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Can we inherit the effects of trauma physically from past generations? New research is beginning to shed light on how gene expression factors code stories of our past into our present. Audio

Nurses begin the next round of their industrial action from Monday,, as they push for better staffing levels.

New research has found ME/CFS is partly caused by genetics, related to the immune and nervous system - but a cure remains a long way off. Audio

Violence and riots in prisons are now common as a result of higher prison populations, a Corrections staff representative says.

A mental health and well-being report, commissioned by Asian Family Services, found 57 percent of respondents risked depression.

Six lower-profile candidates explain why it should be them.

The Israeli military will provide residents with tents and other equipment ahead of relocating them from combat zones to "safe" ones.

A police officer who's worked for years to track the family of a baby found dead at an Auckland recycling plant says the Onehunga community will honour her at a funeral on Saturday. Audio

Ethnic leaders say more targeted funding is needed to improve social cohesion, health and bully statistics.

Analysis - Fiji's delegate says failing to set production limits is like "mopping the floor without turning off the tap," while China wants to address the full life-cycle of plastics.

Parliamentary Service admits the old, leaky pipework is at risk, but says the building's fire protection remains fully operational and compliant.

Officals said some 30,000 of the 40,000 spaces would be devoted to Afrikaners.

"It can get dark very quickly."

Christchurch Hospital nurses walked off the job today over a breakdown of collective bargaining.

The distressed scream of a woman rang out across a tight-knit Christchurch neighbourhood. Then a gunshot followed.

Shane Emeny's Kāinga Ora house has been modified for a wheelchair user and gives him the privacy he's craved since 2021.

Police were rated the worst out of 16 agencies Cabinet put on watch to do better in 2023.

Due to staffing shortages there were periods when the service was not functioning at all. Audio

Participating countries haven't been able to agree deep divisions on the first day of talks to tackle the global plastic pollution problem.