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Residents have won a major battle against McCallum Bros, Auckland's biggest supplier of sand for concrete, with a resource consent application to take more sand off a beach north of the city rejected.

Security forces are deployed across Sri Lanka with orders to shoot looters on sight amid continuing protests at the government's handling of a devastating economic crisis.

In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about iffy info about the new Dr Who, a journalist making a change in policy on climate change; and an article echoing homeowners'…

New Zealanders are being urged to avoid non-essential travel to Sri Lanka as the country's crisis deepens - on Tuesday the Sri Lankan government ordered troops to open fire on anyone looting.

The president is appealing for calm after a night of violence that prompted his brother to quit as prime minister.

A mental health patient says the Southern DHB's decision, which was made without her consultation, has upended her life.

In the middle of a housing crisis, avoidable construction injuries are stopping about 340 more homes being built each year, ACC says. Audio

In the middle of a housing crisis, avoidable construction injuries are stopping about 340 more homes being built each year, ACC says. Audio

Angry mobs in Sri Lanka have burned down several homes belonging to the ruling Rajapaksas and MPs, following clashes with government supporters.

Justice advocates say plans to pour money into extra police will do little to address the main cause of crime, with Māori likely to be disproportionately affected. Audio

The government needs to step up and address a "cash crisis" hitting rest homes, the West Coast District Health Board says.

In today's Focus on Politics podcast, Political Editor Jane Patterson sits down with the Finance Minister Grant Robertson and National's Nicola Willis to preview this month's Budget.

A cross party committee of MPs has decided former members should be treated no differently when the matter of being trespassed from Parliament is being considered.

Health and climate change will be key spending areas, and there would be a new rule requiring governments to try to maintain a small surplus, the Finance Minister said.

The plan includes harsher penalties for bad tenants and returning the bright-line test to two years, and a public list of tenants who owe money after a tenancy ends, damage the property, or disturb… Audio

A Russian missile strike at the airport in the southwestern port of Odesa - a city that has so far been relatively unscathed in the war - has damaged the runway and it can no longer be used, the…

The mayor says the new funding is "fantastic", a property economist says investment allowing future housing is a good thing, and a developer says it's good for people and the environment.