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Kāinga Ora’s $1.2m Meadowbank apartments sit vacant for months

Kāinga Ora said its been waiting on final building approval from Auckland Council

From MP to wellness guru: Anna Lorck’s radical new life

Lorck says her new life is a "contrast from the life that I was leading”.

Auckland’s tallest office, apartment tower planned for downtown carpark site

Details revealed in application approved under new Fast-Track Approvals act.

'Housing is a human right': Tamariki in Hamilton emergency motels drops from 516 to 165

Households in emergency housing motels dropped from 507 in 2023, to 144 in November 2024.

Why Treaty bill submissions have set a new record

Hearings start on January 27 with the committee split into two subcommittees.

NCEA level 1 pass rate revealed and Ministry of Justice privacy breach | NZ Herald News Update

Figures show how many NCEA students achieved level 1 qualification last year and the Ministry of Justice has been encouraged to check its systems following a privacy breach.

From a famous family to Tory Whanau's media advisor: Who is Pearl Little?

The 26-year-old has worked in some of Wellington's most powerful places.

Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming's funeral and California’s fire threat continues | NZ Herald News Update

The funeral for Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming is in Nelson today and California remains under critical fire threat. Video / NZ Herald, AFP

Editorial: Why Seymour’s Treaty bill sparked historic public response

OPINION: Seymour's Treaty Bill sparks outrage; over 470,000 submissions received.

'No one thinks this is a good idea': Bream Bay residents oppose sand mining

DoC warns the sand mining near reserves could harm marine life and endangered seabirds.

Cale Silich: Why tikanga debates matter at political tangihanga

OPINION: Three PMs blocked from speaking at Turia's tangi, igniting tikanga controversy.

The Regulatory Standards Bill is a 'constitutional straitjacket', its critics say

The bill is slammed as 'dangerous', while warnings sounded of Act ideology entrenchment.

Thousands of prisoners on NZ planes: 'Flying with a cuffed inmate is a little unnerving'

Prisoners are being flown commercially and privately - but at what cost?

Simon Wilson: We all live in Granity – facing the future in a climate crisis

OPINION: As the wild weather gets worse, how will we adapt and how will we pay for it?

Survey of 200 Kiwi executives reveals a surging top concern

A report card for the Govt's first year and firms' top priorities, worst fears for 2025.

Sasha Borissenko: Rush to pass laws makes for bad government

OPINION: Here’s to a new year – and better decision-making