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James Shaw's valedictory statement included thanks, humour, yarns, surprising allies, warnings and advice for MPs on avoiding the endless policy tug-of-war.

The Education Ministry is promising to do more about asbestos problems in schools, with tighter controls over detection and removal.

Opinion - New research shows a big increase in the number of ADHD prescriptions, but the disorder is still under-diagnosed and under-treated in New Zealand, Ben Beaglehole writes.

The situation is much worse than in comparable European countries, the senior doctors union says.

Meet two winners of the 2023 Prime Ministers Science Prizes. In the wake of the 2019 Whakaari eruption, Professor Ben Kennedy engaged communities with the science of volcano hazards – mahi that earns…

West Auckland is the most dangerous part of the city for cyclists and pedestrians, according to figures obtained under the Official Information Act.

Fewer jobs are created and immigration is increasing the size of the workforce, Stats NZ says.

Researchers say there's no evidence to support the continued use of dementia tests for drivers. Audio

Internal Affairs is running tests to figure out how to track the escalating costs to taxpayers of cloud computing - but is tightlipped about what it has found so far.

Families are cutting back on essentials and withdrawing their KiwiSaver funds as they struggle with the rising cost of living, a budgeting service says.

The US is threatening to ban TikTok - but why? Here is how it works and why it has attracted more discussion than technology used by its rivals.

The Google parent announced a dividend of 20 cents per share, cheering investors.

More than a decade in the making, a blessing will be held Saturday to formally open Kaikohe's indoor sports stadium.

TikTok says it will challenge in court a law that could result in it being sold or banned in the United States.

The bill was introduced by the previous government in June last year. Audio

TVNZ says it must press ahead with big spending on new technology, while also cutting news jobs and programmes.

And the wait time for an urgently required passport has increased.

The mother of a transgender teenager says having her child come out at the age of eight let her and her family take "a deep collective breath".

People suffering debilitating and potentially life-threatening skin conditions are not getting the treatment they need in many regions due to the dire shortage of dermatologists.

In one city, less than half of applicants passed their restricted - but going out of town for a test has drawbacks, instructor warns. Audio

Temperatures soared above 48C in Mali last month with one hospital linking hundreds of deaths to the extreme heat.