New ZealandFeelings run high over homeless villageVillage offering transitional housing for the homeless has stirred neighbours' opposition.18 Jul 06:07 PM
New ZealandFrench Connection: Boosting our greeneryThe final part of the Herald's French Connection series looks at unlocking green spaces.13 Jul 05:00 PM
BusinessEMA launches election manifesto for businessThe Employers and Manufacturers Association has released a top list 10 of election issues05 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandAnger at council move to abandon 35 propertiesA fight is brewing over a council move requiring more than 30 property owners to move.05 Jul 12:46 AM
ConstructionTauranga tops in speedy subdivisionsTwo more subdivisions are proposed for Greerton and Papamoa involving 403 homes.04 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandDairy expansion 'making us sick': GreenpeaceA public health group is backing a new Greenpeace call to halt dairying expansion.28 Jun 12:26 AM
New ZealandPlan to export spring water: 6.9m litres a dayNZ Pure Blue wants to take 6.9m litres of water a day from Blue Spring to send offshore.26 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandLabour policy takes aim at dairy pollutionLabour's new freshwater policy would make it tougher for farms to intensify operations.09 Jun 05:00 AM
New ZealandNausea, headaches after aerial sprayingAramoho residents say Council did not give enough warning about weed spraying.30 May 05:03 PM
KahuWho owns our water? A battle boilsConsents given to firms to take our water opened taps on furious row.21 May 10:16 PM
New ZealandHigher seas may force NZ towns to retreatSome coastal communities may have to be pulled back in the face of sea level rise.20 May 08:55 PM
New ZealandQ&A: Why do we live in flood zones?Why do so many New Zealand communities lie in flood zones? An expert explains.13 Apr 03:00 AM
KahuRMA reforms pass into lawNational's reform of the Resource Management Act is finally complete.06 Apr 10:46 PM
KahuMaori Party claims GE-free victoryThe Maori Party is claiming a major victory against GE trials in New Zealand.05 Apr 04:34 AM
PoliticsHawke's Bay likely to remain GM freeNervous time for Hastings and Hawke's Bay producers as RMA changes debated last night.04 Apr 06:45 PM
KahuRMA reforms return to Parliament todayRMA reforms will take NZ "down a racially divisive abyss", Winston Peters says.04 Apr 05:12 AM
New ZealandNew environment watchdog an ex-Nat MPParliament's next environment watchdog will be a former National MP.28 Mar 03:14 AM
OpinionClaire TrevettTrevett: fiscal Kumbaya vs corralling catsAs Labour and the Greens sign a vow of Fiscal Prudence, PM Bill English wrestled Medusa.24 Mar 04:00 PM
KahuRMA reforms to progressMajor reforms to the Resource Management Act are finally ready to progress.22 Mar 11:36 PM
KahuRMA reforms hinge on GMO debateA key piece of National policy is hanging in the balance.16 Mar 04:20 AM
AirlinesPilots want brakes on runway hearingAirline pilots want to delay a planning hearing regarding extension on Wellington Airport's runway.28 Feb 10:26 PM
BDBDBusinessProgress at last on RMA reformThe select committee deliberating on the largest bill currently before Parliament is due to report back tomorrow.26 Feb 09:37 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungWilderness beckons for David SeymourCOMMENT: David Seymour's greatest success is that he is not reviled, writes Audrey Young.24 Feb 04:00 PM
KahuWatch NZH Local Focus: Anti-GM campaigners seek social media supportAnti-GM campaigners have launched a video on social media urging the Māori party to condemn Government's proposed changes to the Resource Management Act, which would remove their right to remain GM Free. Made with funding from NZ On Air.29 Jan 08:45 PM
New ZealandSettlement to help protect Mackenzie environmentA legal settlement will stop vegetation being cleared without permission in Canterbury's picturesque Mackenzie Country.21 Dec 10:22 PM
New ZealandHawke's Bay eyes marine reservesHawke's Bay Regional Council will consider marine reserves early next year, with a recent Environment Court decision giving regional 21 Dec 06:35 PM
KahuJudith Collins: 'No tax cuts'Judith Collins has laid out her policy agenda if she is elected Prime Minister.07 Dec 04:42 AM
New ZealandRelief for homeowners after RMA dealThe Govt is making an announcement on the long-stalled changes to the Resource Management Act this afternoon.08 Nov 10:56 PM
New ZealandStink over sewerage system causes pub to closeThe Tangiteroria Tavern is now the pub with no beer after 90 years of serving locals and travellers between Whangarei and Dargaville. Owner 11 Oct 05:00 PM
KahuNo appetite for Brash's 'anti-separatism' - leadersFormer National Party leader Don Brash says a new anti-separatist campaign may end up donating to one of his old enemies, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters.29 Sep 05:30 AM
Small BusinessGastro outbreak cost businesses $80,000Market view statistics during the gastro outbreak showed about an $80,000 drop in retail and hospitality spend.15 Sep 04:37 PM
EditorialEditorial: Dashed RMA reforms show NZ's priorityFor better or worse, National's failure to raise importance of economic considerations clearly underscores the public's bottom line.27 Nov 07:38 PM
ConstructionRelief for homeowners in reformsHomeowners will probably be able to build a fence, carport or more without the need for a resource consent under major reforms to planning laws.26 Nov 04:00 PM
BusinessFonterra fined $362k over pollutionFonterra says it sets itself high environmental standards despite being fined $362,000 in two separate prosecutions for Resource Management Act breaches.03 Aug 12:43 AM
