Power is out for large swathes of Northland this morning, affecting tens of thousands of customers. Northpower says it doesn't yet know what caused the outage, or how many customers are affected. It says power is out for Dargaville, Maungatapere,......
Landlords say they feel under siege with the government planning to make it tougher for them to boot out troublesome tenants. Renters argue they should have the right to address complaints when facing something as disruptive as being removed from their......
Plans for a raft of changes to rental law designed to protect tenants have been unveiled by the government, but industry groups say they will create more problems than they solve. The new rules would include limiting rent rises to once every 12 months......
Checks have been made on the quality of the earthquake design of several buildings in Christchurch, but Wellington has been unable to follow suit. This follows design defects by structural engineering company Kevin O'Connor and Associates (KOA) being......
A controversial land sale in New Zealand has met with disapproval from the West Papua solidarity movement. The government has decided to allow Japanese firm Pan Pac to purchase 22,000ha of land without any scrutiny from the Overseas Investment Office,......
Record low interest rates are starting to be felt in the property market, along with a shortage of listings that are lifting prices. After a fairly flat start to spring, the latest QV house price index rose 1.4 percent in the three months to the end......
Scientists have determined that the 15 to 20 million litres of water pumped into Auckland's Waitemata Harbour during the SkyCity fire won't have a long-term impact on marine life or water quality. At a media briefing today, Auckland Council......
People heading into central Auckland tomorrow can still expect significant delays despite much of the cordon around the SkyCity International Convention Centre which burned for three days having been lifted. Victoria Street is open as normal but Wellesley......
Firefighters are still damping down hotspots and turning over debris at the SkyCity international convention centre. Fire and Emergency said there are still eight trucks at the scene and a crane is being brought in this morning and will be set up on......
