The government has received the final report of the inquiry into the handling of the Tom Phillips case - but the Attorney-General says it'll be a few weeks before it's made public.
Labour is putting extra effort into ensuring people are enrolled to vote this election, with one of its MPs accusing the coalition of having an "evil agenda" to disallow its opponents' ballots.
An ecologist is concerned the government's Conservation Amendment Bill puts the country's national parks at risk of being developed for financial gain.
Christchurch has one of the highest rates of dog ownership in the country, and more and more people are taking their four-legged companions on retail runs.
Chris Hipkins is urging the government to get on with changes aimed at clarifying the law around sexual consent, rather than making it a campaign issue.
Andy Burnham has become Britain's seventh prime minister in a decade, pledging to reshape its politics to deliver a new economic model and revive a nation "fed up" with a revolving door of leaders.
Dunedin has been identified as the region’s landslip hot spot and eight parts of the city have been singled out as potentially needing higher priority in managing risks.
Traffic congestion around the Dunedin bus hub, driver retirements, health and depleted resources have all been cited as causes for a recent spate of missed buses in Dunedin.
In just a matter of months, an important satellite that helps forecast the weather across the southern hemisphere is due to burn up over the Pacific Ocean.
A long-awaited review into an industry "utterly essential" to the modern health system could point to the need for pathology services in the new Dunedin hospital.