Major earthworks are finished and the pavement will soon be laid on a vital transport link between Manawatū and Hawke's Bay.

A new study has debunked fears parents may have around new methods of feeding babies.

Principals say sandwiches and muesli bars are insufficient and they don't have staffing capacity to organise the lunches themselves.

Half of New Zealand adults do not have a will, research shows, and they're more than just what happens to you and your things when you die.

Barrier Air has announced it plans up to four return flights a day between Auckland and Kerikeri.

Stats NZ wants to use more already existing "real-time" data - like benefits and tax records.

People smugglers are being warned to back off after 25 Bangladeshi men were denied entry to New Zealand.

The Department of Conservation has proposed to reduce and restructure it's Chatham Islands team.

RNZ understands the gang member police believe shot and killed a man in Auckland was the son of Don Selwyn.

The government will not continue funding debt solution providers which help people struggling to pay off their loans, raising concerns for people's mental health in a cost of living crisis.

The $300 million privately funded hospital would be managed by a private healthcare operator.

An ambulance transporting a patient to hospital has collided with a school bus in central Auckland.

A Nelson roundabout that has been the site of 26 crashes in 10 years is set to receive a $1 million upgrade to improve pedestrian and cycle safety.

Across the system last year a quarter of all nursing shifts were understaffed, but some areas fared much worse than others.

The boy's paternal grandfather said he had no issues with Michelle Officer until she told him that, an inquest has heard.

While re-invasion is a constant threat, Predator Free Wellington says the good news is there's no risk of breeding.

Hone Kay-Selwyn was found dead by an associate at a rural address in the Broadlands area on Tuesday, police say.

The only passenger to see the wave before it hit the boat said it was so big "I had to look up to see it", and estimated it was 10m high.