Stories by Kate Green

In response Shane Reti said they had more funding than ever, and now needed "bold new thinking".

Climate Change minister Simon Watts said he had requested advice on how the programme aligned with his government's climate strategy, but no decisions had yet been made.

A study to identify individual kākā using AI "for good" has received a funding boost of $1 million.

The government could be set to spend 10 percent of its total budget for new infrastructure for the next 25 years on a highway between Auckland and Whangārei.

Cyclone Gabrielle is being blamed for the loss of thousands of the endangered birds.

A note in the store window of Pandoro Wellington said it had become too tough to keep its three bakeries open.

The Court of Appeal set aside a High Court ruling which saw Daniel Clinton Fitzgerald awarded damages for an unfair sentence.

Forest & Bird says the list of projects needs to be shared publicly: "New Zealanders deserve to know."

Ministers have been meeting major energy users to discuss how the government could help businesses struggling due to high wholesale power prices. Audio

The chief executive says Minister Shane Jones is wrong and they've been investing in business despite paying out millions in dividends. Audio

A majority of city councillors are now against the sale of the council's shares in Wellington Airport, casting doubt on an earlier decision to sell.

The pamplets make claims about council spending, speed limits, and the broadcasting of Islamic calls to prayer. Audio

For the past two years, the Upper Hutt community of Katherine Mansfield Drive had been fighting to keep chainsaws away from a stand of beech trees.

The government has announced changes to the Fast-Track bill, but environmental groups say it isn't enough.

Data also reveals liquor was a cause in 1250 cancers, nearly 30,000 hospitalisations and almost 130,000 ACC claims.

This afternoon the Whangārei Hospital's ED was at 156 percent capacity.

The Public Service Association says "savage" cuts in Te Whatu Ora's commissioning team will be felt for years to come.

The Crown has confirmed it will not be seeking to uphold Gail Maney's conviction. Audio

Lawyers on both sides agree there is no evidence implicating a woman convicted of a West Auckland murder two decades ago, as the first day of the appeal concludes.

Te Whatu Ora found Dunedin Hospital's central sterile services department was "clearly not fit for purpose". Audio

Patients are facing months of wait-time for elective surgeries, while others are choosing the private route and spending thousands for timely treatment. Audio

One doctor says it is "fairly typical" to find his children sleeping on the couch in his exam room on a Saturday while he gets work done.

要求医生做清洁工作的群发邮件被曝光，主管部门回复称临床医护人员负责部分清洁工作并非新安排。

"Is this a really good use of my time? I suspect I'm the most expensive person there," one doctor says after staff were told they were expected to clean washbowls and sluice sinks.

Te Whatu Ora said the changes were part of a shift towards managing Covid-19 like other communicable diseases.