The associate education minister says the government had known for "weeks" that school lunch provider Libelle was experiencing financial difficulties, but not the full extent.
Hospices are increasingly short of cash, and soon will not be able to raise enough money to meet the demands required of them, according to a new report.
The police are launching a new operation to track down fugitive Tom Phillips and his three children, who have been on the run in the Waikato since 2021.
Police have arrested the captain of a cargo ship on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter, after the vessel crashed into a tanker carrying jet fuel off the coast of England.
Any "meaningful improvements" in problems getting flights to and from Dunedin with Air New Zealand are not expected to be made before the end of next year.
Health New Zealand has rubbished claims that beer, wine and spirits consumption is at an "all-time low", and Kiwis are more focused on their health and wellness.