Activists say they have no interest in meeting the Treaty Principles bill's backer, ACT party leader David Seymour, saying they are not at his "beck and call".
Farmers and rural families are furious over the government's review and cancellation of school bus routes, fearing small towns will be abandoned and students will stop attending class.
Defence Minister Judith Collins was among the dignitaries to pay their respects to World War 2 veteran Sir Robert Gillies ahead of his funeral on Tuesday.
A controversial advertisement designed to raise awareness about safe sex for gay men has been taken down after an influx of complaints about children seeing it outside a dairy.
Thousands of residential properties could be left unprotected and uninsurable in the coming years as new research points to a looming insurance crisis due to climate change.
A year on from the 2023 election, Labour leader Chris Hipkins reflects on his prime ministership with ODT political editor Mike Houlahan and considers how he can get the job back.
The New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) is defending the difficulty of NCEA exam questions for students trying to achieve excellence endorsements this year.
The government says Auckland's train system will experience up to 96 days of full closure through to the end of January 2026, as work continues on the City Rail Link.