Iran has ruled out Oman's proposal for regional joint management of the Strait of Hormuz, a senior Iranian official said, ...

A major change to how leave is calculated in workplaces has become law. The Employment Leave Bill passed its third and final ...

An updated Dog Control Act should be in place by next year, Local Government Minister Simon Watts says. On Wednesday he ...

The European Union's response to wildfires needs more funding, greater focus on forest management and enhanced education ...

A climber whose companion plummeted 200m down Mt Aspiring clambered up difficult alpine terrain in the bitter cold for three ...

A Southland seafood company has been fined $39,000 for illegally moving thousands of oysters and mussels, putting the Bluff ...

Legal advice about controversial councillor Benedict Ong's behaviour has cost the Dunedin City Council almost $10,000. That ...

Predator Free Dunedin will receive $3.9 million over the next three years to advance its predator elmination programme, ...

Immigration New Zealand is facing an independent financial audit after revelations that its bungled technology upgrade cost ...

The native bird found to be infected with the deadly H5 bird flu in Wairarapa was actually the country’s first case of the ...

The government has decided not to ban the public sale of fireworks, outraging the SPCA and prompting one coalition partner to ...

Local government reform is creating some anxiety as the Hurunui District Council sets up its new water services entity. Some ...