Stories by Farah Hancock

The costs ordered against McCallum Bros appear to be among the largest ever awarded by the Environment Court.

In 2022, New Zealand signed up to a global agreement that's been likened to a Paris Agreement for nature, but there is still no plan for meeting the country's commitments.

How do you replace the 900 pages of development laws? This is what we know about the government's plan so far.

Chris Bishop had described the process the group followed to pick projects as "completely insulated from ministers". Audio

The projects include a quarry extension into conservation land and a development whose owner was supported by National MPs during a battle with Kāinga Ora.

In the debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance, the same two words were at the top of each candidate's list.

A quarry has tried repeatedly to crack a permanent protection to get more rock out of a mountain. Now, it's turning to the 'Fast-track' law.

Analysis: By sheer weight of words, Donald Trump dominated the US presidential debate. But was he outflanked? Here's what the numbers show.

The dairy giant has talked up its 'regenerative farming' credentials. But critics say the claims are bogus. Audio

Nearly all political parties currently in Parliament recorded a big jump in donations in 2023. What happened?

An RNZ analysis of the first US presidential debate shows Trump dominated the first debate by more than 1000 words.

The Ombudsman found the Department of Conservation was both unlawful and unreasonable in its refusal to provide copies of its advice to ministers.

A battle over sand mining at a north Auckland beach has found a new arena at select committee hearings into the government's proposed law.

Allowing events to be fast-tracked under proposed laws could 'streamline' the Auckland stadium's consultation with its neighbours, operators say.

J Swap gave money to Shane Jones, and then to NZ First after it got into power. Now the company is asking for protected land to be opened for quarrying. Audio

The Green Party says Chris Bishop's suggestion members of the public could submit their own projects under the Fast Track Bill is dismissive.

Not even the MPs supposed to be scrutinising the Fast Track Bill are allowed to know which projects could bypass rules.

Key clauses in FTA deals are breached by the government's infrastructure bill, environmentalists say. A trade expert says they're wrong, but official advice remains secret.

Christopher Luxon fronted quirky social media videos produced by renowned agency Topham Guerin. But National wasn't the top spender on advertising overall.

What is the Fast Track Approval Bill and why do experts say it's a step beyond even the Muldoon era?

Analysis: What the numbers show about the cost of winning an electorate.

Lobby and campaign groups spent 13 times more on the 2023 election campaign than in 2020.

Explainer: Some schools issue 'invoices' that look like they have to be paid. But parents should know what is and isn't legally required.

The wealthiest schools get over a million dollars in parent donations - much more than schools signed up to a new government scheme.

They burrow into your skin, crawl up your windpipe and end up living in your small intestine. But some people are happily hosting hookworms for research into whether they might improve a raft of…