NIWA wanted to acquire competitor MetService because it had a "sound understanding" of the way it operated, a Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment report says.
Summer officially starts tomorrow, and while some might think the weather to match it has not yet arrived, Niwa is making assurances that it is indeed on the way.
The difference between a stable home and being in crisis can be as simple as the loss of a job or relationship break-up, Otago University's Mark Henaghan says.
Health Minister Shane Reti has told senior doctors and dentists he wants to work more closely with the private sector to cut waiting lists - but insists that is not a step towards privatisation.
A review of the Healthy Homes Initiative shows every dollar spent led to five dollars in health savings in the following five years, fewer hospitalisations and less school absenteeism.
Health New Zealand spent $72 million on contractors and consultants for a single IT project, in the lead-up to moving to get rid of over 1000 positions for IT employees.
The adult children of a man who abused and tormented them when they were young have lost a last-ditch legal bid to gain access to $700,000 worth of his assets, which he left in trust to another...