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A tax on international tourists to fund conservation and infrastructure has passed in Parliament but without the support of opposition parties.

People driving between Christchurch and Picton have been told to use Lewis Pass as State Highway 1 south of Kaikoura remains closed tonight. 

Paramedics and ambulance staff could be in for a pay increase of just over 6 percent and shift allowances under a new deal being offered by St John after the government gave the organisation a $21...

The government's first Wellbeing Budget has been revealed - here's what you need to know.

A Dunedin mental health advocate is disappointed the Government has rejected setting a suicide reduction target.

The head of the government's justice reform panel, Chester Borrows, is questioning claims from the National Party that serious crime is on the rise.

Christchurch will soon be home to another two e-scooter operators.

The Defence Force is warning that keeping its ageing Hercules transports and Orion surveillance planes in the air is a continuing financial burden.

Children's Minister Tracey Martin has announced $150 million will be spent on a new service to help young people transition from state care to adulthood.

Inland Revenue has dished out more than $80 million in its first week of issuing automatic tax refunds.

A man has been arrested after an early morning thieving and car-ramming rampage in Mid Canterbury, which ended with two stolen cars set on fire.

A man has been charged after an incident which required police to cordon off eight blocks of Invercargill's CBD area last night.

Armed police in Invercargill are negotiating with a man after reports a woman jumped out a window on the town's main street.

Forget retirement, poor pay and long hours - driver-facing cameras are giving truckies another reason to leave the job.

A real estate agent says the Christchurch City Council was "unprofessional" not to advise him of earthquake design concerns at a new central city building.