Stratford mayor Neil Volzke, says he disagrees with the Maxim Insititute's regional population decline report. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Rotorua Mayor Steve Chadwick discusses the release of the Maxim Institute population decline report today, and what the Rotorua Lakes Council are doing to buck the trend. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Bernadine Oliver-Kerby talks to Alex Penk, CEO at Maxim Institute, about how the population in the regions are expected to decline over the next 30 years.

Joyce Luma, head of the United Nation's World Food Programme in South Sudan, called the famine "man-made".

Chinese immigrant and only-child Chen Wang's biggest wish is to see his 60-year-old mother, Jie Qu, come through the Auckland Airport arrival hall.

Daily and weekly doses effective, but not monthly.

The Herald this week marks the launch of Super Diverse Women. Today, Lincoln Tan talks to a laywer who came to New Zealand from Pakistan.

Despite having better work ethics, refugee and immigrant millennials (RIM) still struggle to get good jobs in New Zealand, a study has found.

Rez Gardi came to NZ under the refugee quota system. After spending nearly 20 years in Auckland, Gardi says she still feels like a second class citizen.

As our population ages, retirement at 65 is becoming out of reach for most.

The Government now says its rheumatic fever target might not be met until next year or even mid-2019.

Kiwi researchers will investigate whether microbes found inside our gut could hold the key to battling the development of diabetes.

Peter Foster knows first hand how tough it can be to make a go of it in New Zealand, and he doubts the billionaires heading to NZ will last long.

COMMENT: There is frustration as well as fury in the messages mainstream media are receiving. Somehow we need to work out what is not being said.

COMMENT: Readers of a certain age might remember when there was a degree of prejudice against the wave of immigrants from the Netherlands, Brian Fallow writes.

Keeping young people from a life of crime involves education and housing as well as police, Bill English tells Auckland crowd.

Migrants do not dilute New Zealand's cultural identity despite more coming from non-traditional source countries, experts say.

Lincoln Tan poses questions on the Immigration challenges facing NZ.

A new report from the New Zealand Initiative suggests immigrants cover the increase cost of infrastructure.

Today is an anniversary not just for Auckland but everywhere from Taupo north.

The Otago Regional Council's very existence is on the line as the Dunedin City Council considers the merits of a unitary council for the city.

The Government talks up the prospects of a new supply of housing for first-home buyers in Auckland, but is there a funding gap?

Chinese New Year - the Year of the Rooster - starts tomorrow, but celebrations begins tonight and will continue right until the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the new year.

The New Zealand economy is back in top gear and firing on all cylinders, but housing affordability will take years to resolve, HSBC says.

COMMENT: As the world's population becomes more urban our cities are increasingly coming under pressure to sustainably accommodate everyone.

The 750 refugees who arrive in NZ each year now face a whole new journey navigating our foreign land.

Doctors' strike at 18 DHBs to disrupt care for thousands of patients

What happens when a town triples in size overnight? Made with funding from NZ On Air.

It's a classic clash between urban growth and farmers.

A treasure trove of bird's eye-view photographs taken since the 1930s are now available to the public online. The new website shows