A visiting urbanist from California is sharing a cautionary tale from his home state, and urging New Zealand to actually follow through with its plans to build more houses in central areas.

With fresh air in its lungs, the economy is picking up,' said Nicola Willis at today's Hyefu update, as the return to surplus slipped even further away.

Australia’s legislation places the responsibility and any punishment on social media platforms, rather than users or families. “There will be no penalties for under-16s who access an age-restricted ...

As 2025 draws to a close, we asked our pantheon of politics watchers to describe the world this year as succinctly as possible.

Jim Grenon suggested to controversial evangelist Julian Batchelor that he should sue TVNZ, according to evidence given in court.

Today’s decision voids a landslide victory for a team of political newcomers and triggers a by-election. A court has voided the Papatoetoe local board election after finding its results were likely ...

The shooting has renewed scrutiny of firearms laws, intelligence failures and how both Australia and NZ protect their crowded public spaces.

“Number two: according to the Australian government, it isn’t a ban.” Under the new law, nobody under 16 is allowed to create or retain an account on any of the following platforms: YouTube, TikTok, ...

We are currently experiencing La Niña conditions, which cause more rain at the top of the North Island and less rain in the ...

From the modern horrors of Adolescence to the campy twists of The Celebrity Traitors UK, here’s everything we loved on TV in 2025. It’s been another pretty weird year for television. Our local content ...

When the minister for digitising government has given you an early Christmas present, it would be rude not to open it.

Surgery is looking like it will be around $40,000, so that's where most of it is going for the next few years.' ...