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Dunedin Hospital has been a political football - arguably a hospital pass - for years. RNZ charts its history.

Some 35,000 people turned out to protest on Saturday after ministers announced they would scale back the hospital rebuild project.

And how the provincial vs metro centres stack up.

The data collection vans will replace on-the-ground inspections across Aotearoa.

It's hoped a new infrastructure body will lead to a more sensible pipeline of projects than the current stop/start political rollercoaster
 

Motorists may save up to 49 seconds off their journey on Christchurch's Southern Motorway if a proposal to raise the speed limit goes ahead.

The rebuild, which faces a shortfall in the tens of millions, is likely to be halted after the government declined further funding.

The government will not provide $60 million in taxpayer funding to bail out the troubled Christ Church Cathedral rebuild.

It comes amid lingering questions about the project's financial backing, including whether the government will relieve an $85m budget shortfall.

Central government needs to step in to ensure the rebuild of Christ Church Cathedral is completed, Christchurch Mayor Phil Mauger says.

Principals are frustrated and worried by a decision to halt 100 school building projects.

The scrapping of the Interislander ferry replacement project was one of the first decisions the coalition made after coming to power, but some details have sailed under the proverbial radar.

A Canterbury work safety group is shutting down, saying money out of government agencies has dried up.

From having to start afresh as a refugee in New Zealand to adjusting to a whole new life as a new amputee- Naeem Hashemi's life is a remarkable story of grit and faith. 

The cost of restoring the church has blown out to almost $250 million, as deconstruction uncovered just what was required.

The tuatara haven't been seen in public since they were shifted from the city's old museum in early 2023.

More than a third of the country's 27 quake-prone school buildings were built in the past 20 years and include almost an entire Auckland secondary school. Audio

A charity which helps reintegrate prisoners into society can now be named in connection with the convicted murderer and rapist.

A slew of courthouses facing a $2 billion rescue bill have pushed officials to consider public-private partnerships to rebuild and repair them. The government wants more of the sometimes…

There were emotional scenes in the Far North today as district councillors passed a motion calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

Holes have been drilled into Spring Creek's stopbanks in an attempt to understand why they cracked, with initial tests showing the cracks are at least a metre deep.