Bromley residents fed up with their homes smelling like burnt poo are taking matters into their own hands.

"Let me put it this way .... this is a big deal" - that's the climate change minister on the suite of climate policies about to drop.

People elected in local body elections are generally male, Pākehā, and likely aged between 56 and 60-years-old. Local Government NZ wants to turn that around. But how?

A new Omicron sub-variant called BA.5 has arrived in Aotearoa. Why are we seeing more of these new sub-variants and what are the implications for the pandemic's existence?

The possum-free island is home to many protected species including pāteke and tāiko, says the Department of Conservation.

A Christchurch man got a big surprise when he was warned for using a bus lane in Mount Maunganui, despite being in Christchurch at the time.

Drive off thefts from petrol stations are up by 24 percent on the same time last year with 500 fleeing without paying each month in the three main centres.

Nurses' long fight for gender pay equity has taken a further hit because of a dispute over back pay - they're heading back to the Employment Relations Authority.

Community leaders and shop owners in the latest Auckland town centre targeted by ram raiders say more police on the streets will not solve the social problems causing the spike.

A law lecturer says the failure of one of the Whakaari White island tragedy prosecutions erodes another charge against a government agency.

There are two more cases of the BA.5 variant of Omicron in New Zealand today - both people have come from overseas.

An epidemiologist expects Covid-19 case numbers will rise again over coming months - resulting in increased hospitalisations and deaths.

A frontline mental health worker is warning the country's mental health crisis will get worse unless district health boards make a new pay offer.

A rest home has been found to have failed an elderly man with dementia after staff did not notice he lost 12 kilograms in seven months before his death.

A 75,000-member Facebook group has been disbanded after a complaint from an immigration body about posts, comments and admins' moderation of the site.

The government's $500m pledge to tackle gang and youth-related crime must look beyond the election term and be evidence-based, academics warn.

Analysis - It is going to be a historic 10 days for climate change policy in Aotearoa. RNZ has the details from today's preview from the Climate Change Minister about what's to come.

As more people opt for two wheels to get around, bike thefts are also climbing, with more than four per day on average reported stolen in Christchurch.