New Zealand News

A plan to change Aucklanders' way of life through intensification is coming under attack as people wake up to the implications for their neighbourhoods.

MEDIA RELEASE: Tuesday 21 May 2013. Students from nine secondary schools in Tauranga and the Western Bay of Plenty gathered for a working breakfast yesterday to help shape and plan the future of their community.

The former chief evangelist of Apple, Guy Kawasaki, took center stage at the social media breakfast in Auckland on Wednesday, May 15 to share some of his enchanting wisdom on being enchanting and social media.

Chinese visitors usually opted to book package deals or tours of New Zealand, with the Bay of Islands, Rotorua and Queenstown.

The number of New Zealanders quitting this country for a better life across the Tasman slowed to its smallest monthly pace in almost three years, as the local economic prospects start overshadowing Australia's. Seasonally adjusted, almost 2,000 more people left New Zealand for Australia than arrived in April, according to Statistics New Zealand .

A Whangarei accountant has been suspended and ordered to pay $8000 after he misled the public by claiming to be a chartered accountant on his website.

If you're a history buff, a research scholar or someone with a deep interest in New Zealand and its heritage - here is a very special opportunity for you.

Bulla Grace had been drinking alcohol when he decided to put a pan of oil on the stove, the Rotorua Coroner has been told.

An aging population presents a big challenge to retailers, says the head of the NZ Retail Association.

Rotorua Hospital in New Zealand has opened the redeveloped Older Persons & Rehabilitation Service rehabilitation centre, which marks end of the Lakes Health Services Improvement Programme redevelopment project on the Rotorua Hospital site.

Stan Walker will well and truly hit the road this year, taking on an extensive national tour that will see him travel from Whangarei to Invercargill, playing 23 shows across the country through September and October.

Maori Television is still looking for talented young New Zealanders to take part in MATARIKI MAGIC , a two-hour show that will be screened LIVE from the Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau on June 22.

MY WAY: Kevin O'Connell, co-owner of Clyde Style, says the company has stuck steadfastly to its core business.

Hawke's Bay on the North Island excels with Bordeaux varieties, such as merlot and cabernet sauvignon, and there's a strong likeness in this savoury red to those of the French region.

An elderly New Zealand anti-royalist was fined on Monday over a plan to hurl manure at Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla during their visit to Auckland in 2012, reports said.

Monday 20th May 2013, NEW ZEALAND: This week, the world's largest and most successful music streaming service of its kind, celebrates one year in New Zealand.

A barman was robbed at gunpoint and assaulted while four patrons were attacked outside another pub in two violent episodes at the weekend.

A 44-year-old man, understood to be Ivan Maheno, was killed yesterday morning at a property on Fairburn Rd, about 8 kilometres east of Kaitaia.

"On demand" fitness classes run by on-screen instructors are the latest trend to hit Tauranga gyms, drawing criticism from rivals.

"A can of baked beans landed on my big toe" is among some of the most bizarre excuses for calling in sick.