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Roughly $1.77 billion of the controversial $3 billion Provincial Growth Fund has now been committed, but success of the investments is being questioned by the Opposition.

A controversial statue of Captain James Cook in Gisborne is being moved to the local museum.

More schools in Auckland are bursting at the seams than anywhere else in the country, but many are making the problem worse by enrolling children from other neighbourhoods.

Fruit is rotting on the ground in Hawke's Bay amid a massive worker shortage and orchardists warn that overworked pickers are suffering more accidents.

Gisborne Mayor Meng Foon, who is the only mayor fluent in te reo Māori, will be stepping down at the end of this year after nearly two decades in the top job.

KiwiRail's plans to upgrade its network are running into funding obstacles, with some bids to the Provincial Growth Fund being rejected.

Bowel cancer statistics highlight wide variations in the way patients with bowel cancer are treated in public hospitals.

Members of local authorities are elected every three years and with only seven months to go, several candidates have already shown an interest in running for their city's top job.

Midwives will stick with their planned strikes next week, despite some cautious optimism the DHBs will offer what they want.

The government has announced more than $80 million to help unemployed young people in the regions get into work.

Hospital midwives around the country are threatening further strikes next month if they can't get an agreement soon on better pay and conditions.

Thousands of people are still waiting too long for follow-up eye appointments that may ensure they retain their vision.

Children in the poorest regions still have worse teeth than the rest of the country - and there are warnings that more has to be done if real gains are to be made.

The removal of a statue of Captain James Cook from a Gisborne's Tītīrangi Hill is being welcomed by local iwi.

Hospitals spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on the nationwide nurses' strike in July.

Auckland and Northland hospitals have had to temporarily quake-proof their data centres after a warning they were not up to scratch. Video

Patients at nearly half the country's district health boards are waiting longer than they should for urgent tests to detect bowel cancer. Audio

The owner of the Tolaga Bay Inn, north of Gisborne, has an ambitious plan to turn it into a business and tourism hub.