Hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders are at risk of missing out on the 2026 general election, with the Electoral Commission warning that anyone who has not enrolled by midnight […] ...

A new chapter in Māori health leadership is underway, with the Āti Awa Toa Hauora Partnership Board announcing four new appointments and the election of two co-chairs as it strengthens […] ...

Two Royal New Zealand Navy warships have returned home following four months of military operations across the Indo-Pacific, marking a major period of international defence cooperation involving New ...

With Aotearoa heading towards the November 7 general election, the country’s largest nursing union is sounding the alarm over worsening Māori health inequities, warning that too many whānau are ...

Labour’s election campaign has been hit by controversy following the resignation of candidate Kerrin Leoni over concerns involving gang-related campaigning. The departure comes as political parties ...

Libraries, swimming pools and essential community services could face closures, privatisation or higher user charges under the Government’s proposed rates caps, with new economic modelling warning ...

Sarah Helm is Executive Director of the NZ Drug Foundation, which is warning that overdose deaths remain stubbornly high in Aotearoa while harms linked to methamphetamine and cocaine are continuing to ...

Grace Hoete is the co-chair of Aotea District Māori Council and a member of the NZMC Executive of the New Zealand Māori Council, which has successfully challenged the Crown in the High Court over the ...

Merry Jones Children's author whose new bilingual picture book Mauri explores the connection between people, te taiao, and the Māori values of kaitiakitanga and manaakitanga through a hopeful lens for ...

Dr Tamasin Taylor is a Pacific health researcher at the University of Auckland whose work focuses on improving health equity and ensuring Māori and Pacific communities have access to clear, culturally ...

A High Court ruling declaring the Government’s ban on new puberty blocker prescriptions for transgender young people unlawful has been welcomed by child and youth nurses, who say the decision […] ...

Gal Hochman is the creator and director of Beyond the Beat, the innovative Aotearoa music series that brings artists from different genres, cultures and generations together to completely reimagine ...