The national water authority used its legal powers to take over a private water supply in Kāeo and order the council to operate it.

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Stephanie Pye says it's hard to be reassured that every speck of sand has been cleaned up and disposed of safely.

New Zealand needs to better manage the decline of domestic gas, to avoid further costly closures of commercial and industrial businesses, according to a new report by a global consulting firm. The ...

He was 58-year-old Dion Raymond Kainamu. He died after being critically hurt in Henderson on Sunday morning. Police said the vehicle that hit him then left the scene. A 47-year-old woman has been ...

Explainer - Why is asbestos such a worry, and what's the risk after coloured play sand has been revealed to be contaminated?

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to discuss how the toxic sand discovery is being handled by different states and ACT - which has particularly strict rules based on a previous ...

Nicola Willis and Tangi Utikere joined Morning Report this morning for the Weekly Political Panel; Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick says recent changes to the Zero Carbon Act and emissions ...

A nationwide survey by accounting software firm MYOB, showed 35 percent expected to feel financially better off in a year's ...

The government is aiming to get more disabled and neurodiverse people employed in manufacturing, engineering and logistics by boosting the information available to help employers. Despite unemployment ...

The country's fourth biggest port handled more cargo with a rise in container volumes offsetting a dip in log exports.

Hawk says he has offered his portable ramp to organisers for potential use and hopes to serve as "the vert ambassador" for ...