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Analysis - Jacinda Ardern's majority government was on the charge this week, Parliament voted to declare a climate emergency and the Māori Party let everyone know it was back.

The absence of vehicle fuel efficiency standards and inaction on light vehicles imports have left New Zealand with one of the most fuel-inefficient vehicle fleets in the developed world.

Facebook says it will start removing false claims about Covid-19 vaccines that have been debunked by public health experts.

Details of a New Zealand rollout of Covid-19 vaccines are being kept heavily under wraps, and are due to be announced soon.

When Molly Gibson was born in October of this year, it was 27 years in the making.

NZ has issued Tongan exporters a temporary approval permit, allowing them to send watermelons to the country under special conditions.

Hong Kong democracy activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam have been sentenced to jail for their involvement in mass protests last year.

Upper Hutt City Council has rejected funding the rollout of universal water meters, potentially putting themselves at odds with the rest of the region.

The mother of a slain police officer has begged politicians to introduce harsher punishments for those who murder police.

The start of New Zealand summer of cricket has got Hamish Bidwell thinking about why live Black Caps matches aren't on free-to-air television.

Mediawatch’s weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about a reality TV showing us real regional life. Also: another big name in newspapers confronting its racist past…

The Oscar-nominated star of Juno has announced that he is transgender, introducing himself as Elliot Page in a social media post.

Samoa delighted with World Cup expansion, but says they still need help from their 'big sisters' in the Pacific to develop their game.

National Party leader Judith Collins says declaring a climate emergency can mislead people, and a law allowing drug checks at festivals over summer is only providing a false sense of security. Audio

Workplace safety investigators looking into a Desert Road double-fatality smash failed to record months later that a baby boy died alongside his preschool brother, even as they reactivated an inquiry…

The government is continuing its crackdown on loan sharks, introducing new rules to protect against unaffordable loans.