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Hopes are high for a swift return to pre-pandemic normality for the hotel sector, but the slow return of international travellers and an oversupply of rooms may stand in the way.

Auckland will have a new mayor after the local elections later this year. The Detail talks to the three frontrunners for the job.

Coffee, burgers, haircuts and even cauliflowers are soaring in price as inflation takes hold

National promises to remove six 'taxes' advanced by Labour, and to stop some of its biggest spending projects and policy reforms, if elected. Tim Murphy reports

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff makes the case for his proposed climate action rate - an extra $1.12 a week for median ratepayers over the next 10 years

Police said they intercepted the shipment of 613 kilograms of meth at the airport

As Dame Valerie Adams closes the door on a superlative shot put career, she's gifting her big shoes to a new generation of young women throwers, she tells Suzanne McFadden. 

Auckland's raging epidemic has surprised experts and could flag a different progression for the Omicron outbreak than expected.

The Auckland light rail decision has created considerable excitement as well as much expected trepidation by those concerned about the project’s significant costs and potential effects.

New Zealanders stranded overseas by the pandemic returned home to tears and hugs Monday as the country began dismantling some of the world's toughest Covid-related border restrictions. At Auckland airport, relatives carrying signs such as "welcome home my dearest daughter" scooped up loved ones allowed into the country without mandatory…

As case numbers have skyrocketed, the only thing the Government has done is repeal restrictions, accelerating the pace of the outbreak.