The Consumers Price Index rose 2.2% in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, matching the pace three months earlier, Statistics New Zealand data showed Wednesday in Wellington. The Reserve Bank and economists’ expectation was for a 2.1% gain. Consumer prices advanced 0.5% from the third quarter, matching estimates.

The state's southeastern ocean is experiencing a rare bioluminescent red algal bloom that bursts into vibrant blue at night. A species of native fungi has been photographed glowing with bioluminescence - a fact that has previously eluded mycologists.

The Warehouse has confirmed it has plans to close their central city Wellington site as its lease will likely be not renewed. The New Zealand retail chain have been operating their store on Tory Street in the capital since 1994.

Wellington's iconic Jim Beam Homegrown festival is leaving the city after eighteen years, with this year's festival the last in the capital. Festival direc

The nation has voted and the New Zealand Herald has taken note. In the annual hottest competition of the year, we’re searching for the country’s best beaches. These are the top 10 city beaches that city-slicking sand lovers can’t get enough of Winner of last year’s Best City Beach,

New Zealand’s housing downturn has been “deep and prolonged”, and has left buyers with much more power in the market, one property research firm says. Both the Real Estate Institute (REINZ) and CoreLogic released data today.

Wellington musicians are mourning the loss of a unique gig in their home town, after news that the Homegrown festival will no longer be held in the capital.

New Zealand’s working-age population grew at a slower pace last year amid an exodus of young Kiwis seeking better opportunities abroad.

Fast bowlers Lockie Ferguson and Ben Sears have been recalled to New Zealand’s 15-man squad for the Champions Trophy next month in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates.

If there's one thing this country loves, it's holding onto stopgap structures for decades past their original use-by date.

Atura Wellington, the former Thorndon Hotel by Rydges, has unveiled its newly refurbished rooms in the New Zealand hotel.