Ruapehu mayor Weston Kirton says his community is being stonewalled as inquiries about the planned Waimarino Wellness Centre ...

Multibillion-dollar United States-based meal delivery companies are entrenching themselves deeper and deeper into rural New ...

The Commerce Commission is calling for views on its recommendation that would see the copper network switched off sooner ...

Delays in obtaining anaesthesia treatment can lead to postponement of surgeries and an increased risk of complications during ...

Calculating the dual effect of rising seas and sinking land gives coastal communities a more accurate projection of the ...

Video / NZ Herald A rural fire chief has described rescuing ... The incident happened in the Nelson area on Friday when an atmospheric river swept through the country, dumping 430mm of rain ...

WELLINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) - New Zealand said on Monday it would boost defence spending by NZ$9 billion ($5 billion) over the next four years, and aim to nearly double spending to 2% as a share ...

Coastal sites subsiding at rates of up to 10 mm/year, making them more vulnerable to sea-level rise, have been pinpointed in ...

Soil erosion, water pollution, waste production and the loss of biodiversity are among multiple pressures degrading New ...