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The Cook Islands government has declared the rapidly deteriorating state of Muri lagoon a national disaster.

The head of world athletics Lord Sebastian Coe faces fresh allegations about his involvement in the controversial awarding of the 2021 world championships to the American city of Eugene.

Prime Minister John Key is defending the government's record on housing vulnerable New Zealanders, saying it is doing the best that it can.

Twice as many people in need of emergency housing are turning to the Citizens Advice Bureau for help compared with five years ago. Audio

Suicide bombing is seen by most New Zealanders as a terrorist act that happens overseas. But 33 years ago, an anarchist punk blew himself up trying to destroy “New Zealand’s Big Brother”.

Several hundred people took part in hikoi in the country's largest cities demanding warm and dry rental homes, and an end to child poverty.

A report that children are sleeping in cars and garages is appalling, the Social Housing Minister says but she insists the government is working on the problem.

New music you need to hear this week from David Dallas, Missy Elliott, Pusha T and more

Immigration New Zealand is considering making Dunedin a refugee settlement centre, after the city's council unanimously endorsed the move. Audio

Unprecedented numbers of young New Zealanders are being diagnosed with anxiety disorders. So what’s it like to suffer from anxiety - and what could be the cause of it?

US President Barack Obama has vowed to step up efforts to eliminate Islamic State and prevent more attacks like those in Paris.

Several MPs have staged a second dramatic walk-out in Parliament, saying they want an apology from the Prime Minister over his "rapist" comments. Video, Audio

An outburst by the Prime Minister has sparked widespread condemnation from opponents and allies alike. Video

Housing groups throughout the country are planning to take part in nation-wide protests to reinvigorate political interest in the number of problems facing the housing sector.

Refugees and migrants are likely to keep arriving in Europe at a rate of up to 5000 per day, meaning more than a million will have fled to the continent this year, says the UN.

Vanuatu's President Baldwin Lonsdale has given the Government and the Opposition until November the 6th to resolve the country's political crisis.

New Zealand has been ranked second in the world for wealth in an annual report on 200 countries. The report shows the richest one percent now own half of the entire world's wealth.

The chair of a community housing trust in Queenstown says speculation is fuelling the housing affordability crisis, and needs to be curbed by regulatory changes.

Changing rules make it difficult to remain solvent let alone tackle the country's affordable housing crisis, community housing groups say.

This week: Why #StepForward won't work, the problem with Homeland, and what Tony Veitch should have said.

A government think-tank and Auckland's deputy mayor are at loggerheads over housing planning after a report suggested taking zoning decisions away from council. Audio

People who rent a home live in far worse conditions than people who buy one, acccording to new Statistics New Zealand figures.

Volkswagen's US boss has made a 'sincere apology' for installing 'defeat devices' to cheat emissions tests on its diesel cars.

University student associations say students are worse off than ever, with rising demand for foodbanks and financial support.