Current Affairs

The Waitangi Tribunal has hit out at the government for blindly adhering to its coalition agreement by making it harder for Māori to get customary marine title.

Cabinet has issued a new directive to create a "colourblind" public service that focuses solely on need, not race. Audio

Minister for Seniors Casey Costello insists the government is not considering any spending cuts. Audio

Police say three cars have been set on fire in the suburb of Tikipunga this month, all of them on people's driveways in the early hours of the morning.

Analysis - David Seymour's Treaty Principles Bill is a step closer to Parliament, and Chris Hipkins' hints his party could go into the next election with a radical tax policy.

The company broke its fleet cap in the capital.

Police hope the new CCTV images will provide a breakthrough in finding the killer of Joanna Mai Sione-Lauaki.

It is expected to take between four and six weeks to fix the road.

Health ministers' comments prove the Crown knew it breached legally binding agreements to improve midwives' pay and contracts, a lawyer has told the court.

The attack came amid heightened concern over hate-related crime in the city.

Canterbury high school students have been using VR headsets and a cellphone app to learn about the dangers of vaping. Audio

About one in eight Kiwi adults would rather go online and look at houses they cannot afford than have sex, a new survey has found.

Changes to customary marine title showed a blind adherence to pre-existing political commitments at the expense of Māori, the Waitangi Tribunal has found.