Ellen O'Dwyer

It is the second critical IT failure in less than a month, the union says.

Most of those still cut off are in the Whanganui-Rangitīkei region, says Powerco.

Ten female former MPs have released a report after receiving 1390 submissions and holding three months of hearings on the government's pay equity changes last year.

But the workplace relations minister is backing the new system, saying it's made the law simpler and more robust.

The bill for payouts to non-clinical staff will "costs on our health system for years to come", the PSA says.

The frequency of the dog attacks right now is "distressing", says the Association of Professional Dog Trainers.

The chair of Wellington's new water entity will not promise the Moa Point wastewater treatment plant will be fully fixed by the time it takes over.

William Ray, an RNZ employee and Johnsonville resident, said his family were lucky to leave when they did, with the branch now precariously leaning against his house.

Wellington Electricity puts the current outages at over 1000, and expects most properties to have power back on by tonight.

Drivers have been warning the English language test is too hard, more than 500 presented a petition to Parliament in January urging the rules to be relaxed. Audio

Two staff were killed in a shooting in 2014, and some fear it could happen again.

Social services say they are seeing alarming numbers of rough sleepers in Wellington as potential 'move on' laws looms. Audio

A "malicious third-party" attack launched a virus on the firm's IT network, which was not protected by its cyber security software.

工党警务发言人批评打击零售业犯罪顾问组没有取得预期成效，该组负责人予以驳斥。

Three of the five members have resigned in recent weeks.

The section in Punakaru, on the way to Hicks Bay, was one of multiple hit in the ferocious storm which ripped across the North Island this week.

Graham Garnett, who failed to return home from a hike on 30 December, has been through "quite an ordeal", police say.

"I was in pain," she says, after being left afraid, upset and frustrated by a lengthy wait at Wellington Hospital.

A ministerial advisory group said organised crime was impacting every New Zealander whether they recognised it or not.

The Rimutaka Lions Club's annual Christmas lunch today is a tradition running for nearly four decades.

"I thought 'oh that doesn't sound too good,'" the witness told RNZ after the crash.

NZ First is not supporting the agreement, meaning it is now in the hands of the opposition whether it passes or not.

Takahē are a threatened, nationally vulnerable bird, with an estimated population of around 500.

Five-year-old Khyzah DeLaCroix was found dead in a pond near his home.

The Ministry of Education says a fixed sum has been set aside for a "one-off, time-limited" support scheme for schools facing hardship because of contamination costs.