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First units up in $61m community housing-ACC joint venture
Twelve one-bedroom and three two-bedroom apartments will be rented to state tenants.
Impossible to measure impact of nurses' refusal to work extra shifts - union
Nurses are protesting over the end of the winter Covid-19 bonus.
'Deeply disappointed': Labour's broken cancer promise costing lives, critics say
National has announced it would extend the screening age if party is in government.
Auckland's big fix: Mayor and deputy on the evolving Super City
Does Auckland need fixing? The outgoing mayor and deputy say it's already being fixed.
Bay of Plenty iwi to vote on $100m Crown settlement
An initial settlement offer of $40 million was rejected 26 years ago.
Thomas Coughlan: National saves itself from British Budget blowback, but questions over cuts remain
National mounts urgent clean-up job as UK PM's tax plans backfire on New Zealand.
Papers show scramble to fix cost of living payment
Officials scrambled to find a way to stop the payment going to overseas people.
Govt announces $44m to increase teacher numbers, support students affected by Covid
Government expects 1000 new teachers to enter workforce.
Te wiki o te reo Māori: What businesses are doing
Businesses have big plans to go even further this year - kōrero nui.
AUT: Staff and students in limbo as job cuts loom
A senior lecturer says AUT's treatment of its academic staff is 'appalling'.
Roof going on new $300m+ North Shore Hospital block
New block rising at the near-capacity hospital with big staffing pressures
Revealed: Three true causes of our 20-year housing boom
Main driver of house prices in the past two decades? Global interest rate drops.
Government tax U-turn: Long-term landlords get mortgage tax break
"We recognise the big role the build-to-rent sector can play" - Megan Woods.
Revenue Minister David Parker under the media spotlight over the cost-of living payments.
Revenue Minister David Parker under the media spotlight over the cost-of living payments. Video / Mark Mitchell
Scam text messages referring to cost of living payment reported to Cert NZ
Cert NZ says scammers often use current events to try to deceive people.
Who are some of Christchurch's top 10 developers, builders?
The new eschew the gothic for the go-ahead, the Anglican for agnostic aesthetics.
Waka Kotahi's billion-dollar blowout on roading projects
Only one of the eight projects has not increased in budget or completion date.
Auckland trust struggling to provide homes for families after Govt funding cuts
Monte Cecilia Housing Trust says families are stuck in limbo with "nowhere to go".
New grocery sector watchdog: How much funding and support will it get?
Small pool of expertise for the $22 billion-a-year sector watchdog job.
Sailor proposes to partner dockside at welcome-home ceremony
The HMNZS Te Mana left to get an upgrade in Canada three years ago.
Willie Jackson: Broadcasting challenges given NZ's changing face
OPINION: Our news media must reflect our communities and be well represented.
Damien Venuto: The dangerous sentence in the TVNZ-RNZ merger legislation
Are we set to see a series of unintended consequences?
Revealed: NZ military quietly buying dozens of recon drones in $100m project
Weaponised drones don't seem part of the package, but the NZDF is not ruling them out.
Decision on future of Ihumātao could take another five years
"160 plus years of displacement and colonisation cannot be undone quickly" - Kīngitanga.
Opinion: Sockburn killing - The buck stops with you, minister
The man accused of killing Laisa Waka Tunidau in random attack was in mental health care.
Government launches Ministry of Disabled People
It will be first ministry with an official name in sign language, te reo and English.
Mike Hosking: The dire situation in our hospitals is an irony of the Govt's making
OPINION: Will this turn out to be another of Chris Hipkins' "regrets".
Children's mental health: Services at 'crisis point' as demand surges and staff depart
Mental health providers are struggling to cope with growing need in the wake of Covid-19.
Lianne Dalziel: Only two options for the Christchurch stadium
My heart says I want to just get on with it.
Te Ao Mārama a new way of serving justice, but how much difference will $47.4m make?
Chief Judge: "We're talking about a change of culture, and with it a change of practice."
Auckland's large-scale state land to be sold for private ownership
"After 50 or 60 years, these houses are no longer fit for purpose." - Mark Fraser.
Sasha Borissenko: More for legal aid, but still 'oily rag' rates
What Budget 2022 has delivered for a system in crisis.
Government spending 'clearly unhelpful' in fighting inflation - Don Brash
Former governor says the RBNZ has a fight on its hands after a big Budget.