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More than 3000 visa applications went untouched for up to three months after a systems upgrade failure.

Low school attendance rates for term two are an aberration, partly due to the impact of the Omicron outbreak, the Associate Minister of Education says. Audio

National Party leader Christopher Luxon believes Covid-19 is no excuse for low attendance rates in schools.

Interislander is celebrating its 60th anniversary, marking six decades of a continuous rail route the length of the country thanks to the roll-on, roll-off ferries.

The Reserve Bank's monetary policy decisions were consistent with the data available at the time - but should have been tightened earlier to counter inflation, a review has found.

Timaru District Council is proposing to retain its gambling policy, which does not include any bans to new venues or machines.

My Policeman, available on Prime Video, is the story of a fraught romance, over a forty-year period, with an interesting cast. It stars Emma Corrin (The Crown), David Dawson (The Last Empire), and in…

The government's move is part of a suite of measures aimed at making the country's fuel system more secure and affordable.

Jadestone Energy and OMV have agreed to terminate a deal for Jadestone to acquire 69 percent of the Maari oil field off the coast of Taranaki.

The Productivity Commission will investigate how New Zealand's economy has coped with supply chain disruptions.

Former Dilworth housemaster Ian Wilson will remain in prison for at least another 12 months after today being declined parole for the second time.

Justice might be blind, but it's also usually notoriously expensive, with lawyer's fees and court administration mounting quickly into the tens of thousands.

New critical care units at Palmerston North Hospital could be more than seven years away, despite concerns about intensive care being raised more than a decade ago.

Power Play - Labour's efforts to stress it can offer stability during tough times as it made a pitch for a third term this weekend were not subtle, writes Katie Scotcher.

The police are in limbo over what to do about their stun-gun tasers.

The new justice minister has said name suppression in our courts “is not working” because it’s granted too often to people with the means to make a strong bid for it. That puts Kiri Allan on the same…

Former US President Barack Obama warned of divisions fuelling a "dangerous climate" in US politics, three days from the midterm elections that will determine control of Congress.

The Marshall Islands ended two years of being at the centre of controversy over the possible break up of the Pacific's premier regional organisation when its parliament adopted resolutions reaffirming…