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Documents show transport officials wanted to remove dodgy handbrakes from more than 1000 trucks by the middle of last year but it still hasn't happened.

Māori voters who responded to a Horizons Regional Council survey overwhelmingly support bringing in Māori wards next year.

Hundreds of foreign investors are expected to arrive in New Zealand in coming months as a result of new border exemptions allowing wealthy investors linked to two government programmes to visit.

National leader Judith Collins has suffered a sharp dip in support in the preferred prime minister stakes, in the latest Newshub Reid Research poll.

Israel has intensified its assault on Gaza, as Palestinian militants continue to fire rockets into Israel on the fifth day of hostilities. Meanwhile, civilians are fleeing.

A public sector union worker argues that the government's goal was to drive down the pay expectations of the nurses who are currently set to strike.

Australia's flagship netball league is sticking with a largely unpopular 2-point shot but it seems there's little chance that will happen here.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson says he deeply regrets the distress caused by public sector pay restrictions, but maintains the restrictions do not amount to a pay freeze. Audio

The government is introducing regulations to reduce the fees banks charge businesses when customers use credit or debit cards.

Pacific languages is key to the well-being for all its people in New Zealand, the government says.

The risk posed to New Zealand by a community outbreak of Covid-19 in Sydney is low, but health authorities chose to pause travel between the two locations because there are a "few unknowns". Audio

One of the two climbers who died on Taranaki Maunga this week had recently become a father.

It is yet to be seen whether measures brought in to cool the housing market have worked, the Reserve Bank says, and it is prepared to do more if required. Audio

The government has announced freight rail will now be funded from the same pot as roads. Audio

The former Australian cricketer Michael Slater has accused Prime Minister Scott Morrison of having blood on his hands, as Covid-19 cases surge in India.

Analysis - LDR Reporter Justin Latif sat in on a district licensing committee hearing to better understand how decisions are made about liquor stores.

Four new cases of Covid-19 have tested positive in managed isolation and quarantine in the past day, the Health Ministry says.

Authorities are considering introducing saliva testing every two to three days, in addition to existing nasal swab tests, Director General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says. Audio