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DHB confident resthome currently meeting expectations
Health board investigators have yet to release their findings months after undertaking an inquiry into allegations of abuse and neglect at a Lower Hutt resthome.
Banned firefighting foam used at Marsden Point for training
The oil refinery in Northland has run prohibited training exercises using thousands of litres of firefighting foam containing chemicals linked to cancers.
Govt concerns about Rio Tinto revealed in document release
Newly released documents show officials believed Rio Tinto wanted to sideline the clean-up of Tiwai Point aluminium smelter.
NZ 'naive' to shut down Marsden Point - Australian analyst
Plans to close NZ's only oil refinery may leave country exposed to global uncertainty, experts are warning.
Defence Force hazardous substances audit stalled for years after law changes
The Defence Ministry is years overdue for a legally-required audit of how the military is controlling dangerous materials such as rocket fuel and tonnes of old ammunition.
Police IT disaster recovery a 'very high risk area', audit reveals
Police computer systems have been ill-prepared to cope with a disaster like a major hack.
Tiwai smelter power could be diverted to hydrogen by 2023
The government has been told Southland could start producing green hydrogen as early as 2023, documents show.
Ministry not tracking key earthquake strengthening goal for schools
The Education Ministry is not counting how many school buildings are meeting a key earthquake goal.
WorkSafe probes truckers' poor pay in safety investigation
Truck drivers' fatigue and mental and physical health has emerged as a "serious concern" in a study on what might be increasing risks on the road.
Motorhome group demands 'substantiated evidence' for new Waka Kotahi rules
A specialist engineer says he is "deeply disturbed" at how much effort the Transport Agency is putting into a clampdown on motorhomes and horse trucks.
'Not much structure' holding motorhome cabs together
A Palmerston North coachbuilder who helped raise alarm over truck cab cutouts warns he is finding motorhome cabs that are a threat to road safety.
Waka Kotahi willing to work with industry over rule enforcement
The Transport Agency says it's looking at ways to lessen the immediate impact of enforcing a rule that has forced some motorhomes and horse trucks off the road.
NZTA rule change 'a real black tunnel of despair'
Motorhomes and horse trucks are being forced off the road under rule changes by the transport agency Waka Kotahi.
Kāpiti residents' rubbish dumped at controversial landfill
A Kāpiti district councillor is warning residents have lost control of their rubbish, with tonnes of it ending up in a controversial landfill.
Levin landfill deal in the dumps
A deal to shut the controversial Levin rubbish dump, located near one of the country's most polluted lakes, is floundering.
National critical of differing reports on Marsden Point's fate
MBIE is juggling two reports on Marsden Point's handling of the country's energy supplies that seem to lay out opposing views - but the ministry denies they are contradictory.
Government schedule to fix critical health assets 'at risk'
The government's first-ever plan for upgrading hundreds of unfit - and sometimes unsafe - hospital facilities is encountering a lot of delays.
DHBs not included in SIS cyber security programme
The SIS is not seeking to have district health boards included in a programme where it sets out what agencies must do to cope with information security threats.
Building used by MSD needs upgrades, engineering survey finds
Only one out of more than 150 buildings used by the Ministry of Social Development nationwide needs earthquake upgrades.
NZTA does U-turn on truck-brake checks after complaints
The Transport Agency has backed down on demanding extra checks on truck brakes.
Police using algorithms 'a huge problem' for biases, researcher says
A researcher is worried the proliferation of crime-fighting computer algorithms will only make ingrained police bias against Māori worse.
Police drop technology designed to predict motorists
Police were developing a high-tech tool to predict motorists' likelihood of getting into serious trouble, according to its first report on safe use of computer algorithms.
Govt agency recruitment hurting private business, lobby group says
Many government departments are expanding rapidly, raising fears they will suck staff away from private businesses.
DHBs refuse to release information on cyber security systems
The country's district health boards are refusing to release reviews done of their cyber security systems, seven weeks after the Waikato DHB was struck by ransomware attackers.
Documents reveal government offered to pay millions to Rio Tinto
The government offered to pay millions of dollars to Rio Tinto just months after promising in the election campaign it would not give a direct subsidy.