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.

Keeping young people from a life of crime involves education and housing as well as police, Bill English tells Auckland crowd.

Migrants do not dilute New Zealand's cultural identity despite more coming from non-traditional source countries, experts say.

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.

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.

COMMENT: As the world's population becomes more urban our cities are increasingly coming under pressure to sustainably accommodate everyone.

The 750 refugees who arrive in NZ each year now face a whole new journey navigating our foreign land.

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.

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.

Less than half of young renters voted at the last election, and more than 90 per cent of property owners over the age of 50 voted.

Bill English delivered a few surprises in his first media appearance, including poetry, a u-turn on gay marriage and a nod to the trade unions.

Water supply levels in both Franz Josef and Fox Glacier are being monitored as the tourist season ramps up again.

COMMENT: Targeted immigration can be good for an economy. It can bring in new ideas, cultures and increased entrepreneurship.