Wilderland, an alternative community on the Coromandel Peninsula, has been ordered to evacuate and demolish all its dwellings.

The Government has called for expressions of interest for design, construction and operation of a new privately run prison.

Tonga's king has threatened to sue lawyers in the Pacific island nation who are attempting to prevent him selling his sprawling Auckland royal residence.

The residential building sector remained soft in September, with another fall in building consents.

Some Christchurch residents don't know when their land will be fixed or how they'll live meantime.

The host of US TV show The Amazing Race is joining the campaign to save a pristine Coromandel beach from development.