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Farming and forestry face higher council rates
Local governments invoke differential system for tax hikes of up to 1200% based on impact on local resources. …
ACT will campaign on scrapping Māori and Pacific med school places as review remains hidden
ACT says a review of medical schools’ affirmative action schemes shows unjustified discrimination - but the re…
One plane each? Labour claims Luxon & Peters refused to be on the same plane for Pacific forum
Carmel Sepuloni questioned why Winston Peters and Christopher Luxon could not align their travel schedules, ca…
Body found in Pahiatua homicide investigation
Police investigating an October 2025 homicide in Pahiatua have found a body at Lake Rotokākahi near Rotorua.
NZ spending tax to ‘accelerate gender-responsive climate change mitigation’. Peters is not happy
Stuff can reveal the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has spent $15m helping other countries get ready for the Pari…
Part of SH1 closed in both directions after Karāpiro crash
A section of Tirau Road is expected to remain closed for several hours while crews recover from an earlier cra…
Iconic gay bar among five venues on same road fighting to keep licences
An iconic gay bar with more than 20 years of history in central Auckland is among five venues along K Rd facin…
Pedestrian killed in West Coast crash identified
The pedestrian who died after being hit by a car on the West Coast last month has been identified as Mary Schi…
‘You don’t even know what you’re talking about,’ says Labour MP. Then she admits mistake
Ginny Andersen wrongly claimed the National Land Transport Fund does not pay for road maintenance during a rad…
Police seek teenage boy after child assaulted at Porirua school playground
A child and their family were left shaken after an alleged assault at a Whitby school, with police seeking sig…
Our parents saw a different Franz Josef Glacier. What will our children see?
Franz Josef Glacier has retreated kilometres within a generation. As the world prepares to breach 1.5C of warm…
Northland man jailed for five years after deliberately lit fire kills homeowner
August Lemon set fire to a vehicle or carport after failing to find drugs, with the blaze spreading to the hom…
MP defends knitting in Parliament: ‘I find it calming and makes it easier to concentrate’
Labour’s Deborah Russell was spotted knitting in the background during Parliament’s Question Time on Wednesday…
They filmed apparent stolen-car joyrides for TikTok. Now police want names
One video appeared to show the group being chased by police driving at speed in a residential street.
Where the winning $330k Lotto tickets were bought
The locations of the winning Lotto tickets that left three players $330,000 richer have been revealed.
Restaurant business fined after five workers underpaid $147,000
Five workers were denied minimum wages and leave entitlements and subjected to unlawful deductions, with one e…
Why you need to enrol to vote by 25 October
Everything is a little different if you want to vote this year. Here's what you need to know about enrolment c…
How should we judge whether a government is performing well?
Companies are judged on bottom lines, but how do you grade the country's leaders? Share the single biggest tes…
Real estate agent loses bid to avoid compulsory Māori culture course
Janet Dickson argued being required to take the 90-minute course breached her freedom of thought, conscience a…
NZ's biggest business lobby wants politicians to do these things. What do you reckon?
Business NZ, the country’s biggest business lobby group, has released its wish list for politicians in its pre…
It looked like an ordinary wall inside a wardrobe. Police say it was anything but
A fake magnetic wall hidden inside a wardrobe allegedly concealed a loaded firearm and thousands of pseudoephe…
Police hunt pair after victim struck in face, car stolen in Manukau
A man and woman threatened a person sitting inside their vehicle before striking them in the face and driving …
‘Kick in the guts’: Job losses expected to ripple through region after plant’s closure
The world’s largest methanol supplier says its New Zealand operations are no longer sustainable and plans to s…
Train rounds bend to find worker on track, slams to a stop 5m from impact
A passenger train stopped just five metres from a track worker after a rail protection officer used a safety s…
Got an El Niño (aka Godzilla) question? Ask us anything; we’ll try get you an answer
The climate event nicknamed 'Godzilla' is rapidly intensifying in the Pacific, with its impacts now being felt…
15 aged care facilities hit by flu outbreaks as death toll remains unknown
The Ministry of Health has provided Stuff with information about flu outbreaks.
The wrath of this wahine toa is why I wouldn’t steal pounamu (Also, excuse my bung eye)
Our interview with West Coast legend Horiana Mason-Tootell was so good that we couldn’t do her justice in our …
Menopause or an underactive thyroid? Why the symptoms can be hard to tell apart
When a friend of mine began sleeping badly, gaining weight and feeling tired all the time, she shrugged it off…
Willis and Hipkins accuse each other of ‘lying’ about Labour’s capital gains tax
Nicola Willis alleged Chris Hipkins had been “lying” about businesses being excluded from Labour’s proposed ca…
Drug lab in space? A Kiwi start-up is trying to make it happen
Gravity is literally holding us back from potentially making revolutionary advancements in our most valuable s…
Labour signs pledge to extend living wage to all state sector workers
An estimated 20,000 workers across the country will benefit if the living wage is extended to all state sector…
Powerball rolls over to $28 million jackpot
Powerball First Division has rolled over to a massive $28 million jackpot after not being won on Wednesday nig…
Mayor: ‘Large chunks’ of Wellington council Deloitte report written by AI
A $435,000 Deloitte report on the council’s staffing levels was written by artificial intelligence, says Littl…
Motorist crashes into flooded ditch, survives after finding air pocket to breathe from
The person was rushed to hospital with serious injuries.
‘Rocked and rattled’: Fiordland struck by two shallow earthquakes
Thousands of people say the felt the quakes near Milford Sound.