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More than 6000 practice nurses are in line for an average 8 percent pay bump from 1 July, to address pay disparities with hospital nurses.

Only 16 percent of New Zealand's exporting firms are female-led, according to a new report by economic analysts BERL.

Auckland had the highest proportion of properties resold at a loss, and more apartments were loss-making than other property types.

Working families are increasingly needing help to put food on the table as the cost of living and inflation remains high. Audio

Foodbanks across the North Island are finding their pantries empty amid a shortage in donations. Some who rely on them are being turned away.

Awanui says the "pragmatic and sensible outcome" is to not proceed with its proposal at this time.

Rural Gisborne whānau are sleeping easy at night, knowing they have a permanent home on the land of their tīpuna.

One of Australia's highest-profile TV hosts, Stan Grant, has stood down from presenting a prime-time show after receiving "relentless" racist abuse.

Budget day is all about the Minister of Finance’s big reveal. But spare a thought for other party leaders who must prepare speeches opposing something they haven't read yet.

A new hub is open in Hamilton central that will be an all-hours safe place for vulnerable young teenagers to get back on track.

Prominent environmental groups are less than impressed with the budget investments in climate, but an expert says the government has taken a multifaceted approach.

National and ACT are warning of massive overspending by the government, while the Greens and Te Pāti Māori are saying more spending was needed.

Rangatahi advocates are concerned current support levels are needlessly pushing many young people directly into hardship and poverty.

Analysis - Budget 2023 marks "half-time" for the Labour government's long-term child poverty targets. It's an ideal point in the 10-year project to take stock and see what's worked and what hasn't.

Some of the country's biggest hospices are warning they will have to cut some services, if they do not get an urgent cash injection from the government.

Meng Foon said Māori continue to bear the brunt of inequality, the result of historic injustice that led to poverty.

The country's most powerful medical laboratory group, half owned by the government, is proposing to slash the medical lab workforce in the upper South Island.