By committing to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 2015), all government leaders had promised health and wellbeing (SDG-3) and gender equality (SDG-5) by ...

Stats NZ is seeking feedback on the proposed data collection and content for the next census. New Zealand is moving to a census model that prioritises the use of information already collected by ...

Much of the Hawke’s Bay District will move into a restricted fire season from midday 4 November until further notice. A restricted fire season means a permit is required from Fire and Emergency New ...

The Fast-track Approvals Act contains a list of 149 projects which, from 7 February, 2025, have been able to apply for consideration by an expert panel. Projects not listed in the Act can also apply ...

Get ready for the big bang - Guy Fawkes night is coming up. Why do we still celebrate it, and what are the rules around fireworks? Here's a recap. The sale of fireworks is restricted to just four days ...

New Zealand Police have apologised to the family of murderer Ross Appelgren after it was discovered they lost their original 1985 investigation file. Appelgren died in 2013 but now his widow, Julie, ...

Nearly 85,000 people have visited the Natural Hazards Portal in the last year, reflecting growing public interest in understanding and preparing for natural hazard risks. “Given we live in one of the ...

Cloudian is enabling governments, enterprises, and service providers worldwide to develop sovereign AI projects within their ...

Detective Senior Sergeant Lee Underhill: Wellington Police are appealing for information after a shotgun was fired at a residential complex on Sunday afternoon. Police were called to the Brooklyn Road ...

There were 3,747 new homes consented in Aotearoa New Zealand in September 2025, up 27 percent compared with September 2024, according to figures released by Stats NZ today. When seasonal effects are ...

A serious vehicle crash is impacting travel on State Highway 6 at Gibbston in Central Otago. Emergency services are at the crash site, near Coal Pit Road. Road users are asked to avoid the area, or if ...

Amazon, ruthless, mean spirited, soulless and wedded to the obscene profit margin, is also in the business of habitual deception. When it comes to the use of water for its thirsty data centres, this ...