Policy

With the borders reopening, will immigration return to pre-pandemic levels, or does New Zealand need to re-think its reliance on migrant labour?

National is stepping up its campaign against the government's contentious three waters legislation, as people fed up with a Canterbury town's dirty drinking water plead for a quick fix.

New Zealand is facing a serious shortage of GPs - many family doctors will be hitting retirement age over the next decade and we're not training enough to replace them. 

A working group, comprising of local government leaders, presented their three waters reforms recommendations to the government this week.

The changes to ease CCCFA lending rules include lenders not having to use current spending as an indicator of future spending. Audio

Increasing costs are putting a huge strain on vegetable growers, with some considering hanging up their tools.

ACC has apologised to an abuse survivor after an employee breached her privacy by looking at her sensitive claim while investigating her husband for suspected fraud.

Opposition leader Christopher Luxon is continuing to flag tax cuts and government spending as two of the battleground subjects for the next election. Audio

Three waters feedback going to the minister on Monday seems unlikely to sway the government, whose latest model appears to fall short of its own demands.

Alarm bells are ringing over new legislation that could strip the power of the independent Children's Commissioner. 

There could be significant rates of Covid-19 in the community once overseas New Zealanders can self-isolate at the end of the month, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says. Audio

Experts say women should not be expected to soldier on in silence and should speak up when symptoms like insomnia and anxiety are affecting their work and their lives.

A Rotorua community leader says people are starting to get "really pissed off" with changes to Covid-19 strategy "every couple of weeks".

The Reserve Bank has filled another gap in its senior management team with the appointment of Karen Silk from Westpac to head its economics, financial markets and banking operations.