RSA wants Citizens' War Memorial moved to Cranmer Square.

Blueprint to redevelop 602ha where 5000 homes once stood.

Should Wikipedia use macrons to write Paekākāriki's name? Not all seem to agree.

The citizenship and residency status of people buying NZ houses is now available.

International scientists have claimed the 7.8 Kaikoura quake has raised the potential threat of another large NZ event - but a Kiwi scientist says that's unlikely.

Each year, our country is shifting at about the same speed our fingernails grow. Here are four other strange things you probably don't know about New Zealand.

Around 3 per cent of New Zealand homes are being sold to people with foreign tax residency, according to just-released data.

Yet another Government IT project has gone off the rails with a new DoC land management system costing taxpayers millions in budget overruns.

The Herald's research into politicians' property holdings for this week's three-part series is the biggest data journalism project in New Zealand.

It has taken several years and cost at least $10,000 for the North and South Islands to officially be named what we've been calling them for decades.

The majority of New Zealanders want the names for the country's two main islands to remain the same, the results of a public consultation reveal.

Kiwis have offered up a range of alternative names for the North and South islands - some serious and some not so serious.

Cultural commentators hope for a reasoned debate on a move to recognise alternative names for the North and South Islands - but one says it's likely to bring out rednecks.

The country's two main islands could soon also be officially known as Te Ika-a-Maui and Te Waipounamu.

New Zealand's property title transfer system is secure and changes have improved it, a Government official says.