She's prepared to meet fringe unions with memberships in double digits, but the minister for workplace relationships has no time for the country's biggest workers' union.

A North Canterbury helicopter pilot says locals were very lucky to escape property damage, after a scrub fire in Hurunui over the weekend.

Google's AI has been breaching name suppression orders put in place by New Zealand courts.

Posties are disobeying an order from NZ Post to return mail to sender, rather than mark it up with the correct PO box number.

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

Frustrated residents complained to Kāinga Ora 13 times about a noise coming from a neighbouring property that was described by one person as "psychological torture".

Some parts of the country are in for a soaking but the rain looks set to bypass the driest areas, forecasters say.