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Legislation that will see a radical overhaul of New Zealand's current workplace laws has passed its first reading.

A call for serious investment into Pacific health services and housing has been echoed by an epidemiologist.

There are currently 5090 families living in transitional housing as they wait for a permanent spot to come up. Local Democracy Reporting's Justin Latif spoke to one of them.

A Waikato cerebral palsy advocate says the council must work with the disabled community when creating policies that directly impact their lives.

Professor Damon Salesa says the pandemic illuminated inequities in the education sector, with online learning hindering many students' ability to participate.

The council's initial proposal has been revoked after it was found it did not take into account the needs of blind and low vision citizens.

Jacinda Ardern has marked a range of living cost measures outlined in last year's Budget - some of which are set to come into effect tomorrow.

Government benefit increases will still leave families trapped in poverty as the cost of living skyrockets, anti-poverty campaigners say.

Opinion - Local Democracy Reporting's government funding enables regional journalists to seek the truth from publicly elected people and organisations, David Reid writes.

FinTechNZ has prepared a report about the potential of open finance, which is gathering momentum - and interest from international investors.

Girls were in shock after high schools were abruptly shut after re-opening for the first time in months.

A bill intended to make it easier for employed lawyers to do pro bono work was voted down by Parliament, but are changes actually needed?

The announcement of loosening of Covid-19 measures has not been met with all-round approval from experts, with some split over the removal of vaccine pass requirements.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson has outlined his economic plans ahead of this year's budget, with a key focus on infrastructure, immigration and diversifying the export market.

Putting New Zealand's own history of the centre of the country's schooling is is the sign of a mature society and will help address inequities, educators say.

Putting New Zealand's own history of the centre of the country's schooling is is the sign of a mature society and will help address inequities, educators say. Audio

Contractor pay in the public service has rates ranging from close to the minimum wage on helpdesks to as high as $185 an hour in IT - or almost $1500 a day, before tax.