Councils are currently asked to have a water services delivery plan by the end of June 2025.
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Bird flu hasn't reached New Zealand shores yet, but if it does, BirdCare Aotearoa is prepared.
A new book celebrates the 60-year anniversary of The Beatles' Australasian tour.
Officers, alongside LandSAR and the police Eagle helicopter, located the group shortly after midnight.
Handwriting educator Belinda Blick-Duggan said not enough teachers leave university with the handwriting skills to teach students.
A number of officers were at an Awhitu Rd address but police said it was "unable to comment further while this is ongoing".
An organiser of the controversial South Island competition says hunters are doing their part for conservation and hopes to make it "bigger and better next year".
Sun entered the tournament as a qualifier and stunned world number eight Qinwen Zheng of China to reach the second round.
The PM also plans to meet with US lawmakers and visit San Francisco in a bid to drive investment and business links.
At an appeals court, the officer denied liking cheddar or taking a nibble on it.
Harry is to be honoured with the Pat Tillman Award, but the mother of the soldier whose name is used for the prize doesn't approve.
The teenager who allegedly stabbed a student was accused of threatening to carry out a "Christchurch style" attack less than a year ago.
Road users are urged to plan for delays when travelling over State Highway 60, Tākaka Hill, after wet weather caused an underslip on the route last week.
The Education Minister said the first of the phonics checks will be done after 20 weeks of schooling.
The case for lower speed limits is compelling, writes Simon Kingham.
Wairoa Mayor Craig Little is using a Givealittle page to raise funds for recovery.
Hundreds of properties were flooded with about $40 million worth of damage estimated in the Hawke's Bay town of about 9000 people.
Jemaine Paniora was last seen in the Auckland CBD on Thursday, May 16.
Speaking to German newspaper Bild, Red Bull’s head of driver development Helmut Marko emphasised his desire to see Liam Lawson on the grid.
Prop Ethan de Groot is the only Highlander selected in the squad and is hoping to play in front of his home fans against England.
An urgent search is underway in a remote Northern Territory community.
Platforms are responding — with mixed results.
Auckland Emergency Management is establishing a response team in the south, to help with future emergency events.
Megan Compain — the first New Zealander to play professional basketball in the United States — is now the first female member of the All Blacks' senior management group.
The 74-year-old, who shot to fame as the lead singer of the group in the mid-'70s, has cancelled the band's upcoming tour with Cheap Trick.
Auckland Council decided earlier this year to remove under-used public bins from across the city to save money.
Three areas of the country recorded their warmest June on record.
"We're still finding kids from David Crosby out in the world," Melissa Etheridge said.
International researchers have found the key reasons your cat may be ripping up your furniture, and strategies to stop it.
Joe Biden fights pressure to quit the presidential race, the NZ Government announces new testing for schoolchildren, and how your workplace chat messages could come back to bite.
Ishtar Mackey-Huriwai (Ngāti Porou) has been selected to represent Aotearoa New Zealand in Muay Thai — a "demo sport' in this year’s Olympic Games in Paris.
DOC and the local community aim to create more space for whitebait to spawn on the Whanganui River.
The Colonel’s Lodge — decked out in KFC’s signature red and white colour scheme — comes with all the trimmings for the perfect winter escape.
The legendary actor fell off stage while performing at London's West End last month, injuring his wrist and neck.
It's unknown at this stage whether the shootings are linked.
Builderscrack.co.nz co-founder Jeremy Wyn-Harris told 1News work is more "scarce" than it has been.
Two tickets have won $500,000 with Lotto First Division.
The woman, 69, and her husband were reportedly shopping at the Fashion Island Mall in Newport when they were set upon by a group of four outside a Barnes & Noble store.
Duc Nguyen and his girlfriend planned out the 2022 murder of Brian Laidlaw in a series of 'bizarre' voice recordings.
