Wind gusts on the bridge may reach 75-85km/h from 7am on Wednesday 16 April, triggering an amber alert. Under an amber alert, speeds limits may be reduced and some lanes on the bridge may close.

Environment Minister Penny Simmonds has today announced two new appointments and two reappointments to the Waste Advisory Board. The Waste Advisory Board provides independent advice to the Minister ...

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) and the New Zealand Customs Service have unveiled and named two new state-of-the-art Bluebottle uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) to help combat transnational ...

Heavy rain and strong winds are forecast, with gusts potentially reaching up to 140km/h. MetService has issued a severe weather warning from 3am Wednesday 16 April until 8pm Thursday 17 April for the ...

Deputy Public Service Commissioner Rebecca Kitteridge today announced the appointment of Ms Justine Smith as the Chief Executive, Office of Treaty Settlements. The Office of Treaty Settlements and ...

Watercare is working on its strategy for the provision of safe and reliable water and wastewater services to Auckland over the next 70 years – and Aucklanders now have the chance to influence the ...

New Zealand Blood Service. In 2015, following a three-month trial, the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust (ARHT), in partnership with New Zealand Blood Service (NZ ...

Inaugural Oceania Seabird Symposium is underway at Waipapa Taumata Rau,University of Auckland bringing experts from across Pacific region to learn more about protecting Oceania seabirds.

If retailers intend to trade on Easter Sunday, they must first check whether this is permitted under local council policy. Unlike Good Friday and Easter Monday, Easter Sunday is not a public holiday.

Quick reporting by a member of the public who allegedly snapped a pair of thieves attempting to steal his vehicle by using a screwdriver has aided in their arrest. At about 9.45pm, two people ...

Local Christchurch runner Oska Baynes, 33, made history today by becoming the first athlete ever to claim victory twice in ...

New data shows Kiwis are becoming safer with the Government tracking ahead of its violent crime reduction target, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith and Police Minister Mark Mitchell say.