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It's the first day of summer and according to NIWA, the El Niño weather cycle looks set to bring warm weather and high winds for the rest of the season.

The Papua New Guinea Minister for Bougainville Affairs is misleading MPs, Bougainville's lead negotiator on the independence question says.

Former national 400m champion, Camryn Smart makes returns from injury and is tracking to follow the footsteps of Olympic mum, Toni Hodgkinson.

A Wellington City councillor says mayor Tory Whanau isn't able to give "the 150 percent that's needed" to lead the capital. Audio

Covid-19 cases have dropped since last week but more people have died from the virus, including a child aged under 10.

Wealthy nations at COP28 have adopted a new fund to help poor nations handle climate-related disasters.

Opinion - Winston Peters had only just been sworn in as deputy prime minister when his long-standing antipathy to the news media emerged in the form of a serious accusation, Peter Thompson writes.

A Gisborne district councillor has apologised to the mayor after criticising the council's approach to risk.

What would happen if only voters - not unions or businesses - could donate to political parties? A plan to do exactly that exists, if the government wants to try it.

A Māori data programme in Manawatū is celebrating the graduation of its first data apprentices.

ANZ's latest consumer survey shows the number reporting they were now better off financially rose slightly, but so did the number expecting the economy to be worse off in a year's time.

New Zealand's deer industry is waiting on more details from officials in China about the future of sending frozen velvet there.

A rat plague has come to the beech forest near Makarora, and conservationists are worried for the little population of mohua who call this area home. Audio

Local media company MediaWorks is being eyed by an Australian private equity firm, according to a newspaper report.

The second day of Te Matatini brought another 15 groups, including Wairoa's kapa Mātangirau - who journeyed through mud, break-downs and broken roads.

Thousands attend the fifth NZ Sikh Games and the first NZ Kabaddi World Cup that took place simultaneously in South Auckland the past weekend.

一名市议员呼吁奥克兰居民表达不满，称政客无权强迫居民改变生活习惯；市议会目前严重赤字，地税可能进一步上涨。