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Labour leader Jacinda Ardern is promising to make Matariki a public holiday if re-elected. Video

Companies will need to divulge more about their financial health when new disclosure rules come into effect at the end of the month.

MediaWorks has agreed to sell its television channels to Discovery Inc. The global entertainment company will become the biggest privately-owned player in New Zealand free-to-air TV in 2021.

New Zealand's largest women's prison has a "punitive culture" where guards are too quick to resort to force and women's health needs go unmet because of a lack of staff, according to an internal…

Tonga's candidate for the top job at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat says she's committed to making a difference for people across the region.

An explosion in the use of pepper spray is part of a big rise in the use of force to subdue unruly prisoners.

All border workers will now have to undergo mandatory testing for Covid-19 as the government introduces a new order to strengthen New Zealand's borders against the virus.

Councils around the country have teamed up to support the idea of four-year terms for central and local government.

Analysis: James Shaw apologises for his "error of judgement"; National promises money for hard-up new parents and the Speaker rules on a "misleading" advert.

The sinking of livestock export ship Gulf Livestock 1 is igniting calls for political parties to ban the live shipments of animals. Here's what they have to say on the subject.

Hawai'i has recorded four new deaths from Covid-19 in the last day with cases now exceeding 9200.

The alert level system should be changed to reflect the risks of indoor gatherings and the need for widespread mask use, a public health expert says. Audio

Whakatāne district bylaws were amended yesterday to allow natural burials, so those wishing to be laid to rest in an environmentally friendly way have the option.

The Opportunities Party is encouraging its supporters to vote in favour of the Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill in the upcoming referendum.

Every pregnant woman would get $3000 of extra support such as additional parental leave or a longer postnatal stay, and Best Start payments would be means tested, Judith Collins has announced.

Solomon Islands authorities on the western border with Papua New Guinea say they will no longer be detaining border crossers because of a lack of quarantine facilities there.

French Polynesia has recorded another 26 Covid-19 cases, raising the tally in the current outbreak to 560.

French Polynesia has recorded another 23 Covid-19 cases, raising the tally in the current outbreak to 534.

The highest French administrative court has rejected a challenge to the use of the French flag in the campaign for next month's referendum on independence from France.

The University of Otago has revealed to RNZ it is facing a legal challenge against its medical school admissions process, but denies it has anything to do with a recent proposal to impose caps on the…

Several schools in French Polynesia have reopened after the Covid-19 pandemic forced their closure for several days.