The Latest Breaking News from Crown

The government subsidised pine on the East Coast for nearly 30 years. In that time huge tracts of that forestry have ended up in the hands of foreign companies with a track record of environmental damage. The latest in a series on the slow destruction of Tairāwhiti.

There's concern at a Cabinet decision, in the shadow of election, to increase its lending to $50m and set up ski field for private ownership. Jonathan Milne reports.

How will each party approach New Zealand’s chronic infrastructure underinvestment?

Gateway cities around the world are so important to national prosperity that they need to be actively supported and with customised arrangements. Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is right when he says a new relationship between government and the council is required, argues Mark Thomas

Prosecutors have told jurors three men should be found guilty of murdering 22-year-old Michael Zanco who was shot in the head at a rural property.

Christchurch Airport says it's premature to try and stop a new airport that's only just having the groundwork laid; but Tarras locals know what they don't want.

Police say Nathan Paul was the gunman during two pub robberies.

A law change has led to surge of unclaimed funds held by the government, reports Andrew Bevin

The Crown accounts will lose billions in tax receipts this fiscal year, as the tax collector takes the day off for Matariki. Yet nobody is concerned – there's a reason for that.