Queenstown cable car route changed after community feedback
Residents' objections have forced a reroute of the proposed Queenstown Cable Car, moving it off playing fields and onto a bus hub link.
New GPS trackers reveal long-tailed bats' secret lives
Researchers can now map threatened long-tailed bats' nightly routes in Fiordland, improving conservation plans for the species' recovery.
New Zealand house values fall for seventh straight month
National property values slipped 0.4% in October, leaving the housing market 2.3% below a year earlier and buyers in control.
Fragile 111 system poses fundamental risk - but replacement delayed again
A replacement for New Zealand's ageing 111 emergency call system has slipped to February, despite warnings it poses a fundamental risk to public safety.
First-home buyers hit record share of New Zealand market
Wānaka soon to be home to $180m alpine resort
Opposition to North Canterbury solar farm consent taken to Environment Court
Proposed $100,000 wheelchair swing in North Canterbury aims to get children 'off the sidelines'
Geologists 'poles apart' on risks new quarry poses to neighbours
Livingstone names Ash Burkhart as Chief Executive Officer
The internal promotion keeps the family-owned builder on track as it nears eight decades in business and expands across the North Island.
Watson named first head of New Zealand firearms regulator
Licenced firearms owners will deal with a regulator independent of police and ministers when the new agency opens in 2026.
Queenstown cable car appoints local GM for project
The scheme could ease daily gridlock in Queenstown as the project enters detailed design and consenting ahead of a planned 2029/30 opening.
Mark Abbot appointed New Zealand architects Chief Executive
A permanent leader has been confirmed after 14 months in the interim role, bringing stability to the architects' institute and its members.
WorkSafe gets its third CEO in a year
The regulator’s leadership churn eases after Sharon Thompson, bringing FMA and Inland Revenue experience, is named Chief Executive.