Current Affairs

It comes after the September slaying of two students and two teachers at a Georgia high school.

Workers at the plant in Timaru have been told it will close by the end of December.

Workers in the radiology and ultrasound departments suffered headaches, breathing problems and rashes, and one had to be admitted to intensive care.

The Green Party has voted to waka-jump Tana. Here's what we know about the person most likely to replace her. Audio

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

There's a new health formula on the block. Audio

Pandemics can threaten NZ's social and economic security and a "whole of government" response is required, former director-general of health says.

The two countries have locked horns for years over NZ dairy exporters' access to the Canadian market. Audio

Nine ministries are embarking on a second national anti-violence plan after the first multimillion-dollar plan delivered patchy results.

And why a tax cut for people under 35 wouldn't fix a system one economist calls a "Ponzi scheme".

South Canterbury man Ray Bowman did not muck around when he learned that he - like hundreds others at Smithfield - was facing probable redundancy.

Greens co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick has told Morning Report it had been a 'trying' year for her party. Audio

The embattled MP's future now lies in the hands of Speaker Gerry Brownlee after the Greens voted to waka-jump her. Audio