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A new way to unjam the country's logjammed courts, the Backlog Project, has helped a bit - but ran into its own shortages, of staff, communications, targets and direction, even of police cells.

Analysis - The SPDMM ended on Wednesday with resolutions to create a regional military academy to train regional officers with a clear focus on civil protection and disaster reduction, as well as…

Unrelenting rain prompted match officials to call off the entire second day's play in the second test between Bangladesh and New Zealand.

He's refusing to express confidence in Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt, and while he won't abolish the commission like ACT wants, changes will be made.

Covid-19 cases have dropped since last week, according to Ministry of Health figures.

People have been ordered to stay home after a blast in an industrial zone causes major destruction.

Analysis - The local and international track record of social investment funds and social impact bonds is far from convincing. A better-resourced public sector would be a simpler solution, Tom Baker w…

Wellington public servants out of a job could become a resource for councils looking for staff, according to a Wairarapa mayor.

What would happen if only voters - not unions or businesses - could donate to political parties? A plan to do exactly that exists, if the government wants to try it.

Public Service Minister Nicola Willis is softening her comments to RNZ suggesting the government would prevent bonuses being negotiated for te reo Māori proficiency.

The casino operator faces lower revenue in this country and in Australia, and uncertainty about taking back its carparks.

Nearly 21 million lambs have been born this year - a 2.6 percent increase on last year.

Scientists have developed a smartwatch-like sensor which listens to a cow urinate, measuring the amount of nitrogen hitting the pasture.

Local media company MediaWorks is being eyed by an Australian private equity firm, according to a newspaper report.

The second day of Te Matatini brought another 15 groups, including Wairoa's kapa Mātangirau - who journeyed through mud, break-downs and broken roads.

A proud Aucklander who was sick of hearing people complain about the lack of things to do in the city has put his ideas into a passion project.

医疗人士称，包括单身女性、同性伴侣在内，新西兰因生育问题而寻求精子或卵子捐助者的情况不断增加。但捐助者的长期短缺，让许多人不得不飞往海外其他国家寻求帮助。