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Big transport projects on track
Construction of the Pāpāmoa East Interchange is set to finish next year.

Tree removal marks start of restoration at historic site
The project aims to stabilise the site by strengthening the redoubt banks.

Big changes for art gallery and its supporters
Renovations are part of the $306m Te Manawataki o Te Papa project.

Two people found dead in Wellington home
Detective says there's no ongoing risk to the Roseneath community.

John Tamihere and Govt head to court today over Whānau Ora contracts
Christopher Luxon said TPK has made an appropriate operational decision.

The next ABs No 7? How Kirifi became NZ’s top breakdown operator
The Hurricanes captain is doing everything possible to grab the All Blacks jersey.

Listen live: Winston Peters speaks following Interislander ferry announcement and Green MP controversy
The NZ First leader plans to replace the three Interislander ferries by 2029.

Selling stations: Farm developer on why he's moving on from his 'happy place'
'I feel like that place needs to go now to someone who can take it to the next level.'

Hastings racecourse redevelopment plans coming in ‘next few weeks’
It's now six months since the one slip that stopped racing in Hastings.

Property Insider: Spooked by agency closures; developer retrenching; residents begin Amaia shift
People are alarmed by the JLL closures, asking what that says about the successful agency.

Audrey Young: What has happened to the old Green Party?
OPINION: You are an MP all of the time, including the time before you became an MP.

‘Scammers don’t sleep’: FMA under fire for delayed scam alert after retiree loses $1m
The FMA took 47 days to issue a scam warning, during which a retiree lost $1m.

Police name woman who died in Lower Hutt, Wellington crash
The incident occurred last week at Cambridge Terrace, Naenae.

Luxon grilled over ferries, Green MP's posts at post-Cabinet stand-up
Luxon was joined by Brooke van Velden.

‘Saving the taxpayer billions’: Peters reveals new ferries to replace ailing fleet
Winston Peters will announce the next steps to replace ageing Interislander ferries.
Health NZ to cut more than $200m from its contractor and consultant spend
Health New Zealand has been using contractors to fill vacancies.
Car news and advice


These are the only profitable EV makers in 2025
Tesla is still the EV-profit king, but BYD is closing fast.

Hyundai Insteroid revealed with drift mode and gamified styling
Automotive design and gaming collide in Hyundai's wild little EV concept.

Aston Martin Valkyrie sets blistering road-car record at Top Gear track
Aston's 'F1 car for the road' has crushed the record by more than a second.