Lying prone over the edge of the jetty Gabi Wood lifts a small grey tile from a metal cage into a bucket of water. Tied to the tile is a small piece of bright yellow marine sponge - Cliona celata.

As the United States brings in new additional tariffs on soft wood and Donald Trump again threatens taxes on films, New Zealand's trade minister is talking up the resilience of the local industries.

An independent investigation has failed to find who leaked a Budget document to RNZ earlier this year. The $20,000 inquiry followed an injunction preventing RNZ from publishing any details of the ...

White House meeting produces no easy solution Democrats want health care issues addressed in bill Midnight Tuesday deadline for short-term deal Republicans insist on need for narrow spending bill US ...

A controversial anti-Māori wards ad has been removed from Stuff's websites following complaints, but it will continue to be advertised with the NZ Herald.

The chief economist at a Wellington-based think tank believes the US president has a stronger than usual argument, but says he'll struggle to do it.

Today, Reuben Jeremy Finn and Bronte LeLievre, 32, appeared in Nelson District Court charged with performing an indecent act in a public place. Five women who were subjected to invasive strip searches ...

Explainer - The government aims to introduce digital driver licences by the end of the year. But are they safe - and will everyone have to use them?

The government is touting an end to more than a decade of confusion over how New Zealand buys medical equipment and devices. Under changes announced on Tuesday afternoon, all medical equipment will be ...

Workers at Carter Holt Harvey's Tokoroa plywood plant have heard the Carter Holt Harvey's Tokoroa plywood plant mill will close. The company delivered the news to workers this afternoon with the plant ...

ANZ's monthly sentiment headline measure was unchanged at a net 50 percent of firms expecting an improvement in the year ahead.

The tools - worth $50,000 - were stolen from a work vehicle in 2023, only to be auctioned off on behalf of police more than two years later.