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Wellington Water chairperson unlikely to be forced to resign after extraordinary meeting
At the meeting, Wellington Water board chairperson Nick Leggett said it had been making progress at fixing issues with the water company.

Is Whanau Ora under ‘attack’? New contracts raise alarm
Whanau Ora is a lauded Government programme to support whanau-led solutions, but there are now fears for its future amid huge transformation.

'My grandpa is waiting for his son' - family of man who died at Orere Point try to get body home
Fa'asala Sam Matue died after being tasered by police.

Water restored to Wellington suburb following 'major water outage'
Wellington Water suspects a burst water pipe was the cause.

Huawei calls for collaboration to avoid digital divide
During the Huawei ICT Sustainability Roundtable at MWC Barcelona 2025, the company's Rotating Chairman urged for collaborative effort to avoid a new digital divide.

Wellington’s emergency housing rates plummet, but people sleeping rough ‘going in the wrong direction’
Anthony, a homeless resident of the capital who describes himself as “a Bear Grylls”, says it is noticeable that people have less to give.

Plans to make busy Auckland road 'more productive'
A new planned shared walking and cycling path on a busy North Shore route will help ease congestion in the area, says Auckland Transport.

Orange roughy takes the lead in Fish of the Year competition
It might be slow-moving, but the orange roughy holds top spot in the Fish of the Year - for now.

‘No silver bullet’: Why Super Rugby Pacific crowds are so small
Tournament boss Jack Mesley is adamant Super Rugby Pacific can turn the tide as modest crowd figures continue to dog the tournament.

No support person with him when dad told he was dying at Auckland Hospital
A hospital patient’s treatment was delayed and he died of sepsis despite his daughter raising concerns he was getting worse.

Patients accuse Pharmac of 'cruelty' and lacking respect
The agency has come under mounting scrutiny in the the last year.

Wellington Water chair keeps his job - for now
An extraordinary meeting of the Wellington Water Committee has passed without any major arguments, or employment casualties.

Patients accuse Pharmac of 'cruelty' and lacking respect
A report commissioned by Pharmac's board and based on workshops held late last year found there was "a credibility and trust gap".

School lunch failures: Provider told to show daily visual evidence of quality
A menu of mishaps means the government's school lunch provider is now facing new performance measures - including providing daily evidence of what it is serving up.

Meth and $100,000 cash allegedly found at Hawke’s Bay address
Officers were armed as a precaution when they stopped the vehicle on SH50 near Tikokino, police say.

A 'destruction of Whanau Ora by stealth' - providers
A change in direction at Whanau Ora has drawn the ire of agencies, which are set to lose their long-held positions as commissioning bodies and say up to 1000 jobs could be lost.

Farmer jailed for wilful ill-treatment of lambs and sheep
A Rangitikei farmer has been jailed for more than two years and disqualified from being in charge of animals indefinitely over the preventable deaths of lambs and sheep.

Watch: Why this dangerous Super Rugby tactic was illegal
Moana Pasifika wing Kyren Taumoefolau helped set-up a try with a spectacular leap over Ruben Love, but the officials should never have allowed it.

Here's how much interest rates have fallen
Borrowers are getting special six-month home loan rates of 5.85% on average, down from a peak of 7.34%.