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A group of Solomon Islanders in New Zealand for seasonal work are taking an employer to court over hours worked and deductions to their wages for things like wet weather gear and travel costs.

There have been eight further deaths of people with Covid-19 and 6984 new community cases reported today by the Ministry of Health, with the seven-day rolling average continuing to climb.

You can accuse Ian Foster of a lot of things, but being boring isn't one of them - at least when it came to naming a team this week to face Ireland.

The Niue government has confirmed Premier Dalton Tagelagi is a close contact of a Covid-19 case and is in isolation.

Environmental activists have presented a petition to ban single-use plastic bottles to Parliament today, with the backing of 100,000 signatures.

As Xi Jinping embarks on his first trip outside of mainland China since the pandemic began, observers suspect the anniversary visit could be a chance to further strengthen Beijing's hold on Hong Kong.

Plastic Free July has rolled around again and we'll be hearing about reducing plastic use, but what does it mean to teach young people about environmental action, Sara Tolbert writes.

Manukau Urban Māori Authority is welcoming the government's health reforms as an important first step to improving Māori and Pasifika health in south Auckland.

Corrections has been breaking the law by gassing prisoners in their cells with a potent pepper spray called the Cell Buster, a High Court judge has ruled.

Rakiura iwi and residents have noticed an increase in numbers of the introduced pest on the island, and fear the impact they may be having on more remote areas of Rakiura National Park.

More than 91 percent of tariffs will be removed the day the deal comes into effect, while the value of NZ exports to the EU are estimated to increase by $1.8b a year by 2035.

The meat and dairy industries are very disappointed with the outcome of the free trade deal struck between New Zealand and the European Union saying it falls far below their expectations. Audio

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.

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.