Hokitika businesswoman Jacquie Grant, 82, leads the tight mayoral race, but only by 64 votes, against incumbent Helen Lash.

In the Kaipara District, just 74 votes separate the top three contenders in the mayoral race. Former professional firefighter ...

Getting back to the basics, avoiding tangents and bringing the community along with council decisions will be on the agenda, ...

Queenstown's new mayor John Glover puts win on third attempt down to "giving people hope, and being authentic," pledges to ...

A new report warns rheumatology patients with inflamed joints are being forced to suffer at home. The report, published in ...

The government is lowering its biogenic methane target for the next 25 years, a move welcomed by the industry but opposed by ...

Auckland's central fire station has been cleared to re-open, with Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) saying asbestos tests have come back negative, after Friday's shutdown. The Pitt Street station ...

The results are preliminary, as they do not include votes made after Thursday or special votes, but numbers in the government ...

New Zealand Rugby will begin it's latest search for future Sevens stars with a fourth edition of the Ignite7 tournament at ...

The new councillors are Brett Jones and Steve Hutt (South Ward), and Chris Scarlet and Christopher Carthy (West Ward).

Jared Waerea-Hargreaves had 310 NRL appearances, 33 Kiwis tests and, now, a British Super League championship.