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Transport network post-cyclone repairs not a clean-cut task
The big job of repairing the roads and bridges comes with big decisions for central and local authorities - which ones get fixed first?
'They never came' - Mother left stranded on roof with four children
Jo Cox believed her daughter and grandchildren were dead when they lost contact after the Tūtaekurī River enveloped their home, with the family huddled on the roof. Audio
Small Wairarapa community pulling together after floods swept through
Families cut off for days in the hardest hit part of Wairarapa after Cyclone Gabrielle have been flown out by chopper.
Fuel companies facing power outages plead for coordination
Some stations are seeing progress in reopening, and one company says the government only has to ask and it can dispense fuel straight off the tanker.
Nearly half of children in state care not enrolled with a GP or medical centre
Almost 3000 of the most vulnerable children are not enrolled with a doctor, and GPs say Oranga Tamariki has never asked them for help fixing that. Audio
Cameras detect more commercial drivers falling asleep at the wheel
A trial on some Auckland buses has found drivers falling asleep at the wheel and an "undeniable" risk of fatigue.
Government hopes for aerospace boom but CAA says inspectors 'overworked'
Inspectors charged with making sure the aerospace industry is safe are so overworked it has been causing them health and safety problems.
Horowhenua council facing three costly options over waste
Fresh from an official reprimand for loose spending over the town dump, Horowhenua faces a tight call on what to do next with its waste.
Ministry's 'competing demands' delay red tape-cutting project for two years
Frustration is building over government promises to make it easier to do business abroad without hitting privacy tripwires.
Fire trucks damaged by water sucked into engines during floods - 'Warning signs there for a while'
The damage happened after Fire and Emergency was warned two years ago the air intakes were set too low and should be shifted higher.
Single consultant on failed Horowhenua landfill paid nearly $1 million
What was meant to be $7500 of consultancy work ended up costing Horowhenua ratepayers $895,000.
Ban on blood donation because of mad cow disease likely to be lifted
The ban cut out about 10 percent of possible blood donors.
Oranga Tamariki considering reopening controversial children's home as more beds needed
Oranga Tamariki shut down the 10-bed Te Oranga care and protection house two years ago after video leaked of a boy being held in a headlock.
Archives New Zealand in danger of running out of space
The national archive will not have enough space to store vital records even after its new $290 million building is ready in Wellington.
Carillon bell tower: Quake strengthening work options weighed up
Expensive and intrusive earthquake strengthening work on the landmark Carillon bell tower is being weighed against cheap and easy, but less durable, options.
What Amazon wanted from New Zealand's prime minister
Mega-company Amazon asked Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for help over billion-dollar data centres it is building here, and to have input on policy.
Concern over moves to tighten NZ's data privacy regulations
Oranga Tamariki is warning children might be put in danger by changes to the Privacy Act.
Patient records from second psychiatric hospital caught up in Archives NZ breach
The national archive, fresh from apologising for one privacy breach, admits a second psychiatric hospital was caught up in it.
Congestion charging possible under proposed new ticketing system
The new system for buses, ferries and trains also opens the way for more road tolls and to introduce congestion charges for motorists for the first time.
Red tape keeps drones and air taxis grounded - for now
Kiwi aerospace entrepreneurs are pushing ahead with air taxis, reusable rockets and tree-spotting drones, despite frustrations.
High Court challenge to radiology practices independence dismissed
A High Court challenge against radiology practices that some doctors say are not properly independent has been dismissed.
Commerce Commission rejects medical imaging complaint
A group of large radiology operators had complained about surgeons taking stakes in new practices.
Archives NZ apologises for privacy breach involving ex-psych hospital
The restricted information mistakenly made open access included names, ages, marital status and "the condition people were admitted for".
Swedish firm apologises over Archives NZ security breaches
A Swedish company has apologised over months of security breaches at Archives New Zealand.
Archives NZ breach allows access to sensitive health information
A privacy breach by Archives NZ has let people see records containing abuse survivors' sensitive health information.
