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Greens seek to put scandals behind them
The Greens have sought to put their scandals behind them with a rallying cry to supporters - telling them they are bigger than the politicians. Deputy political editor Craig McCulloch reports. Audio
How much a coffee addiction costs
Quitting caffeine could make sense for your mind and your bank balance. Here's how. Video
UK to spend $20.7 billion on compensation in infected blood scandal
About 30,000 people were given blood contaminated with HIV or hepatitis C, with about 3000 of those believed to have died.
Oranga Tamariki may cut unit that looks after children's critical records
Abuse survivors have used the records to find out life-changing information about their family - and even their true ethnicity.
The Pacific brain drain
Does New Zealand have a responsibility to address a problem it's created by snapping up seasonal workers from the Pacific? Audio
Surviving cancer depends on wrangling the health system - study
The last thing we need when faced with the possibility of cancer is to have to push for diagnosis and care. Yet it's a common experience.
Dairy owners say they have been 'ignored for years'
The new government's promised law and order changes need to happen faster, a spokesman says.
Massey University deficit shrinks with expenses down, grants up
Massey University is again facing a big deficit for the year, although so far its finances aren't as bad as feared.
Watch: Christopher Luxon speaks at National Party conference
Christopher Luxon has fronted an unapologetic defence of National's first months in power, its pace of change and commitment to tax relief.
Nelson school students back on bikes after community group pitches in with repairs
Students at Salisbury School now have a fleet of bicycles they can ride again, after Bike Hub Nelson pitched in to repair nearly 20 bikes that had fallen into disrepair.
Media oversight one-stop-shop stopped
A plan to update the system for regulating our media content has been running under the radar for years. Some agencies that do the job now have backed the move to one single body, but this week the… Video
Mediawatch for 19 May 2024
A long-running plan to reform the oversight of our media has come to a sudden halt; how public toilets suddenly became political this week. Audio
Overhaul of health systems to better catch Covid-19 and measles months behind
An urgent overhaul of health systems to better catch and control communicable diseases, from Covid-19 to measles, is months behind schedule - but authorities are promising to "avoid gaps".
Iwi Leaders Group united against Oranga Tamariki scrapping Treaty obligations
If the government really wants Oranga Tamariki to continue working with Māori groups, it should leave the law as it is, leader says.
Leaving the partisan: Gerry Brownlee on being Speaker
We talk with the Speaker, Gerry Brownlee, about Question Time, MP porkies, and stepping above the fray after 27 years or partisan politics, to instead become 'Parliament's man'. Audio
Denser housing can be greener too - how NZ can build better for biodiversity
Opinion - Incorporating nature within built environments is not just possible, it's essential.
Woman who left 29kg mother to starve to death released from prison
The Auckland woman's mother died on a tarpaulin after going up to 15 days without food.
Pharmac too slow to act over HRT shortage - doctors
"All this faffing around, and [at] the centre is a poor woman who just needs her HRT," a doctor says. Audio
Further legal action over Māori Health Authority axing
It is the second High Court action into the government's policies affecting Māori.
All White Clayton Lewis reportedly arrested over betting scandal
New Zealand Football says it is concerned about the serious allegations made in the A-League betting scandal unfolding in Sydney.
