A report which led to the resignation of the Auditor-General is being withheld.

The PSA union says 4000 jobs could be affected in the IRD restructure.

IRD won't comment on the nature of the staff announcement being delivered.

Opposition parties reveal what they want to see in the health budget on Thursday.

Report claims mental health service users feel the system is dismissive and dehumanising.

A new report has shown 9 per cent of adults can not get the specialist care they need.

Mental health workers plead for public support to fix a 'broken' system they say puts workers and patients at risk.

Critics have slammed the Ministry of Social Development for rejecting a clause to establish special family violence leave saying they were "disappointed" and "saddened" by the decision.

Footpath outside mall closed for building strengthening work.

If you're flying later this month, you may need to factor in more time to clear airport security.

The idea of Serco being responsible for a pipeline guiding children through their lives from cradle to grave - from CYF to prison - sounds like something from a dystopian novel, writes Richard Wagstaff.

Three Waikato Hospital nurses have been suspended for defying a controversial new policy forcing non-vaccinated workers to either get flu jabs or wear face masks.

The apology from State Services boss Iain Rennie to the complainant at the centre of the Roger Sutton affair and public servants in general has been welcomed by his minister, Paula Bennett - but she has indicated another slip-up will cost him his job.

Nearly 12,000 unionised health workers have voted in favour of taking industrial action, after they were offered an "insulting" pay increase, the Public Service Association says.

State Services Minister Jonathan Coleman says he is not happy about a cash bonus for unionised parliamentary staff, but can do nothing about it.

An "insurmountable" lack of radiologists has forced the Southern District Health Board to relinquish the southern breast-screening service from the middle of next year, the board announced yesterday.

The jobs of 139 health and safety inspectors will be disestablished and staff made to reapply for the positions.

Prime Minister John Key will get $3895 in backpay and an extra $150 a week as a result of a 1.9 per cent increase for MPs awarded by the Remuneration Authority.

The untimely death of top lawyer Greg King has focused attention on one of society's most unpopular jobs. Jared Savage examines the case for the defence.

Buddy Mikaere imagines a Waitangi Day that will mean something special to all New Zealanders.