The burgeoning private healthcare industry claims its current building boom will "take pressure off the public system". But critics say it is just sucking out resources and staff, and increasing ...

Inspectors from the education watchdog visited Newtown C of E Primary School in Shrewsbury on January 14 and 15 and found the school to be ‘good’ across all five inspected areas - the quality ...

Dothill Primary School in Wellington is situated next to Tee Lake which is part of the Dothill Local Nature Reserve. It freezes during the winter months which the school says leads to concerns ...

Eleven Foodstuffs supermarkets in the region are establishing collection points for plastic and metal caps and lids, joining ...

Earthquake-remediation work will take place across several Wellington City Council social housing complexes. Wellington City ...

Air New Zealand chief operational integrity and safety officer Captain David Morgan said Flight NZ679 from Auckland to Dunedin was diverted to Wellington this morning. Morgan said there was an ...

Schools and facilities are closed as people in Waterloo region, Guelph and Wellington County dig out from a winter storm. A snowfall warning remained in effect Thursday morning after a low pressure ...

Firefighters have extinguished a blaze in a multi-storey block of Wellington flats after one ... In a statement at 4.15pm, Fire and Emergency New Zealand said firefighters had extinguished a ...

A treasured school bell has gone missing from a Wellington school.

Six Wellington City Council social housing complexes that include more than 300 homes have been deemed earthquake prone. The council recently commissioned seismic and risk assessments for their ...

Police have seized a Wellington drug dealer’s assets including ... Police seized high-end art including a Ralph Hotere lithograph. Photo / NZ Police Detective Sergeant Sam Buckley said ...