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The meth crisis is nothing new in Northland, but people are now openly using the drug on the streets.

Survey organisers said the results were 'disappointing', but 'not surprising'.

Labour's Justice spokesperson Duncan Webb says it's "depressing" the government can't come up with better solutions.

The Health and Disability Commission investigation found a review of training for staff was needed.

Enrolment growth is being fuelled by post-pandemic changes in student mobility, demand for more affordable overseas study options and the growing popularity of dual-degree pathways.

The public service union is calling on the auditor-general to investigate proposed job cuts to Te Whatu Ora anti-fraud roles.

The government's $2 billion spend on new naval helicopters is being welcomed by experts, but the opposition says other problems need just as much focus. Audio

With use tripling last year, groups trying to help people in the "meth capital" say they're totally overwhelmed. Audio

About half of Papua New Guinea's population lives on less than US$3.65 a day, while Fiji and Solomon Islands are also struggling to raise its living standards. Audio

Analysis - It was only months ago that Peter Dutton, buoyed by what many thought was a global political shift to the right following Trump's election, was on track to win.

A proposal to ban the sale of fizzy and other sugary drinks at some Palmerston North venues could go flat.

Local Labour MP Ingrid Leary says residents are increasingly alarmed by revelations of reduced elderly and mental health care capacity at the city's new hospital. Audio

MPI is probing 17 complaints from term one - matching the number investigated over the previous seven years combined.

Whanganui farming couple Clare and Grant Adkins are growing plant proteins alongside their animal proteins.

A new treatment option for people with multiple sclerosis could alleviate resource strains on New Zealand's health system.

The US President's stinging trade tariffs may have helped a left-leaning prime minister snatch a resounding win, analysts say.

The reservists will be deployed to Israel's border with Lebanon and in the occupied West Bank, replacing regular soldiers who will lead a new offensive in Gaza.

From no waiting lists to rural scholarships and traditional medicine in emergencies, Japan's health model offers insights to visiting Waikato University researchers.

Nine fire trucks or support vehicles were called to the scene.