4+ hour, 10+ min ago   (864+ words) Wellington City Council has apologised for spending over $600,000 on a website to draw visitors to the newly reopened City Library. An independent review found shortcomings in the oversight, procurement process and the value for money offered by the site. Chief…...

5+ hour, 52+ min ago   (1155+ words) The family of a Christchurch woman who was murdered by a patient who absconded from a psychiatric hospital has asked why it took their mother's death for changes to be made at Hillmorton. Laisa Waka Tunidau was stabbed to death…...

9+ hour ago   (302+ words) The Green Party will put an extra $200 million into te reo Māori initiatives, if elected. The party announced its policy on the first day of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori. It would spend an extra $30 million each year on…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (203+ words) There's been great anticipation in Auckland with the long-awaited City Rail Link opening to the public on Sunday Morning. The CRL, which took over a decade to complete and faced massive cost blowouts, is New Zealand’s biggest infrastructure project and…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1270+ words) NZ Warriors may be ruing the decision to repeatedly kick for goal, after squandering a golden NRL playoffs opportunity against the Dolphins. After falling just short of the minor premiership, but still securing post-season home advantage, the Warriors seemed poised…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (688+ words) Rotorua will host the 2026 Oceania Rugby 7s Cup tournament next month. Oceania Rugby and New Zealand Rugby have partnered with the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union to host the event, which will be the only international rugby sevens tournament in New…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (306+ words) Super Rugby Pacific's Super Round will return to Christchurch for the second year running in 2027. The Super Round - in which all ten teams in the competition play at the same venue over three days - was a big success at the…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (87+ words) RNZ Auckland Airport evacuation to cause delays to some flights Auckland Airport's domestic terminal was evacuated this morning after a fire alarm sounded and the sprinklers went off. A Fire and Emergency shift manager earlier told RNZ that there were…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (64+ words) RNZ Auckland Airport terminal evacuated following smell of electrical burning Fire and Emergency says it is responding to an alarm activation at Auckland Airport. Auckland Airport said the domestic terminal has been evacuated. A FENZ shift manager says there are…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (559+ words) Warriors back Adam Pompey was grateful for his coach's support when the keyboard warriors turned against him this season, but his days at the Auckland NRL club could be numbered. Pompey has been named on the interchange for Saturday's qualifying…...