New Government rules will require every rental home in New Zealand to have a heater in the living room and an extractor fan in the kitchen and bathroom.
Auckland councillors bombarded by emails in support of the e-scooter company Lime say it's a tactic other lobbyists have tried, such as in the 1080 debate.
A capital gains tax would lead to lower house prices as property investors flee the market to avoid getting stung with the new tax, New Zealand's biggest real estate lobby group says.
Aristotle claimed nature abhorred a vacuum. But in politics, it's the reverse. A vacuum is terrific, as the absence of information allows a politician free rein to fill the void themselves, writes Mike Houlahan.
National has laid out what its “bluegreen” policy would look like if it was elected as government, and it includes plans for the creation of a new national park in the Catlins.
A Whangarei flat is on fire with smoke billowing 15 metres high - and residents are being warned to lock themselves inside their homes because "someone's running around with a knife".