Fonterra lifts its 2026/27 milk price forecast midpoint 25 cents to $9.50 per kg of milk solids as dairy auction prices recover, ahead of Thursday's annual result.

The NRL admits the Warriors should have had a last-minute penalty against the Knights at Eden Park, and referee Ashley Klein is set to miss the preliminary finals.

All Blacks captain Ardie Savea needs surgery on his dislocated shoulder, ruling him out of the Bledisloe Cup and likely the rest of 2026.

The black robin has won Bird of the Year 2026, its first title, with a record 98,920 votes and 88 percent of them cast inside New Zealand.

New Zealand First has released a 15-point election health policy arguing the country spends $33 billion a year treating sickness and almost nothing preventing it.

New Zealand's annual current account deficit widened to $14.58 billion, 3.2 percent of GDP, in the year to June 2026 as higher fuel import prices bit.

Parliament passes earthquake-prone building reform. About 2900 buildings come off the register and Auckland leaves the system, saving an estimated $8.2 billion.

Nurses say Whanganui Hospital's 15-bed emergency department averaged 680 percent occupancy over a week in September. Health New Zealand disputes that number but confirms a 253 percent peak, about 50 ...

Pippa Yates found moa bones in a clay bank at St Andrews Beach south of Timaru and the South Canterbury Museum confirmed them. She now has half a bucket full.

Sam Tanner ran 3min 56.01sec to finish 12th at the world road running championships in Copenhagen, breaking the New Zealand road mile record. Hannah Gapes was ninth in the 5km.

The Green Party would change New Zealand commercial lease law so rent reviews can lower rents, and let councils auction leases on shops empty over a year.

New Zealand has no licensing for body corporate managers who hold millions in apartment owners' funds. The industry association is calling for change.