Stories by Jemima Huston

Some passengers RNZ spoke to said increasing costs might just price them out of the market.

Advocates are sounding the alarm over the government's approach to ending poverty, saying it lacks any real interest in the problem.

Two of the three primary measures of child poverty have increased, the latest statistics show.

The chief ombudsman is calling for changes at Oranga Tamariki to be made on a scale rarely required of a government agency. Audio

Residents affected by the Port Hills fire are working to improve fire resilience around their properties as the blaze continues in Christchurch, five days on.

The arrest was welcomed by Khandallah locals, but questions remain over whether her death means elderly community members need to be looked after more.

Some enterprising Wellingtonians living with long-running leaks are re-routing them to water their gardens.

An independent councillor wants to cut staff numbers at the council to help pay for Wellington's broken pipes.

Parents and teachers are gearing up for the new school year, with a big curriculum shake-up on the cards.

The Infrastructure Minister insists the RiverLink project for Lower Hutt will go ahead in its entirety despite a budget blowout.

An economist said he did not expect the Commerce Commission's supermarket investigation to make a difference on its own. Audio

A Wellington garden centre has been broken into twice over the long weekend, leaving the owners feeling uneasy and frustrated.

A pod of 40 false killer whales and bottlenose dolphins have been euthanised after becoming stranded again on a reef near Mahia.

A Department of Conservation ranger is heartbroken people are flouting the rules by driving their cars at the Waikanae estuary scientific reserve.

Living with Long Covid can be exhausting, painful and lonely, and most people do not know when their symptoms will improve.

Six people have been charged with corruption and bribery after a three-year probe by police into the jail.

A kiwi conservation group is giving kudos to Mitre 10 for quickly taking a kiwi-shaped dog toy off its shelves.

Te Papa should listen to protesters and remove its large display of the English version of the Treaty of Waitangi, a Māori legal expert says. Audio

Justice French said time was needed to review the material that had been presented to the court over the course of two days.

Testimony from a notorious jail house snitch should never have been put to the jury in David Tamihere's first double murder trial, the Court of Appeal has been told.

The lead writer of the sexuality and relationship education guidelines is alarmed the new government has agreed to remove them.

A 36-year-old man has appeared in the Lower Hutt District Court in relation to the fatal hit-and-run in Naenae last week.

A 26-year-old Wellington man has denied raping two women while they slept or were affected by alcohol.

South Auckland charity The Aunties say to ask yourself - 'would I give this to my best friend?' - before donating.

The Rugby World Cup dream was crushed for thousands of All Blacks fans across the country after the 12-11 defeat by South Africa.