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New Zealand has signed a groundbreaking trade deal with Singapore that guarantees essential supplies like food and fuel will keep flowing between the two countries, even during major crises. The Agreement on Trade in Essential Supplies (AOTES) was signed this week by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and his Singaporean counterpart

Southland’s property market has hit a milestone, with average asking prices breaking through the $600,000 mark for the first time on record — part of a nationwide surge in activity that realestate.co.nz says has returned the market to 2021 peak levels. The region’s average asking price

TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman has resigned after what she described as unprecedented scrutiny that made her position "untenable". Sherman announced her departure on social media Friday, citing enormous pressure following recent controversies. "The level of scrutiny on me this past week has been unprecedented, and this

Northland MP Grant McCallum visited Southern Institute of Technology last Friday to explore the polytechnic's flexible learning options as he works to secure NorthTec's return to independence by 2027. Mr McCallum toured SIT's School of Nursing clinical suites and examined the institute's

Invercargill City Council will charge $20 for property file requests from Monday 11 May, as it moves the service online to handle growing demand. The council receives around 500 property file and Land Information Memorandum (LIM) requests monthly, with 6000 requests processed last year alone. "Last year, Council received

Four young people are facing charges after stealing a car in Dunedin and using it to steal petrol from service stations across the city. Police received reports on Monday night that a Nissan had been stolen from a residential address in Caversham. Throughout Tuesday, the stolen vehicle was spotted conducting

Otago's New Zealand sea lion population has reached a historic milestone, producing more than 35 pups in a single breeding season for the first time in over a century. With 38 pups born this season, the population is officially on track to become mainland New Zealand's

Southland District Council has been ordered by the Ombudsman to overhaul its record keeping after refusing to release information about mayoral spending. The controversy began in August 2025 when media requested mayoral and chair spending records from all four Southland councils covering the previous term to July 31. While three