Stories by Kate Newton

Every summer, manta rays cruise the waters of the Hauraki Gulf. Researchers are racing to find out more. Audio

80,000 homes, along with fire stations, airports, energy infrastructure, and marae are also at risk from coastal inundation. Audio

There is an 80 percent chance of another Cyclone Gabrielle-scale weather disaster in the next 50 years, at a cost of up to $14.5 billion, Treasury officials warn.

The Kiwi pole vaulter is among a number of Olympians scribbling into a journal in between efforts at the Stade de France. Audio

Zoe Hobbs runs fast enough to come first at every Olympics until 1964. A gold medal time in the 100m freestyle in 1996 wouldn't get you out of the heats now. Here's how much things have changed.

For more than 50 years, a monitoring site on Wellington's coast has tracked carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. Its latest reading sets yet another record.

Homes in high-risk flood areas are copping hundreds and even thousands of dollars in extra premiums as insurers start to factor in individual addresses, new data shows.

A majority of our MPs, and listed chief executives are now Gen X. How has this generational coup changed the country?

They were cynical, disaffected, and cooler than everyone else. Now they're married with children and probably your boss.

The promise of tax cuts isn't enough to disguise the other clear message in the government's Budget: the economic outlook is still gloomy. Kate Newton breaks down what that means for you.

新西兰新生儿数量和移民数量遭遇大幅下滑，人口增长率较此前两次普查减半。

The team of (almost) 5 million is a bit older, more diverse - and even though we're growing more slowly, there are more of us than ever.

It's the centrepiece of National's response to rising costs. But what do the numbers say? Audio

Parents in a UK study knew attendance rates had gone down. The problem was, they didn't care. Could the same be true here?

More building in flood prone areas is 'highly likely' as a result of the proposed Fast Track Bill, scientists and engineers warn.

Labour Party climate spokesperson Megan Woods said climate change "know no partisan politics".

"Ad hoc" house buyouts after major disasters cannot continue, the Climate Change Minister says.

The man has never stood trial, but has been detained for 18 years because he is considered too dangerous to release.

Homeowners are dipping into their savings or cutting their insurance back in a bid to cope with steeply rising premiums.

Where premiums are up the most, where it's hardest to get quotes, and why it might be a sign of worse to come.

A Serious Fraud Office appeal against the acquittal of two men who handled donations to the New Zealand First Foundation has been thrown out.

The Prime Minister's office circulated 'talking points' on tobacco for his ministers that were completely at odds with official advice.

The NZ First minister, who took "soundings" from a tobacco executive, says he doesn't know or care about the rules.

While Auckland Council urges residents to 'be prepared' for the next big flood, it allows hundreds more homes to be built in places it expects to be hard hit by floods.

Some people who were wrongly denied the benefit based on redundancy payments, or never applied because of misleading advice, say they still have no answers after applying to have their cases reviewed.