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The Auckland mayor says he is confident that an effective operating model will prevent any budget blowouts similar to those experienced on some of the country's other major infrastructure projects. Audio

Fifteen more people have died with Covid-19 and there are 7829 new cases in the community today, the Ministry of Health has announced.

Seven-time champion Serena Williams suffered a second straight Wimbledon first-round exit as she was stunned by French debutant Harmony Tan in a late-night Centre Court epic.

A major disaster and state of significant emergency has been declared for the island of Tinian in the Northern Marianas because of an out of control fire with toxic fumes.

A letter signed by all 20 DHBs shows the government was warned of an impending staffing crisis almost a year ago.

Dozens of people are still missing after a Russian missile strike on a shopping mall in central Ukraine two days ago, while a regional governor says the situation is "very difficult" in Lysychansk in…

Careers, fitness, character development in Marvel movies: things we often think have linear progression. But life doesn't work like that, Megan Whelan writes in this week's Diabetes and Me.

West Coast Mines Rescue has been contracted by the Department of Conservation to monitor the now abandoned Pike River Mine.

Police emails seen by RNZ reveal officers planned to hide "ninja styles" close to Shargin Stephens' house late at night to try and catch him breaching bail.

The Hawke's Bay District Health Board has been called racist following an internal review into how it treats Māori and Pasifika patients.

New Zealand's largest mass timber office building will be constructed in Tauranga.

While it is only getting harder to remove pests as time goes on, there is a lot of support for the mission, incoming Predator Free 2020 chief executive Rob Furlong says.

The Manukau Urban Māori Authority (MUMA) is seeking to ramp up a scheme to get South Auckland families out of their gas guzzlers and into hybrid vehicles.

Sky Network Television has pulled the plug on potential plans to buy MediaWorks.

Under the bill, people would no longer have to go through the Family Court or show evidence of medical treatment to change the sex on their birth certificate.