Councils have three months to come up with amalgamation plans – or have change imposed on them.

Statistics show that marriage isn't just on the slide here – we're topping the tables on nearly every measure of marriage’s retreat.

TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman's suspension from parliament has seen her dropped from a major international trip. Is it a problem that a journalist has herself become a story?

Peters has poked at Luxon plenty of times before, but this latest falling out is a new low for their relationship.

They say they'll release more policy once the budget is out. But is Labour's lack of ideas already becoming a problem?

Gentailers have raised prices 8% for two years running while banking sky-high profits. Now the Electricity Authority is formally asking why.

Rules for trucks and lorries will be relaxed to encourage more efficient diesel use – but some critics say such tweaks are only delaying the inevitable.

With the long-promised return to surplus potentially pushed out a fourth year, the international ratings agencies' patience is wearing thin.

The trade minister will sign the India FTA in New Delhi next week. Getting parliament to ratify it is another matter.

The prime minister forced a confidence vote and won. But has anything actually changed?

After one of the worst flooding events in the region's recent history, forecasters warn even short bursts of rain could cause fresh havoc.