Elderly people needing home care in north and west Auckland are waiting up to a year to get help - ironically because a new, improved assessment system takes longer.

Business reporter Hamish Fletcher talks to Vodafone chief executive Russell Stanners

A claimed sighting of the South Island kokako, a bird declared extinct six years ago, has fuelled hopes the species could still be alive.

Market changing, report finds, and while numbers are growing future is in visitors who want to stay longer.

Caregivers do tasks few could stomach, often for minimal wages, report Simon Collins and Martin Johnston.

Evan Birchfield had long been fascinated by tanks.

A successful building plan will result in a 10,000-home oversupply in Auckland, says NZIER.

Long-term care for elderly New Zealanders is becoming a byproduct of the property development business.

A caregiver says elderly residents at a rest home in the Wellington area were dressed again in dirty continence pads to save money on new pads.

A two-month Herald investigation of rest homes has found some major failings - including a confused married woman "mauled" by a resident and a 9-month scabies outbreak.

The All Blacks completed their first perfect season as a last-gasp try by Ryan Crotty and an Aaron Cruden conversion defeated Ireland 24-22.

Do you remember where you were when you heard my father had died, asks Holly Donald, daughter of Rod.

Retired air force warrant officer Frank Bailey, MBE, has never been a complainer. But when he speaks of his late wife, Lilian, he chokes up.

Competition is heating up in the $5.6b credit card market, with two major banks releasing new offers in the past week.

In this exclusive extract from a new book written by David Fisher, Kim Dotcom relates how he met his future wife Mona - and the efforts to woo her.

The Remuneration Authority has approved a "restrained" pay rise for MPs, giving each backbencher $3,500 more a year and raising PM John Key's salary by $9500.

Kieran Read has gone global - he's the man everyone in Europe can't stop talking about and he's the man most pundits here are expecting to be named IRB Player of the Year. Read's influence is huge, as it has been pretty much all year. Think back and so many of the best bits of the All Blacks in 2013 involve Read.

Ahead of the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards, co-host and finalist Stan Walker spoke to Hugh Sundae about hosting the Critics' Choice Prize Showcase, indie crowds, and the boundaries of pop music.

There was an axe in the hands of a man who was clearly upset. It wasn't an ideal situation.

In the days after the super typhoon killed thousands, 3rd Degree reporter Paula Penfold and producer Eugene Bingham travelled to the Philippines.

Cross-party inquiry comes up with strong message for change from emphasis on caring for people late in life.

He can't tweet, but it hasn't stopped John Key giving a speech at an information technology summit.

Follow the tarmac under the trees and the road snakes around the cliffs away from Hicks Bay to a secret and special hidden beach.

The taxpayer, rather than developers and home buyers, should pick up the bill for connecting new homes to water, sewerage and other council infrastructure, the NZ Initiative has recommended as a measure to control house prices.

Making sure pregnant mums see a doctor within 10 weeks of conception should be a national priority, say MPs working to improve children's health.

'I have just found out that my employer has not been paying my KiwiSaver contributions or employer contributions.' Now what? Helen Twose tells you.

The Government will sell 20 per cent of its stake in Air New Zealand today and tomorrow. The Herald tells you the 11 things you need to know.