Heretaunga College students learn about Upper Hutt’s history as a manufacturing hub. (Photo credit: Heretaunga College).

Lower home values and easing interest rates are creating a rare opportunity for first-home buyers to enter the New Zealand ...

Close to 100 Mt Victoria residents packed the Tararua Tramping Club Hall last night at a public meeting to demand that the Wellington City Council publicly notify the resource consent application ...

Report from LDR by Emily Ireland The Masterton District Council has drafted a letter of support for the Remutaka Hill road to ...

Police are investigating a Wellington man over “multiple complaints” of assault, which RNZ understands relate to sex crimes. Two women – who did not want to be named – ...

A woman’s Facebook messages led to the murder of a Wellington man, a jury has been told. The 40-year-old woman – whose name is suppressed – has pleaded not guilty in a trial at ...

Longstanding community advocate and respected governance professional Prabha Ravi has announced she will stand as an independent candidate for Mayor of Lower Hutt in the 2025 local elections.

Kāpiti Deputy Mayor Lawrence Kirby will seek re-election as a Districtwide Councillor in the local body elections, standing for consistent, practical leadership and experienced governance. Kirby, ...

This season’s ultimate off-road motorcycling competition could be the toughest yet, with so many different riders featuring ...

Former Labour Party leader Andrew Little is a high profile entrant in the battle for Wellington’s mayoralty. RNZ’s Nick James looks at the other contenders. Karl Tiefenbacher ...

The countdown is on for the Hospitality New Zealand Conference and Trade Show, #HNZ25, with a stellar line-up of speakers and events confirmed for New Zealand’s largest hospitality and ...

So much to read. Here are a few of the topics that have impressed me in recent weeks. Newtown will never look the same after the perceptive and sympathetic analysis by Hanna McCallum – The ...