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A first-time mountaineer had a deadly fall on Mt Ruapehu, after her group pressed on in dangerous conditions that nobody questioned, a coroner has found.

Muslim community leaders are warning that New Zealand is facing the most dangerous environment with the worst anti-Muslim extremism in two decades.

People with health insurance are using it earlier and more often, as pressure on the public system grows and the cost of care increases.

Funding for wilding pine control efforts, including around Queenstown and the Whakatipu Basin, will more than double under a Budget 2026 boost.

The principal of a West Coast secondary school says there are too many barriers to hiring teachers who were trained or born overseas.

Customs have announced three new remotely-controlled underwater vehicles to combat smugglers coming in by sea.