Parliament's Justice Committee is expected to recommend lifting the move-on orders age from 14 to 18, with its report on the bill due back on Thursday.

Princess Cruises will double its New Zealand port calls from 2028/29, announced as the Crown Princess opened the Auckland cruise season on 29 August 2026.

Tauranga City Council accepted every finding of the Davison review into the Mount Maunganui landslide as councillors questioned staff over missed warnings.

New Zealand had 32,908 homes for sale at the end of August, a 12 year high for the time of year, with asking prices falling for a sixth month as spring begins.

Netball New Zealand has signed a term sheet handing its elite domestic league to Anna Mowbray and Ali Williams from 2027, with a minimum of five teams.

Fishery officers ran three patrols around Whananaki in Northland over five days in late August and found every person they inspected was breaking the fishing rules.

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Dame Whina Cooper fought a Hokianga drainage lease at 18 and at 79 walked at the head of the 1975 land march from Te Hāpua to Parliament.

August 2026 vehicle registrations rose 7.6 percent to 20,252 units and Chinese brands took 18.7 percent of new registrations. Rental fleets took 27.7 percent of new passenger sales.

ANZ's August Business Outlook has business confidence at 53.7 and past activity up to 16.4, but firms still report fewer staff than a year ago and rising cost expectations.

Auckland Council has granted resource consent for a $58 million rebuild of the Waiwera hot springs north of Auckland, with 29 pools and an opening targeted for mid 2028.

Ryan Fox has qualified automatically for the 2026 Presidents Cup International Team, the first New Zealander in the event since Danny Lee in 2015.