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All political parties in Parliament have supported a law improving regulation of body corporates, with hopes it will improve access to apartment living.

The government has been warned that planning law changes may erode Auckland Council's already limited ability to control helicopter flights.

The scheme, designed by the government, Business New Zealand, the Council of Trade Unions, would pay workers who had lost their job up to 80 percent of their wages for up to seven months.

The Reserve Bank says a larger housing correction could be on the cards, as house prices remain above sustainable levels.

Pacific Islands Forum tells UN about critical role of the Convention of the Law of the Sea, US inviting Pacific leaders to Washington, Vanuatu union demands teachers be reinstated

Te Tohu o Matariki - the new logo for Matariki - has been unveiled as the historic first matauranga Māori public holiday is soon to be observed.

The US Supreme Court could be about to overturn the nationwide legal right to abortion, according to a leaked draft opinion that has stunned the country.

Health and climate change will be key spending areas, and there would be a new rule requiring governments to try to maintain a small surplus, the Finance Minister said.

It is unacceptable the government has pushed ahead with its three waters reforms before checking if the numbers stack up on debt financing, opposition parties say.

The Overseas Investment Office has approved the sale of another six farms for conversion to forestry under the special forestry test.

New Zealand cannot afford to put back everything that will be damaged by rising sea levels, the Climate Change Commissioner says, as new data shows an earlier risk of inundation than expected. Audio

Residents living near Nelson Airport are being asked to have their say on a proposed runway extension and future noise increases.

Wellington commuters will soon be able to use one smart card for all their train and bus trips.

The future of money is more certain with strong public support for cold, hard cash.

The Associate Health Minister has asked officials to draft a plan on how the government should respond if a variant arrives that is more transmissable or severe than Omicron. Audio