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Pharmac's chief executive has apologised for making unprofessional comments about a journalist and stories of cancer patients struggling to self-fund essential medication.

A proposal to introduce a targeted charge for Airbnb operators in South Wairarapa is proving contentious for the region.

The nurses' union wants minimum nurse to patient ratios to be legally required in hospitals.

Analysis - Coalition negotiations between National, ACT and NZ First are underway but next to nothing is known about them, and Winston Peters is called on to apologise for a "bizarre" tweet.

Just one week after opening, Fugitoto made a splash in Epsom when it introduced its king salmon ice cream flavour, and within a day, it was gone.

Lawyers for the man convicted of murdering Ben Smart and Olivia Hope are being asked to explain why they should be allowed to introduce fresh evidence for his appeal.

Opinion -There was a time when the family washing machine would last decades, but those days are long gone.

The move will ensure permanent place for Māori voices to be 'heard, embedded and carried forward' in decision-making, the council says.

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

An increasing number of women with links to New Zealand are forging a path in a distinctly Australian sport. Video

A Victoria University in Wellington academic believes tourism poses more risk for Samoa landowners and suggests agriculture as a better alternative for commercialisation of customary land.

This weekend the All Blacks and Springboks meet in the Rugby World Cup final for only the second time. The first was the most famous test match ever played.

Whanganui is the last council in the Manawatū-Whanganui region to establish Māori wards.

How did New Zealand come to invest $29m in a Bezos-backed methane satellite space plan that will not improve New Zealand's methane estimates?

The government says it has no plans to amend the legislation that prohibits migrants from working in the sex industry, despite recommendations made by the United Nations.

Waitomo District Council has voted unanimously to not introduce Māori wards.

Argentina votes later today in an election where the effects of a deep economic crisis have proved fertile ground for an unorthodox far-right front-runner.