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Letters: 'A' for effort on education; minister wrong about speed limits

OPINION: 'The NZEI always talks absolute rubbish, so they should be ignored.'

Jenée Tibshraeny: It's hard to sell NZ to the world after another 'embarrassing' plane failure

OPINION: The situation with the NZ Defence Force planes is untenable.

Auckland house-building outstrips population rise

On the fringes, especially to the north, west and south, are where real growth occurred.

Builder failed working for Kāinga Ora, liquidators now trying to recover money

BNZ, Fletchers, Carters, Steel & Tube, plumbers and roofers are among those owed money.

Rehabilitative courses opening for remand prison inmates

Corrections Minister Mark Mitchell commits to Hōkai Rangi.

NZDF plane breaks down: Air NZ flight diverted for delegation; PM may always fly commercial

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's meeting with Japanese counterpart unaffected.

Claire Trevett: Chris Hipkins' long trail of mea culpae

OPINION: From transport to farmers, Hipkins' mission to soothe peeved voters continues.

'Balanced and agile': How much are councils and government departments using AI?

'The fear that AI could control the government is understandable.'

Opinion: Police are frustrated with mental health call-outs – here's how to reduce their involvement

OPINION: Police are hugely frustrated by the mental health service's chronic underfunding.

French-owned HEB Construction profit leaps 62% from NZ operations

Business has road, rail, bridge, land, urban development and water projects throughout NZ.

Govt pledges $90m to improve facilities of specialist schools

The coalition Government also announced 17 additional satellite classrooms.

Health Ministry staff fire back at pay freeze; changes to Suicide Prevention Office revealed

A lump-sum payment is instead being delivered, based on staff performance.

Health New Zealand implements recruitment pause amid budget overspend

Chief executive Margie Apa said filling vacancies had caused an overspend.

The Conversation: Why NZ’s plan to revive offshore exploration doesn’t add up

Resumption of oil drilling flies in the face of projections.

Ministry of Health confirms final job cut tally

The Ministry of Health held an all-staff meeting on the plan this morning.

David Seymour announces review into farming sector ‘red tape’

'If we don’t remove barriers to productivity, we will fall behind our global competitors.'

Govt seeking feedback on 120km/h speed limits as reductions reversed

Changes will be made by next month.

What is pseudoephedrine and is it okay to take it a lot?

Do you know what's in the cold & flu medicines now available again without a prescription?