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Nelson City Council has given the go-ahead to progress changes that will enable greater housing intensification in the city.

A round-up of news in brief from around the region.

NZ's district courts are still feeling the lingering effects of Covid-19, as the justice system clogs with cases - More than 140,000 court appearances have been delayed since March 2020.

Almost 10 years have passed since NZ legalised same-sex unions and yet many Chinese in the rainbow communities are struggling to accept themselves for who they are.

We like to think we're pretty progressive, but can New Zealand do more to support parents in the workplace?

The government has missed yet another deadline for replacing the tangled Holidays Act.

The government's plan to revitalise Hauraki Gulf has been slammed for not including an outright ban on trawler fishing. Audio

The rollout of 30kph school speed zones is complete, but one Ashburton District Councillor hopes there isn't a rise in speed infringements as a result.

Watch: Chris Hipkins has spoken to media about plans for 19 new marine protection areas for the Hauraki Gulf under a Bill that would not pass before the election.

Cellphones will be banned from schools if the National Party is elected in October, but the Secondary Principals Association says the plan is unworkable and unnecessary. Audio

The health system faces uncertainty as it undergoes a restructure, one of Marlborough's health bosses concedes, after asking councillors to champion the need for "local stewardship" of health…

The "accountability-free" funding for general practice is fuelling the decline in GP work hours and the significant decrease in the GP-to-population ratio, according to new report.

Heritage enthusiasts and former residents are horrified vandals are running amok in a historic building in New Plymouth while its future is still up in the air.

The Commerce Commission expects merchants to pass on an estimated $105 million a year in savings on Mastercard and Visa card fees charged to consumers or will consider further regulation.

When the president of World Netball described the sport as being rich in people resource and poor in financial resource at a press conference in Cape Town, truer words had never been spoken.

Wool was once the backbone of our agriculture industry, but now farmers are struggling to make a buck from it. What happened?

Auckland's uncertainty over tunnels and roads, and how to pay for them, now extend to public transport ticketing.

Australian police are investigating the suspected mushroom poisoning of three people in the state of Victoria, who are being mourned as "pillars" of their community.