New research finds how customers feel about being asked to donate at the checkout.
Nicola Willis' performance as Finance Minister is under scrutiny as expectations grow for an economic recovery.
Nai Yin Xue killed his wife An An Liu and dumped her body in the boot of their family car in 2007.
The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including the Bondi hero speaks about his decision to confront a gunman, and an arrest after a famed Hollywood director is found dead.
The owner of the music and arts festival said ticket sales for next-year's edition had been "lower than hoped".
Johnathan Peter Trubuhovich died of his injuries after being taken to hospital following a serious assault at Mt Eden Corrections Facility in late November.
As people grapple with the Bondi tragedy, many wonder how such a thing could have happened in a country that has long prided itself on its tough gun laws.
Jared Cook was sentenced to 10 months' home detention after admitting to sexual offences against young boys.
Ten-year-old Matilda was celebrating Hanukkah at the Sydney beach with her six-year-old sister, Summer, and her parents Valentina and Michael, when the attack began.
The blaze, reported around 9.30am, sent smoke drifting across nearby suburbs.
"I put my ticket into the machine and when I looked at the screen it said, 'major winner'. My God, I was so excited!"
Newly elected Hastings councillor Steve Gibson says he is the subject of a “witch hunt” after a formal complaint was lodged against him.
MetService said the thunderstorms bring the risk of localised heavy rain between 10 to 25 mm/h, and hail between 5 and 20mm in diameter.
New forecasts from the Treasury reveal a surplus is now not expected until 2030 – when the books will be in the black by $2.3 billion.
Police are continuing to search for a 29-year-old man who reportedly killed his dad and stepmother in rural Ruatiti in the central North Island.
Frederick Pou pleaded guilty in May 2024 to corruptly giving gifts to former Broadspectrum roading contract manager Jason Koroheke.
Transport Minister Chris Bishop said subsidies would drop from 75% to 65% from July 1, 2026, blaming unsustainable rising costs.
The Ātihau-Whanganui Incorporation farming operation has more than 9000 shareholders and 42,000 hectares of ancestral land under management from Ohakune to Whanganui.
Government pushes out surplus expectations; Trump levels political attack on the late Rob Reiner; Long road to recovery for Bondi mass-shooting hero.
Trial was to run from February 23 to August 30, costing up to $1.7 million, and would have affected about 12,150 households.
The South Island's claimed three of the most popular holiday hotspots for domestic travel.
