Emergency department staff and management at Dunedin Hospital met again today over growing concerns patients are at risk of dying while they wait for treatment.

Two people are injured after being hit by a bus on a busy central Auckland street.

Larry Page was allowed into New Zealand from Fiji with an ill child needing medical treatment.

The prime minister, the police minister and the police commissioner all remain firmly against the general arming of police, despite 73 percent of frontline officers favouring the move.

A South African travel agency which organised a school trip to New Zealand say they are still waiting for a visa refund 18 months on.

A group of more than 30 organisations have today called on the Greater Wellington Regional Council to impliment free public transport for community service cardholders and students in the region.

Three people have been arrested after a vehicle that had been allegedly carjacked crashed into another car in Ōpaheke in Auckland this morning, injuring a child.

Budget documents offer the first hint of what form immigration reform may take - suggesting fewer people may apply for visas.

A frontline staffer at a Christchurch Work and Income office has been seriously injured after being attacked by a client.

Cabinet ministers considered giving beneficiaries a full $50 a week boost in this year's Budget, just-released documents reveal.

The country's district health boards are criticising midwives' decision to strike before voting on the latest pay and working conditions offer.

Youth wing are "deeply disappointed" National's caucus has decided to vote against legislation banning conversion therapy.

There are no new community cases of Covid-19 today and just one new case reported in managed isolation facilities.

Police are continuing to investigate after a man was found with a gunshot wound in Mount Wellington, Auckland last night.

Low vaccination rates among port workers and remote communities are requiring new ways of thinking.

Almost three-quarters of police support the general arming of officers, a new survey shows - the highest level in 10 years.

A $16 million project has been announced to protect and enhance unique habitats in Canterbury's Rangitata River.

It has been 100 years since New Zealand started to offer free dental care for children, and while the service has improved, many older Kiwis still recall the dreaded "Murder House" aka the school dental clinic.