The New Zealand Herald website has a fresh new design that provides a modern home for New Zealand’s best journalism. Purpose-built with audience insights and emerging technology in mind, the upgraded ...

A volcanic eruption in Auckland could result in clouds of hot, fast-moving gas and debris, known as base surges, travelling ...

Lobby for Good is urging LGNZ delegates to press pause and demand answers. The remit may be well-intentioned, but the risk is clear. That it becomes another mechanism to shut the public out, ...

Auckland Council has launched a new sustainable finance initiative, a sustainability-linked bond (SLB), with a clear purpose: to deliver real, long-term benefits to the Auckland region through ...

Business sales are among the most significant decisions owners will ever make, often their final act before retirement. Planning for a quiet, clean exit starts with facing the fear of leaks head-on ...

The Government’s plan to refocus councils on core services, such as roading, core infrastructure, water, and rubbish, has taken a major step forward with the introduction of the Local Government ...

The Commerce Commission will shortly file civil proceedings against Foodstuffs North Island Limited (FSNI) and Gilmours Wholesale Limited (Gilmours) for alleged cartel conduct (market allocation) in ...

The Public Health Association of New Zealand (PHANZ) is calling for urgent action to protect freshwater in Aotearoa New Zealand, warning that declining water quality, and the proposed weakening of ...

Subsidies and interest-free loans for tertiary students would be means tested. They would scrap grants to the movie industry, winter energy subsidies to wealthy households, favourable tax treatment ...

Auckland couple Jay* and Rachel* have found out the hard way what happens when a loved one dies without a will. When Jay’s sister Lizzy* died suddenly aged just 39, leaving behind two young children, ...

This is the chain created by City to Farm – a project run by Hibiscus Coast Zero Waste (HCZW) – to stop food waste going into ...

A key selling point of the Green UBI is that it allows people to work less and to study, care for whanāu, volunteer, create art, or simply rest. This is undeniably attractive. For many, the dream of ...