Wellington news

Prepare for war: Defence Minister tells Army recruits to be ready for combat

'People don't join the Army to sit at home and fight over the remote control.'

Who can take credit for a drop in ram-raids?

Labour MP Ginny Andersen says National has kept Labour's measures because they work. Video / Mark Mitchell

ASB says no to $300m legal settlement; Winston Peters weighs in

ANZ declined similar settlement proposal earlier in the week.

Audrey Young: Who can claim credit for ram raid reductions?

Labour says National has kept its most important programme in reducing ram-raids.

Thomas Coughlan: Government ponders radical power reforms as prices rise

Opinion: The Govt is considering an overhaul of how the electricity market operates.

'They belong too': Saving NZ's endangered Arapawa goats

Alison Sutherland fell in love with Arapawa goats in the early 2000s.

Simon Wilson: Auckland has a bad case of Fonterra Syndrome

Opinion: We know what we need to do. How about doing it instead of talking?

'Dream job': Meet the first-ever Kiwi to make the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders

She’s one of six rookies in the 36-member squad for this NFL season.

Stanford announces two new Akl school locations, $120m for classrooms at 24 campuses

Two new schools are to be built, in Pōkeno and Chapel Downs.

All Blacks v France: Where the game will be won and why Love is the key

Liam Napier analyses where the third match could be won and lost.

Clothing store’s vote of confidence in capital's struggling economy

The premium menswear retailer has expanded while others nearby have shut up shop.