A magnitude 4.4 earthquake near Taupo was mostly recorded as 'light' by those who felt it. Geonet reports the quake at 4.13pm was centred 15km south-west... Read More

A new fast-tracked visa category to help with recovery efforts following Cyclone Gabrielle will enable the country's civil construction companies to ramp... Read More

The Terms of Reference for the Cyclone Gabrielle Recovery Taskforce have been agreed by Cabinet, with the Taskforce's primary purpose to align locally led recovery... Read More

Two Aongatete farmers have been convicted and fined a total of $28,000 for discharging dairy shed effluent to land where it entered a tributary of the Aongatete... Read More

Hundreds of properties across Papamoa and Te Puke are without power. PowerCo is reporting that a fault on the national grid is responsible for a power outage... Read More

A late-night fire at a Hamilton hostel left 47 tourists stranded on a street overnight on Monday, with Police trying to find beds for them for the night. Police... Read More

Dani Simpson and her daughter were upstairs quietly chatting on Saturday morning, unaware they were seconds away from a tornado ripping the roof off their house. It... Read More

Extreme weather events across the top of the North Island have done less than nothing to halt a slow decline that has seen home values reduce nationally by an... Read More

Unison has restored power to more households in urban and rural communities in Hawke's Bay over the weekend, despite progress being impacted by continuing wet... Read More

The Government is providing $25 million in grants to help businesses in cyclone-affected regions clean up and get back on their feet. This is part of the initial... Read More

A groundswell of donations from around the country has raised $134,604.25 for the Disaster Relief Trust in Tairāwhiti, the region that includes Gisborne. This... Read More

Rent in New Zealand is at an all-time high, with the national median weekly rent reaching $595 in January, according to the latest Trade Me Property data. Following... Read More