The Crown trampled on the mana of iwi opposed to the controversial Pare Hauraki Treaty Settlement and created fresh grievances, according to a scathing report from the Waitangi Tribunal. The central allegation is that the Crown breached Treaty of Waitangi......
The bus company at the centre of Auckland's industrial disputes has brought in 28 drivers from the Philippines so far this year. Immigration New Zealand said NZ Bus's parent company employed 16 Filipino bus drivers in Auckland and 12 in Wellington. Its......
Whakatāne fishing and tour operators are losing thousands of dollars a day due to restrictions put in place following the Whakaari/White Island eruption. As they head in to what is usually their peak season, they're anxiously waiting to hear more......
The man who was shot at Flaxmere Primary School yesterday was not threatening staff or children at the time, police say. A man was shot once by police yesterday afternoon after Flaxmere Primary School went into lockdown. A Hawke's Bay Hospital......
Police have warned another person for naming Grace Millane's killer, in breach of court orders. After a three-week trial in the High Court at Auckland, the 27-year-old man was last month convicted of murdering the British backpacker in December......
Companies linked to filmmaker Sir Peter Jackson donated $30,000 to the election campaign of Wellington mayor Andy Foster, electoral returns show. Foster, who won the October election by the slimmest of margins, and Sir Peter both opposed the controversial......
Restoring the rail link to Gisborne is economically, environmentally, and socially justified, according to a new report. The report commissioned by the development agency Tairawhiti Trust was authored by economic consultancy BERL and funded by the......
Wild weather seen in the Bay of Plenty overnight, is expected to continue today. SunLive has received reported of trees being uprooted, including a possible tornado uprooting a tree in Memorial Park overnight. An ambulance was crushed when a tree......
Police admit they may never find the bodies of two people still missing after the eruption on Whakaari / White Island. The eruption last Monday left 16 people confirmed dead while two people remain missing, presumed dead. Police yesterday named tour......
Former prime minister Sir John Key is leaving the board of Air New Zealand. Sir John said it was a hard decision to walk away from the airline but he had increasing business commitments here and overseas. He will leave at the end of March next year. "Air......