Latest Regional Headlines

NZ Bus drivers in Auckland have today ratified an offer put to them by the public transport operator which will provide “absolute certainty” for Auckland commuters for the next two years. Read more...

Police can now release the name of the man found dead at a Wikitoria Road property in Whanganui on Sunday. Read more...

“The Geoscience Society of New Zealand is relieved to hear of the recent Environment Court decision which means that subdivisions for over 500 dwellings cannot proceed on the slopes and inside the crater of Auckland’s Crater Hill volcano” says Society ... Read more...

The preventable drowning of an international student at Tauranga's Omanawa Falls has highlighted how New Zealand’s natural beauty can mask the danger that exists in our great outdoors. Read more...

The Council will be reviewing its representation arrangements in June and is calling for community feedback now before formulating any specific proposals. “We’re keen to hear if you think we provide fair and effective representation for you and ... Read more...

The Hawea Community and Special Housing Policy have made headlines again in the regions section of the Otago Daily Times. A synopsis of the public meeting on Saturday has been reported by Mark Price. He states – “SHAs are intended to speed up house ... Read more...

One tobacco retailer in the Blenheim CBD was caught selling cigarettes to a 14-year-old volunteer in a tobacco controlled purchase operation undertaken by the Nelson Marlborough Public Health Service (PHS) last week. Read more...

Ports of Auckland operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week and 365 days a year – except for the duration of the ANZAC Day dawn service at the Auckland War Memorial Museum. This year will mark the eighteenth year the port will halt operations and ... Read more...

Hastings City Art Gallery is proud to announce the selection of artists and designers for the biennial exhibition EAST 2018. Twenty-three creative practitioners from across the country have been selected, ranging from recently graduated emerging artists ... Read more...

City businesses team up for ASB Christchurch Marathon Corporate Challenge 24 April 2018 Christchurch’s business community are being challenged to grab their running shoes and their workmates and be part of the ASB Christchurch Marathon’s Corporate ... Read more...