606 pairs of shoes for every Kiwi lost to suicide in the last year arrives at Parliament.

Almost 10 years after he committed suicide, his widow still wakes screaming.

The PSA says Hamilton council staff think a 15 per cent pay rise for its CEO is unfair.

A report which led to the resignation of the Auditor-General is being withheld.

The PSA union says 4000 jobs could be affected in the IRD restructure.

IRD won't comment on the nature of the staff announcement being delivered.

Opposition parties reveal what they want to see in the health budget on Thursday.

Report claims mental health service users feel the system is dismissive and dehumanising.

A new report has shown 9 per cent of adults can not get the specialist care they need.

Footpath outside mall closed for building strengthening work.

It's back to business for most Wellington workers today according to the city's mayor, as buildings reopen in the CBD.

The strike by airport security workers was due to take place next week, potentially disrupting thousands of flights and passengers.

If you're flying later this month, you may need to factor in more time to clear airport security.

The idea of Serco being responsible for a pipeline guiding children through their lives from cradle to grave - from CYF to prison - sounds like something from a dystopian novel, writes Richard Wagstaff.

Three Waikato Hospital nurses have been suspended for defying a controversial new policy forcing non-vaccinated workers to either get flu jabs or wear face masks.

The apology from State Services boss Iain Rennie to the complainant at the centre of the Roger Sutton affair and public servants in general has been welcomed by his minister, Paula Bennett - but she has indicated another slip-up will cost him his job.

Nearly 12,000 unionised health workers have voted in favour of taking industrial action, after they were offered an "insulting" pay increase, the Public Service Association says.

For years government departments have been running a scam for the unions. The amounts involved total in the millions.

The agency in charge of parliamentary staff has agreed to a cash bonus for union members, despite John Key's National Party previously denouncing such deals as discriminatory.

An "insurmountable" lack of radiologists has forced the Southern District Health Board to relinquish the southern breast-screening service from the middle of next year, the board announced yesterday.

The jobs of 139 health and safety inspectors will be disestablished and staff made to reapply for the positions.

Prime Minister John Key will get $3895 in backpay and an extra $150 a week as a result of a 1.9 per cent increase for MPs awarded by the Remuneration Authority.

The untimely death of top lawyer Greg King has focused attention on one of society's most unpopular jobs. Jared Savage examines the case for the defence.