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A large rest home and hospital in south Auckland is to be closed because the standard of care it provides is not considered satisfactory. The PacifiCare Rest Home Hospital, also known as Blue Dove… Audio

Motorists are being warned to expect delays on one of Auckland's busiest sections of motorway, the Auckland Harbour Bridge.

The AA says all closures on flood-hit State Highways 25 and 25A on the Coromandel peninsula have been cleared.

Passenger numbers on the Overlander train between Wellington and Auckland, which was threatened with closure three years ago, have increased 47% to date this year, compared to 2008. Audio

The Ministry of Health is reviewing its audit procedures following the closure of a Palmerston North rest home. It also intends to crack down on rest homes generally by introducing spot audits. Audio

The planned closure of a saw blade plant north of Auckland has prompted calls for new moves by the Reserve Bank to lower and stabilise the value of the New Zealand dollar.

The Public Service Association says it will hold the Minister of Education to account if any children are badly affected as the result of the closure of an Auckland residential school.

The Public Service Association says it is worried Education Minister Ann Tolley is considering closing one of only three special residential schools for young people with severe behavioural problems.

The Chief Coroner has ruled rising rugby league star Sonny Fai drowned after being caught in a rip at Bethells Beach, west of Auckland. His body has never been found.

Monday's papers: NZ pilot was flying helicopter in fatal collision with plane over Hudson River in New York; cyber criminals feared in Dunedin; Rimutaka Prison officer accused of affair with violent…

A child with underlying medical conditions has become the 11th person to die from swine flu in New Zealand.

The National Distribution Union says Fletcher Building has confirmed it will close a factory north-west of Auckland, resulting in the loss of 41 jobs.

Health authorities have given up trying to contain the spread of swine flu and are focusing now on managing it.

The number of cases of swine flu in New Zealand rose to 109 on Tuesday, with 23 new cases of the H1N1 virus confirmed in the previous 24 hours.

The number of confirmed cases of swine flu in New Zealand has jumped to 86.

The Ministry of Health says any vaccine for swine flu is not likely to be available until after winter, and will not be used to shield the population as a whole from the virus. Audio

The Government has passed regulations giving medical officers of health greater powers to prevent the spread of swine flu.

The Auckland Regional Public Health Service has identified a probable second case of swine flu in South Auckland.

Police are warning motorists to check road conditions before travelling, after a day of snow, hail and high winds around much of the country.

New Zealand's Employment Relations Authority has ruled a dispute between pilots, Qantas and two of its subsidiaries should be urgently heard in court. Audio

Dymocks' Wellington bookshop has gone into liquidation, with the recession and an increase in competition being blamed for its demise.

Friday's papers: Burgled students find $800 "conscience money" under their door; Government to spend $50 million on national cycleway; Waterloo Wharf in Wellington to close for safety reasons.

Cheap labour in Thailand is behind a decision to lay off more than 300 workers at a Queensland fridge factory, New Zealand whiteware manufacturer Fisher & Paykel says.

Haiden Mark Davis was on bail the night he killed Auckland Grammar student Augustine Borrell; air dispute could cause chaos for thousands of travellers; "honest angel" handed in $1,700 to police.

An outdoor pursuits centre involved in a canyoning tragedy in which seven people died has been ordered to pay $480,000 in fines and reparation. Audio