Ulva Island, just off the coast of Stewart Island/Rakiura was declared pest-free in 1996, but recent incursions have prompted conservation workers to up their game.
Muslims in India have described feeling alienated as a result of rising Hindu nationalism, and official policies that they say discriminate against them.
About 175 back office staff are set to lose their jobs and another 200 vacant positions could be disestablished to help fund 500 new front line officers.
The company told Breakfast the global interactive display is an "art piece that invites us to unite" and it hopes to install one on every continent.
Julie and Rodney Cotton had been trying for about a year to find a dentist for the town. Now, he's open for business.
Walsh is aiming to become the first Kiwi male to win athletics medals at three consecutive Olympic Games - and is hoping this time it's gold.
National campaigned on spending a total of $280m on 13 treatments. Budget 2024 included no money for the drugs.
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The Kiwi comedian went public with his battle with bowel cancer last year, and has now written a memoir about his life and journey.
Combat Sports pioneer Sifu Phillip Lam has been made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit.
Heat beyond the limits of what humans can bear is no longer a distant dystopian future, writes Liz Hanna.
Builders and painters were helicoptered in to give the hut, near the famous Cape Brett Lighthouse, much-needed repairs.
One person was taken to hospital, police confirmed, after a fishing vessel got "stuck" off Harington Point.
Gore District Council's new chief executive Debbie Lascelles is only the third person to hold the title over the past 35 years.
Loose forward Dalton Papali'i reveals the incoming head coach wrote out what he thought rival fans thought of the Blues - and it wasn't flattering.
The Pacific Explorer has taken many Kiwis on trips from Auckland around the islands and beyond.
Hero can bark, whimper and bleed at the press of a button.
The collision took place at the intersection of Emeny Rd and Plummers Point Rd in Whakamārama.
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A section of Riccarton Rd is expected to be closed "for a few hours" after the collision shortly before 3.30pm.
Police said the woman attempted to leave a store with more than $1000 worth of items.
Local Government New Zealand is also seeking to extend terms from three years to four.
An eyewitness said police were deploying pepper spray as unruly crowds threw objects at officers.
The Education Ministry has proposed disestablishing over 700 roles.
Three police cars were damaged after the fleeing car was spiked during a long chase.
The stunt was carried out by environmental group Greenpeace to protest the Government's Fast Track Bill.
Octopus Energy is offering eligible customers $2 for every kilowatt hour that is saved during some periods in winter.
Questions are expected to be raised by the island nation's leadership about how it's treated as a realm country, with a clear desire for change.
Some councillors described the Government’s plans for binding referendums as mean spirited and nasty.
Kye Schaefer had a wetsuit on when he was stabbed multiple times in a Coffs Harbour, NSW car park.
