Propolis is a resinous substance honey bees create from plant materials including sap and leaf buds to protect their hives.

Dr Shaun Presow, Hazardous Substances Reassessments Manager, says the EPA is proposing to ban the insecticides because they are extremely toxic to the aquatic environment and there is no known use in ...

From Monday 12 January, similar work on the road surface is due to take place on the southbound lanes of SH1/Dunedin Southern Motorway at Fairfield, with closures expected to take place over three ...

Provisional estimates for the November 2025 year compared with the November 2024 year. International migration statistics give the latest outcomes-based measure of migration, which includes estimates ...

Overseas visitor arrivals were 347,600 in November 2025, an increase of 26,400 from November 2024. International travel covers the number and characteristics of overseas visitors and New Zealand ...

For two days after Auckland Anniversary, the train network will be closed for the first full trial of the new post-City Rail Link timetable. This milestone test will help ensure reliable, seamless ...

Retailers will be bracing for a possible rocky few months ahead of them, with the potential for rises and falls in spending month-to-month. The latest card spending data shows December was a ...

Since its establishment, the ProCare Charitable Foundation has granted more than $2 million to initiatives that improve community health and wellbeing across the Greater Auckland Region. The ...

Westpac NZ Managing Director of Consumer Banking and Wealth, Helen Ryder, says the banks top priority is the safety of its customers and team members. Westpac NZ is offering financial support to ...

Reducing sediment runoff through nature-based solutions, such as restoring wetlands, stabilising riverbanks, improving ...

Rates have generally been falling since 2024. Reserve Bank data shows the average two-year special rate has dropped from ...

ChristchurchNZ has launched Made For It, a major events and destination marketing campaign designed to increase visitation ...