Specialists and nurses are shocked and appalled at the Government’s announcement it could downgrade Dunedin’s proposed new hospital.

Canberra and Wellington share similar views on global issues. But does our investment in the alliance match the rhetoric?

Becky Manawatu with Witi Ihimaera, at Motueka Library Te Noninga Kumu, as part of the Nelson Writers Festival. Manawatu’s shift in focus here is made all the more striking by the fact that – and I ...

Adam Julian tells the story behind one player's path to the Olympic Sevens gold medal, and the story behind her golden, viral ...

New Zealand's role within Nato's 'Indo-Pacific 4' grouping is just one example of an increased appetite for so-called minilateral agreements. Photo: Supplied Addressing the United Nations last week, ...

The tiny island of Guam is America's shield against Chinese moves in the Pacific, but that comes at the expense of its people. Photo: Eleisha Foon/ RNZ Pacific The tiny island of Guam is known as the ...

Health professionals pushing Casey Costello to provide evidence that repealing smoke free legislation won’t lead to more harm ...

The associate health minister Casey Costello came across to health advocates at a forum this week as evasive. Photo: Getty Images Casey Costello, the Associate Minister of Health with responsibility ...

When it came to exhibiting the type of courage approved of by the senior ranks, the police were quick to honour Henwood.

The novelty has worn off for the plastic products sold by way of social gatherings, crushed by online access to cheaper goods ...

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