Stories by Bill Hickman

The country's water services regulator says actions over the next eight months will be critical to ensure the capital has enough drinking water.

A perceived right-wing bias and concerns about panellist diversity have pushed Victoria University to reformat its debate.

Nikau says it was notified only a day before City Gallery Wellington publicly announced its closure - a move that will likely mean the end of the iconic cafe.

Two secondary school principals are not convinced a phone ban is warranted and say it will be difficult to enforce.

Victoria University postponed the event, fearing it could become a platform for hate speech.

"Many of the veterans I served with don't consider themselves veterans - they'll just stand quietly at the back," says Mark Compain, who was deployed to Bosnia, East Timor and Afghanistan.

It will be months before a newly-appointed independent arbitrator will rule on pay for police, the Police Association says.

Jade Musther is crowd funding a unique build for her repair business.

Discussion prompted by coverage of the closure had brought new volunteers to the charity and prompted a reassessment of the organisation and its structure.

NZ researchers have found Hepatitis B and flu vaccines less effective when delivered using standard needles, with greater likelihood of adverse reactions.

Tactics for enforcing the proposed ban will be announced in coming weeks, the minister of police says, but he won't be drawn on specifics as to what they may be. Audio

An online traffic site moderator estimated at least 20 vehicles had been affected by the nails on Monday night, south of Palmerston North.

The government is proposing changes to fast-track resource consents in a new bill set to go before Parliament.

A Gisborne woman says she was reduced to tears by an aviation security officer's dismissive attitude towards ahead of her Christmas holiday.

The creator of Free for All says she is closing up shop because she is unable to keep volunteers and customers safe.

Two teens were walking along a pavement when a leaking main "blew underneath them", a resident says. Audio

An Ohakune man attending the memorial service of the Tangiwai rail disaster says he is still touched by the events seventy years on.

A gun store owner believes licensed firearms owners are yet to register more than a million weapons in protest against the legislation.

Stranded passengers say a fault that shut down all outgoing trains for several hours is another sign of an increasingly unreliable network.

Long wait times for international student visas have local flight training schools on the brink of collapse, Aviation New Zealand says.

Festival-goers are being urged to get their drugs checked before they head to gigs, as a dangerous drug being sold as MDMA is doing the rounds in Christchurch.

An unsung design hero has his legacy honoured in an unlikely way after a Wellington funeral home named their flagship hearse in his honour.

Wellington International Airport is fighting a constant battle to prevent online scams using their branding from reeling in unsuspecting people.

A jury has been told the question of consent stands at the heart of a rape trial in Wellington District Court today.

In a rare moment of agreement, both sides of the country's gun debate are questioning why police included a picture of what appears to be a pistol-shaped cigarette lighter in a press release on…