Stories by Stephen Forbes

The decision to reject the licence renweal is being hailed as a victory for community groups fighting the impact of alcohol in south Auckland, but the business is vowing to fight the ruling.

"Where's all that stormwater going to go?" asks a businessman whose premises were flooded on Valentine's Day.

Some Kāinga Ora tenants are continuing to sleep in flood-damaged properties as the public housing provider struggles to meet the sheer demand for homes.

Travellers are stuck in airports all over the world as the ripple effect of Cyclone Gabrielle spreads.

Dr Ayesha Verrall expects improvements to staffing levels at Middlemore Hospital's under-pressure emergency department before the start of the next winter flu season.

Last summer it was drought. Now floods have ravaged crops in Pukekohe, and growers warn vegetable price hikes are likely.

Figures from the Ministry of Health, covering the period between 1 July and 30 September last year, show just 65 percent of children in Counties Manukau were fully vaccinated at six months old.

Fiona Tolich, who has a rare genetic disorder, says moving her family to Australia last week was her only option to access a life-changing drug.

The upgrade of Auckland's rail network looks set to cause more disruption as more people return to work and schools reopen.

Illegally dumped rubbish at one of Auckland's most archaeologically significant sites has been piling up as high as the trees.

The number of people in South Auckland waiting for non-acute elective surgery continues to grow.

It's inferior to the one normally prescribed, which is in short supply thanks to celebrity and social media-driven demand.

Auckland Council's new cost-saving committee has cancelled its first meeting - because there is nothing to talk about.

A backlog of people waiting for CT scans at Middlemore Hospital has reached crisis levels as radiology staffing shortages and people leaving the profession impact frontline services, a union says.

The findings of an internal investigation into the alleged assault of a patient at Middlemore Hospital's mental health unit have been released.

KiwiRail wants feedback on new train stations in Drury and Paerātā which it says will cater for the area's rapidly growing population.

Auckland councillor Josephine Bartley says new government reforms designed to increase regulation of gaming machine venues and reduce problem gambling do not go far enough.

South Auckland doctors say plans by Pharmac to provide wider access for the meningococcal B vaccine for young people and infants are important to prevent another major outbreak of the potentially…

Te Whatu Ora (Counties Manukau) is conducting an investigation into an alleged assault of a patient by staff at unit of Middlemore Hospital.

Auckland Council will allow a huge development in Drury to go ahead, as long as work is done in stages.

Billionaire Elon Musk is among those who have attributed their weight loss to the use of GLP-1 agonist diabetes drugs - but that's a concern for people who rely on the medications to stay well.

A group battling the spread of liquor outlets in south Auckland says new law reforms proposed by the government are desperately needed to reduce the impact of alcohol.

The health minister needs to front up and answer questions about staff safety in the country's emergency departments, the opposition health spokesperson says.

Junior doctor Mourin Das says after spending two years working in the UK and Australia as a registered doctor she thought getting her approval to practice in New Zealand would be a straightforward…

Te Whatu Ora has failed to act to address the longstanding concerns of staff - putting them under extreme pressure, a worker says.