Stories by Emma Hatton

Almost double the number of new beds allocated in this year's Budget is needed to manage the prison population, corrections workers say.

There needs to be a lot of publicity to make sure low-income earners know about cheaper doctor visits, a Wellington health centre is warning.

New Zealand retailers now offer the service, where for as little as $5, goods are delivered to your door immediately but can be paid off over six to eight weeks.

King Salmon is asking for more than $100k of taxpayer money to help figure out how to deal with thousands of tonnes of dead fish and fish faeces. Audio

Up to 500 migrant workers brought into Auckland could be living in overcrowded houses, a union says.

A construction worker brought over from the Philippines to work in Auckland says he was told to pay $5000 or be deported, if he wanted to get out of his contract.

A news story broadcast on Philippines television promoting student visas as a sure path to New Zealand residency is being branded as fake and dangerous.

The company that brought in 100 migrant workers to help tackle a major infrastructure project is not taking the easy way out, an immigration lawyer says.

The state of emergency in flood-hit Ngongotaha near Rotorua has been lifted, the council says.

A review into consumer finance law shows many mobile truck shop lenders are still flouting regulations, the Consumer Affairs Minister says.

New Zealand retailers are hailing the government's move to impose GST on goods bought from overseas websites, but not everyone is happy about the change. Audio

Workers who care for the dying have slammed the End of Life Choice Bill as dangerous and an "easy way out" for doctors who aren't equipped to deal with dying patients.

The motor industry has been flat-tack since the government announced a compulsory recall for faulty Takata airbags just over two weeks ago.

A hundred workers have been brought in from the Philippines to work on Wellington's huge Transmission Gully roading project, infuriating unions who insist there are locals who can do the job.

There is no evidence the Environmental Protection Authority lacked information when it approved mining off the south Taranaki coast, the High Court has been told.

More children than ever are staying on at pre-school after they've turned five, Ministry of Education data shows.

The decision to allow ironsands mining off the coast of South Taranaki is a world-first, groups who oppose the plan say.

A charity working with financially vulnerable people is now able to offer them interest-free loans.

Several hundred people were forced to evacuate a 13-floor office building in Wellington's CBD yesterday afternoon, despite being told the day before that it was safe to occupy.

The Wellington City Council has defended an almost $100,000 bill forked out for a banquet to entertain Chinese VIPs last year.

The government has launched a compulsory recall of vehicles with Alpha-type Takata airbags.

A Canterbury bus company has narrowly avoided losing its operating licence after concerns were raised about the safety of its vehicles.

Vegans and vegetarians are working together to have a vegan tick of approval up and running within the next few months.

A serious collision between a drone and an aircraft is imminent if drone regulation is not enforced soon, the Air Line Pilots' Association is warning.