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New high security units to add 316 beds at Hawke’s Bay prison

Corrections is self-funding the build within its existing departmental budget.

South Island wrap: Red zone reopening and; the return of passenger rail

Christchurch's red zone could get a new life, Newstalk ZB South Island News Director, Claire Sherwood reports. Video / Herald Now

'I'm worth over $1m, but life's still a struggle': The reality for NZ's squeezed middle

Five Kiwis reveal why their 'good' salaries no longer feel enough to get ahead.

Christine Fletcher and Troy Churton: Why Auckland's 2 million-home zoning plan goes too far, too fast

OPINION: Plan Change 120 is one of the most contentious ever proposed by Auckland Council.

‘A terrible accident’: Coroner releases findings into Dunedin hunter’s death

Kate Aynsley's rifle discharged as she slipped on steep, wet ground near Beaumont.

'Demonstrably unfair': Auckland faces harsher housing density rules than Christchurch, critics say

Public submissions on Auckland’s Plan Change 120 close on December 19.

Second rain band to lash Auckland overnight, possible thunderstorms

Earlier torrential rain left cars driving through door-high flooding in Onehunga.

Surface flooding in Auckland as torrential rain hits and more wild weather looms

A second burst of heavy rain and possible thunderstorms is due around midnight.

'It's safe to fly': CAA assures air passengers after global software fault chaos

The Civil Aviation Authority released a statement after a day of delays and disruption.

‘We shouldn’t be naive’: Collins’ quiet signal to Luxon on union relations

OPINION: Collins met union leaders, while Luxon and van Velden have refused to do so.

A self-made multi-millionaire in a city of old money reveals his rise to the top

Richard Peebles has emerged as one of Christchurch's biggest movers and shakers.

Meet the real Melissa Stokes: 'I worry about everything'

There was a time people doubted she had what it takes to host 1News.

Private school education: NZ’s most expensive & how much fees have jumped

A Herald analysis of leading independent schools shows just how fast fees are rising.

Govt orders mining royalty shakeup as decades-old discounts bite Crown take

Nearly half of new mining permits since 2013 still use 1996 royalty rates.

‘An ambitious and exciting step’: Tairāwhiti bid to manage $1.4b investment

A new community-owned entity would decide how the money is split and spent.

How police discovered 30,000 ‘falsely or erroneously’ recorded breath tests

One officer falsely recorded 11 breath tests over a period of five minutes.