The issue that Minister Costello is addressing is the language around women’s reproductive health, which has been weaponised to advance the visibility of a particular group, and not the health and ...

Mid-way through consultation on the future of Ashburton's water services, mayor Neil Brown is encouraged by the community getting involved in the conversation. It is - after all - one of "the biggest ...

The College of Midwives says Health New Zealand can keep saying "pregnant women" without excluding trans and non-binary people. Associate Health Minister Casey Costello has directed the agency to say ...

Consumer NZ chief executive Jon Duffy told Morning Report that under the Fair Trading Act, the maximum penalty that could be levied on businesses for green washing in New Zealand was $600,000.

Emergency services are at the scene of a serious single-vehicle crash on SH1, Leithfield, near the intersection with Mays Road. Police were called about 5.15pm. Emergency services are at the scene of ...

Last year, exports of goods to the US were worth just under $9 billion. That was 12.7 percent of all goods exported, the second highest. The US has become a much more significant destination for ...

Vietnam was New Zealand apple's second-largest market after China, last year earning $126m, followed by kiwifruit with $30m and cherries with $10m. Family-owned apple company Heartland Fruit of ...

Te Kōhaka o Tāne is owned by four Rūnanga; Hokonui (Gore), Te Rūnaka o Awarua (Bluff), Ōraka Aparima (Riverton) and Waihōpai Rūnaka (Invercargill). Based at a 5-hectare site that used to be managed ...

One person has died following the earlier crash this afternoon on SH7, near Culverden. Another person has sustained moderate injuries. The road remains closed, with diversions in place, while the ...

Wind gusts on the bridge may reach 75-85km/h from 7am on Wednesday 16 April, triggering an amber alert. Under an amber alert, speeds limits may be reduced and some lanes on the bridge may close.

The Government’s 2025 Greenhouse Gas Inventory reveals that, between 1990 and 2023, emissions from solid waste disposal fell by 14.2%, compared to a national increase in gross emissions of 13% over ...

Families already stretched by rising costs will struggle with the news food prices are going up again. “The weekly shop is a challenge for many families right now, and the rising price of staples like ...