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A law giving ministers sweeping powers to greenlight infrastructure projects has attracted a wave of criticism and responses at select committee.

With ministers beginning to soften their language…

Preparing to present one of the most difficult budgets, a National MP gets himself into trouble and the First Home Buyers Grant is scrapped.

In Invercargill, the licensing trust model is alive and well - controlling the sale and supply of alcohol. Matthew Rosenberg looks into the system, and why it isn't more widely used.

The area was so super-slippery, it was in a "critical state of stability".

A report shows the government is canning Reading Recovery just as changes to the long-standing programme have ensured it doubles young children's reading progress.

The plan could harm Aotearoa's biodiversity and clean green image, environmental group says. Audio

Almost a third of all the vape stores in the country are within a five-minute walk of a school. Audio

Retail sales have had their first quarterly rise in two years, but the outlook for the sector remains weak.

Analysis - Young people trading recreational cannabis and MDMA on social media could face unintended consequences of their data being sold.

Former charter schools are expressing caution about David Seymour's revival plans

More than 140 passengers were on the Singapore Airlines flight.

A tougher Reserve Bank stance means home loan borrowers must hold on a bit longer, economists say.

Explainer - The death of a man and injuries for dozens on a London-to-Singapore flight has highlighted the dangers of flying through unstable air.

They look like they're on the way out, but how much difference were they making?

The interest rate squeeze is still being felt and market data shows more vendors are selling before the bank sells from under them, an economist says.

Do influencers and celebrities with large social media followings have a responsibility to speak out on political and other issues? 

One KiwiSaver manager is both topping the table, with an annual return of 150.4 percent in one fund, and a huge loss in another. What's going on?

It's not just the public sector feeling the pain - and there is more to come across the country, economists say.

The government wanted sovereign control of sensitive data, but also a bargain when planning for a high-security data centre in Auckland, documents show.

Analysis - What the latest data shows about where the market is at right now.

Academic says the research is "really good evidence to show that we should keep all prescriptions free for everybody".

The map will allow hazard modellers and councils to better prepare for earthquakes and tsunamis, NIWA says. Audio