Stories by Amy Williams

Motorists have been rushing to petrol pumps ahead of an expected hike in fuel prices in coming days.

School nurses are finally being signed off as vaccinators, so that 17,000 or so Auckland high school students who may not have had the MMR jab can now get one.

High school principals are worried about the pressure on students preparing for upcoming national exams amidst an escalating measles outbreak in Auckland.

More than 800 people in Auckland have now caught the measles, but health authorities are warning the measles outbreak in Auckland has not yet reached its peak.

The Department of Conservation says no-one has been prosecuted for stealing moa bones from public conservation land despite a number of investigations over the last five years.

New Zealand has voted against giving new international trade protections to endangered mako sharks at a world wildlife conference.

A new dieting app that aims to curb childhood obesity is attracting controversy from health experts, with some warning it's a wolf in sheep's clothing.

Owha the marauding leopard seal is somewhat a local legend in Auckland's Upper Waitemata Harbour, where she has made the wharf and marina her home for the past five winters.

Some historians are concerned New Zealand's public libraries and museums are being priced out of buying national treasures by private investors snapping up items from the country's early history. Video

One week into a nationwide strike by psychologists working for the public health system, at least one mental health service for children and adolescents has been put on hold.

Security has been beefed up at caves where moa bones are at risk of being pillaged, as the government moves to make it illegal to trade remains of the extinct bird.

Around 200 people marched up Auckland's Queen Street today to protest against millions of cubic metres of what they call "toxic dredge sludge" being dumped off Great Barrier Island's coast.

While the Thames-Coromandel Council faces court over its refusal to sign the climate change emergency declaration, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has expressed her support for a declaration to be done…

Bank employees on the frontline of lending are coming out of the woodwork to lay complaints about workplace bonus culture.

Age is no barrier for Geoff Tisch, who at 80 is the oldest Walking School Bus volunteer in Auckland. Video

An official database will be set up to track the Waiheke ferry service and get a picture of how reliable it is, Auckland mayor Phil Goff says.

A new advocacy group offering a voice for parents in dispute with Oranga Tamariki is calling for an urgent Royal Commission of Inquiry into all aspects of the government agency.

Tensions are rising in rural Manawatū after a volunteer chopped a phallus off a Māori carving standing sentry to welcome hikers at a popular walking track.

Official documents show fishing companies including Talleys threatened legal action against the government over proposed seabed protection in the South Pacific.

A custody officer used excessive force when he threw a man into a wall while trying to restrain him, the police watchdog has found.

A Southland maternity centre that was turned into an unstaffed hub has been told DHB officials will not attend a meeting tomorrow about its future for fear of a confrontation.

An online petition calling for the Minister of Transport to bring Waiheke Island's ferry services under local authorities clocked up more than 800 signatures overnight.

Access to the flu vaccine is being restricted due to a nationwide shortage during a surge in flu cases that has prompted a record number of doses given.

An Auckland school is urging drivers to slow down around schools, after two children were hit by a vehicle at a pedestrian crossing this morning.

Hundreds of Waiheke Island residents were left queuing early this morning, after some ferry sailings were cancelled due to a mechanical fault.