Local iwi Te Kawerau a Maki have placed a customary prohibition over the Waitākere Ranges Regional Park (WRRP) following the Kauri dieback Waitakere Ranges report by The Auckland Council which shows the number of native Kauri affected by the Kauri dieback disease which has more than doubled in five years. Read More →

A rare portrait of an unknown Māori chief that is said to have been drawn before the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi was sold for a record price of $158,000 at the Mossgreen-Webb’s auction of Important Paintings and Contemporary Art in Parnell on Wednesday night. Read More →

The Government has issued a new Directive Letter to the Overseas Investment Office (OIO) that sets out its policy approach to overseas investment in rural land. It says the new direction will strengthen New Zealand's overseas investment regime and welcome high-quality investment. Read More →