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Niki Gladding is concerned the local council is being lumped with fixing a problem central government should be tackling.

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has ruled out an additional levy to pay for the recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle and the Auckland floods, and says the upcoming Budget will be "no frills".

More and more junior doctors are being lost in the training pipeline before they emerge to bolster the stressed ranks of specialists, data suggests.

The stabilisation of mortgage interest rates is among several indicators signalling a possible end to the country's extended property downturn.

A new report has found community groups stretched by the increasing numbers and complexity of requests for support. Audio

The economy is forecast to contract at levels last seen during the global financial crisis. Audio

Sudan's army appeared to gain the upper hand in a bloody power struggle with rival paramilitary forces, pounding their bases with air strikes, witnesses say.

Rachel Hayward has two overlapping jobs, ‘organising’ both Cabinet and the Executive Council. Those twin roles are an also a great insight into how government works at the very highest level.

"[The] council believe that within the overall district, there are already a number of viable community funders that can potentially better support community groups than [the] council," the draft plan…

Home values recorded their largest first-quarter fall in more than 15 years, latest QV figures show. Audio

Prime Minister’s farewell speeches are rare events. We have photos, video and the full transcript of Jacinda Ardern’s valedictory address.

Israeli jets hit sites in Lebanon and Gaza early on Friday local time, in retaliation for rocket attacks it blamed on the Islamist group Hamas, as tensions following police raids on the Al-Aqsa mosque…

Opinion - Schools and universities are panicking about artificial intelligence and cheating. But AI presents far more significant threats to equity in education.

Four-times Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has been diagnosed with leukaemia, a source close to the matter said, a day after he was admitted to intensive care with breathing problems.

Opinion - While the past 15 years has undoubtedly changed Jacinda Ardern, she remains in many ways the same person she was as a novice backbencher.

Former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has used her valedictory speech to Parliament to ask the House to take the politics out of climate change. Video

Ever increasing housing costs are exacerbating health hazards and overcrowding for New Zealanders and data shows Pasifika are the hardest hit.

Ever increasing housing costs are exacerbating health hazards and overcrowding for New Zealanders. Audio

Embattled Labour MP Stuart Nash will leave politics at October's election.