owned apple company Heartland Fruit of ...

The government's new "golden visa" for investors has received 44 applications since it came into effect on 1 April - with about half of the applications coming from existing applicants transitioning ...