12+ hour, 23+ min ago   (437+ words) The only doctor at an Auckland medical centre which was criticised by the public for allegedly refusing to help a man who lay dying on the footpath nearby says he was "unaware" of what was happening. A man died on…...

12+ hour, 27+ min ago   (864+ words) Wellington City Council has apologised for spending over $600,000 on a website to draw visitors to the newly reopened City Library. An independent review found shortcomings in the oversight, procurement process and the value for money offered by the site. Chief…...

13+ hour, 57+ min ago   (361+ words) Four central Christchurch sites have been shortlisted for a national memorial to honour the 51 people killed in the March 15 terror attacks. The sites are Victoria Lake in Hagley Park, South Rolleston Avenue where flowers were laid after the 2019 shootings and…...

14+ hour, 9+ min ago   (1155+ words) The family of a Christchurch woman who was murdered by a patient who absconded from a psychiatric hospital has asked why it took their mother's death for changes to be made at Hillmorton. Laisa Waka Tunidau was stabbed to death…...

15+ hour, 39+ min ago   (115+ words) RNZ As it happened: Auckland's City Rail Link opens for first rush hour Matthew Theunissen live onboard CRL as morning commute begins Auckland's City Rail Link is now finally open after decades of planning and construction. It has been touted…...

17+ hour, 17+ min ago   (302+ words) The Green Party will put an extra $200 million into te reo Māori initiatives, if elected. The party announced its policy on the first day of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori. It would spend an extra $30 million each year on…...

21+ hour, 12+ min ago   (669+ words) People learning te reo Māori should not let the fear of getting it wrong stop them from using the language, Māori Language Commission chair Professor Rawinia Higgins says. With Te Wiki o te Reo Māori taking place from 14-20 September, Higgins…...

17+ hour, 33+ min ago   (323+ words) Grower T&G has launched its newest premium apple variety, the Joli, in Vietnam, ramping up its push into the lucrative Asian export market. T&G Apples managing director Shane Kingston said the new variety - a large red apple that…...

19+ hour, 9+ min ago   (348+ words) The prime minister says councils will get support over development contributions, but he is unwilling to pause referrals of fast-track housing projects. Local Government New Zealand has called on the government to review its fast-track system for housing projects. Vice…...

20+ hour, 34+ min ago   (618+ words) Immigration New Zealand overestimated the benefits from its newest transformation project by $134 million because of "significantly flawed assumptions". The new head of INZ said it was virtually unheard of to get the productivity savings the project had forecast, and it…...