The government is allocating $140 million to tackle truancy with a new school attendance service. The funding boost will ...

Of the $62 million spent so far on on National's flagship policy, just $48m has been paid out to parents, while $14m has gone ...

Simeon Brown was warned of serious risks about outsourcing of surgeries to private hospitals, but his office withheld most of ...

Inland Revenue said at the end of April there were 113,733 people with student loans believed to be based overseas. More than ...

Some rust was to be expected. His return in the one-point thriller against St George Illawarra Dragons came perhaps a little ...

Māori tourism is on the rise, and operators say the key to its continued success is offering authentic cultural experiences.

At the start of the US President's Gulf states tour, he also signed "the largest" ever defence deal with Saudi Arabia.

The government has been told its compensation scheme for survivors of state abuse offers "band-aids for bullet wounds".

A Taranaki health service says vulnerable patients are about to lose dedicated help during complex, often frightening medical ...

Crozier expects some trade would resume quickly, but noted there is still a 30 percent tariff on Chinese exports to the US, ...

An 80-year-old woman underwent unnecessary surgery to remove a gallbladder that had already been removed. Deputy Health and ...