Stories by Kate Green

The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment says the role of ministers as decision-makers should be scrapped.

At least two businesses invited to apply for the new consents process have donated to National. Audio

Myanmar community members applied to the courts to bar the diplomat from attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

Research into people's experiences in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle has shown the importance of communication and community.

A letter from Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop shows some project owners had been "invited to" submit to the fast-tracking process.

There is consensus among advocates on which projects are most likely to try their hand at a path of lesser resistance.

it is second company in less than a week which the Infrastructure Minister has accused of being "misleading".

"DOC won't have the capacity to deliver on species conservation programmes," an academic says. Audio

Finance Minister Nicola Willis says she has sought advice to make sure the public service is not "top heavy" amid job cuts.

The proposed cut amounts to about 13 percent of Niwa's workforce, the PSA says.

Chris Bishop has accused Trans-Tasman Resources of "being misleading" by calling a generic letter sent to 200 organisations a "formal invite".

The families include 24 tamariki who will now be in a "secure and stable home".

But only three are under construction, documents from the Ministry of Education show.

Doctors say violence in hospitals is increasing after a brutal attack in Wairarapa Hospital over the weekend. Audio

The organisation has launched an emergency appeal, with the goal of raising $100,000 to keep its programs operational.

From 1 April, landlords will be again be able to claim tax deductions for interest on residential investment properties from, but will that mean lower rents?

A group of protesters allegedly returned to the newly repainted rainbow crossing with paint cans and blocked the road.

A rainbow community supporter has described Destiny Church protesters as hypocrites during a heated stand-off at Gisborne Library.

Uber has argued that its drivers are more akin to contractors and therefore ineligible for benefits like minimum wage and sick leave.

A report by the teachers union has shown more support, funding and emergency supplies are needed for schools to respond to future storms.

A Welsh springer spaniel has saved Matiu / Somes Island from potential disaster after sniffing out an Argentine ant nest on building materials destined for the island's new wharf.

"It would be unwise to bother," Andrew Hoggard told councils this week, but he says he was misunderstood.

Housing advocacy groups and pro-density councillors are delighted by changes to Wellington's proposed district plan, after a series of amendments were made by councillors at Thursday's meeting.

Officers say the offer is "an absolute joke" and "farcical" amid a cost of living crisis and a "tough on crime" government.

Te Whatu Ora said one patient was in a stable condition in the emergency department, and the other was in a serious condition in ICU.