Latest from Ombudsman

Revealed: The report the Minister blocked - against officials' advice

Officials fought to keep secret a report they always wanted to make public. Apparently.

Family 'betrayed' after insurance switch leaves them short

Crane driver denied $100k payout after Govt-owned finance company switched his policy.

Ardern and Bloomfield speak on level 2 rule breach

Jacinda Ardern and Dr Ashley Bloomfield: Why they broke social distancing rules.

Petition for right to appeal against patient watchdog decisions

Petition urges right to appeal against Health and Disability Commissioner decisions.

'It would take a whole day' - long delay for basic Covid-19 info

The refusal follows well-documented issues with public health's ability to track cases.

Ombudsman 'discouraged' from accessing prisons

Concerns about inmates enduring extended lockdown hours during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Death of West Auckland woman brings toll to 13

The death of a West Auckland woman brings the Covid-19 toll to 13.

Bluff wedding cluster escalates further as Auckland clusters remain a mystery

Clusters have increasingly become the centre of the New Zealand coronavirus epidemic.

Life inside prison - the degrading grind of life behind bars

Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis: Inmates must be treated like human beings.

Beehive Diaries: it was all Grant Robertson's fault

Grant Robertson inherits the job of official jinx, the lights go out on Simon Bridges.

Unresolved: Kiwi victims of sexual violence deserve better

Victims of reported sexual violence to police deserve better, writes Kirsty Johnston.

'Get on your broomstick': Details of council conduct complaint revealed

Ombudsman orders Waikato District Council to release report into councillor's behaviour.

HDC process needs investigating, complainant says

Investigation into elderly woman's rest home care flawed, needs action, says son.

Race for mayor sparked by misery-making C-bomb

The inside story of the inquiry into one councillor's claim of "corruption".

Vote for me! Council candidate's fantasist past exposed

Candidate once claimed to be elite soldier, rocket scientist and Olympic sportsman.

Release of CEO spending report would compromise 'fair trial'

Dr Nigel Murray in battle to protect attempts to hide report into his spending while CEO.