Auckland councillors will debate a move to ban private use of helicopters in residential areas. Victor Waters explains.

Daniel Walker says the hospital's long wait times, understaffing and ageing infrastructure have been obvious for years.

Police say commuters heading to Wellington City on Thursday morning will be impacted by a serious crash in Petone.

The International Seabed Authority Council has launched an inquiry into "non-compliance" by deep sea mining front-runner The ...

One person has died in a house fire in New Plymouth on Wednesday night. Reporter Mary Argue spoke to Corin Dann.

Banks and other lending groups are being more accommodating in their approach to borrowers in deep financial trouble.

National median rents in the three months to May dropped 0.3 percent from the year before - the first fall in 16 years.

The government has directed Sport NZ to scrap its guidelines for how to make community sport more inclusive for transgender people. Sports Minister Mark Mitchell spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

A new government report says homelessness is rising faster than New Zealand's population is growing. Associate Minister of Housing Tama Potaka spoke to Corin Dann.

The European Union is heading towards a trade deal with Washington that would result in a broad 15 percent tariff on EU goods ...