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On ministry alone has paid out nearly $15m with another $21m across the sector still expected. Audio

Simeon Brown has set a "deeply worrying" low bar with his stated reasons for stepping in, a professor says. Audio

Hosting means influential people visiting, enabling New Zealand to showcase its industries, not least its cutting-edge design and technology, the former PM says. Audio

Analysis - Green Party members are deciding tonight on whether to expel Darleen Tana from Parliament - so how will the process play out?

"We're dealing with what's in front of us," Green co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick says.

Health New Zealand / Te Whatu Ora has contracted the service to provide after-hours care.

军方表示，沉船上载有950吨轻质油以及一些其他一些符合海事环境标准的化学品；目前全世界都在关注新西兰如何处置这起事故。

Divers are now trying to figure out if the ship is leaking. Audio

Officials admitted a rise in home ownership was unexpected and they had to double-check the data.

Police are wanting to charge a person reported to be the partner of an Australian diplomat.

The Prime Minister recently sold two properties, making a profit which is exempt from tax. Audio

"There are risks to NZ's relationships with its global and Pacific Island partners around the perception of a policy departure on the transition and our climate change goals," legal advice said.

The Accident Compensation Corporation has begun consulting over suggested rises of more than 7 percent for motorists, and more than 4 percent for employers and earners.

An estimated one in five gift cards expire before their use-by dates, with New Zealanders losing $10 million a year by forgetting to use them.

There was more than one reason the government couldn't save the Winstone Pulp mills, Louise Upston says. Audio

The Cancer Society says there is still no sign the health system is ready to administer new cancer drugs, after Pharmac confirmed its first cancer medication funding decisions since its budget boost.

The Greens are questioning the timing of the removal of documents about past charter school efforts, but David Seymour says that's gotcha politics.

Paying charges on kilometres driven, rather than amount of fuel bought, could put those with less efficient cars on a fairer footing, advocate says.

The ACT Party plans to introduce a member's bill to expand eligibility.

Local councils will have to show how they will deliver drinking water, wastewater and stormwater services in a financially sustainable way.

Labour's climate change spokesperson Megan Woods said the party wanted to learn from its just transition pilots in Taranaki and Southland.

Unfunded mandates have long been identified as key difficulty facing local government's revenue streams.

The day after the PM blasted councils for their spending, the government came in with a sweetener for the sector.

The health minister says he has sought advice on nitrous oxide, to see whether more needs to be done to address its recreational use.

The country's frontline smokefree service providers met with the Associate Health Minister Casey Costello last week. Audio