Rez Gardi came to NZ under the refugee quota system. After spending nearly 20 years in Auckland, Gardi says she still feels like a second class citizen.

Avondale and Mt Roskill could be next in line for large-scale housing projects, the Government says.

The gap between housing supply and demand in New Zealand is growing by 40 homes a day.

As our population ages, retirement at 65 is becoming out of reach for most.

The Government now says its rheumatic fever target might not be met until next year or even mid-2019.

Kiwi researchers will investigate whether microbes found inside our gut could hold the key to battling the development of diabetes.

Peter Foster knows first hand how tough it can be to make a go of it in New Zealand, and he doubts the billionaires heading to NZ will last long.

COMMENT: There is frustration as well as fury in the messages mainstream media are receiving. Somehow we need to work out what is not being said.

COMMENT: Readers of a certain age might remember when there was a degree of prejudice against the wave of immigrants from the Netherlands, Brian Fallow writes.

Lincoln Tan poses questions on the Immigration challenges facing NZ.

PM Bill English talks down prospect of migrant infrastructure levy which Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse says would be unfair for migrants.

The perception that migrants take jobs from Kiwis and push up house prices are widespread, but the fear is overblown, a new report has found.

A new report from the New Zealand Initiative suggests immigrants cover the increase cost of infrastructure.

Today is an anniversary not just for Auckland but everywhere from Taupo north.

The Otago Regional Council's very existence is on the line as the Dunedin City Council considers the merits of a unitary council for the city.

The Government talks up the prospects of a new supply of housing for first-home buyers in Auckland, but is there a funding gap?

Chinese New Year - the Year of the Rooster - starts tomorrow, but celebrations begins tonight and will continue right until the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the new year.

The New Zealand economy is back in top gear and firing on all cylinders, but housing affordability will take years to resolve, HSBC says.

Doctors' strike at 18 DHBs to disrupt care for thousands of patients

What happens when a town triples in size overnight? Made with funding from NZ On Air.

It's a classic clash between urban growth and farmers.

A treasure trove of bird's eye-view photographs taken since the 1930s are now available to the public online. The new website shows

Auckland commuters can groan in agreement with a report that reveals the city has the worst travel times and reliability in Australia and New Zealand.

As if Australians didn't have enough pesky species to worry about, a new study finds their country is effectively crawling with feral cats.

New Zealand needs to show Israel there is a cost of continuing war, by refusing to accept imports or Israeli visitors from the occupied territories.

Women diagnosed with breast cancer could get a clearer prognosis with a new model built from the data of thousands of New Zealand patients.

A jab for a pregnant woman can protect her baby

COMMENT: While the proposal is good in theory, it's no panacea for the challenges of our modern economy.

COMMENT: Forward planning for walking and cycling in urban areas hasn't previously been great.

New Zealand's booming migration and tourism set new records in November, with arrivals continuing to increase and departures steadily lower.