The former prime minister says those in New Zealand’s biggest city are struggling to cope with the cost of living, infrastructure failures and social issues. Read...

A grinding recession and racial tensions have ended National`s honeymoon with voters, who would deliver a hung Parliament if an election was held today, a new poll shows. Read...

The council met to debate moves to bring the city in line with the former Government’s national directive to allow greater intensification in the CBD and suburban centres. Read...

National drops, Labour gains in a new poll by The Post/Freshwater Strategy. Read...

Months after his eleventh-hour call-up to run in the Paris Olympics, Andy Buchanan has become Australia’s fastest marathon runner. It’s been a whirlwind year for the 33-year-old. Read...

Ticket sales are about on track, and are expected to ramp up over summer, the national museum says. Read...

People are being warned not to go swimming while the levels of bacteria breach national safety guidelines. Read...

Patel has previously called for stripping the FBI of its intelligence-gathering role and purging its ranks of any employee who refuses to support Trump`s agenda. Read...

The polling also has Chris Hipkins marginally leading Christopher Luxon as preferred PM, as Labour places tax reform firmly on the political agenda. Read...

Lucas Herbert is so desperate to win his national title he thinks it might have affected his play Read...