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An Auckland business man has been sentenced to community work for naming backpacker Grace Millane's killer while a suppression order was in place.

More than $3 billion worth of goods linked to forced or child labour are being imported by New Zealand each year, according to new research by World Vision into modern slavery.

"Hypocritical" and "a distraction" is how some Māori health leaders have described National leader Judith Collins' comments that a Māori Health Authority is "racist separatism".

When we talk about an issue as serious as violence and harassment, there is no room for 'sugar-coating' - the statistics in the Pacific are dire.

Associate Minister of Health Ayesha Verrall says the government has a clear plan to ensure that everyone aged 16 and over will be vaccinated by the end of the year.

National Party leader Judith Collins says her party will not pursue policies of 'racist separatism' when dealing with poverty and lack of opportunity in New Zealand. Audio

Governments "doing less stuff" has led to inequality - instead the very wealthy should be taxed to fund society's needs, a US campaigner says. Audio

Analysis - The government's health shake-up is generally well-received, while Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta deals with a delicate international issue around our relationships with Five Eyes and…

The government's newly announced health plan heralds a massive change in the system. But commentators say its success depends on what's in the detail.

As many as 350,000 Black and Asian service personnel who died fighting for Britain might not have been properly commemorated because of "pervasive racism", a report says.

People living in isolated areas within New Zealand who lack health services are requesting their voices be heard following the health reforms announcement.

Stats NZ has discovered an error in last year's official child poverty statistics.

Major changes planned for the health system have divided opinions. Here is what is being said one day after the reforms were announced. Audio

More than a 1000 people are expected to request to end their lives in the first year of New Zealand's assisted dying regime, the Ministry of Health says.

Gisborne's DHB is reassuring the community that health services will continue despite "significant changes" to the sector.

Māori medical professionals and health advocates are "mildly optimistic" after the announcement that tangata whenua will have their own health body with the power to decide what services to fund.

Recent inflation affected poor people more than the rich, with rises in everyday goods and falls in big ticket items, the Council of Trade Unions says.