Ellen O'Dwyer

Customs has warned tobacco smuggling is becoming more organised, large-scale and sophisticated. Audio

The victims' families say he should not be allowed to give oral evidence at a coronial inquest.

ACT has blasted the previous government for being power-hungry and NZ First maintained its reservations about the inquiry, but Labour defended the response as world-leading.

Education Minister Erica Stanford has often been tipped as a possible leadership contender.

The Australian government is considering a request for help with protection against Iranian drone and missile attacks. Audio

A navy ship spilled hundreds of litres of oil into Akaroa Harbour on Sunday.

A select committee has released its report after an inquiry into social media harm for young people. Audio

The judge believed others may be discouraged from reporting similar findings if the couple wasn't allowed to keep some of the $232,440.

NZ Food Safety says the recall is "concerning" for consumers who choose non-alcoholic beers for medical, cultural, or lifestyle reasons.

The Public Service Association says cuts to Health NZ's digital team mean they have lost IT experts who know how to patch up outages quickly.

It is the second critical IT failure in less than a month, the union says.

Most of those still cut off are in the Whanganui-Rangitīkei region, says Powerco.

Ten female former MPs have released a report after receiving 1390 submissions and holding three months of hearings on the government's pay equity changes last year.

But the workplace relations minister is backing the new system, saying it's made the law simpler and more robust.

The bill for payouts to non-clinical staff will "costs on our health system for years to come", the PSA says.

The frequency of the dog attacks right now is "distressing", says the Association of Professional Dog Trainers.

The chair of Wellington's new water entity will not promise the Moa Point wastewater treatment plant will be fully fixed by the time it takes over.

William Ray, an RNZ employee and Johnsonville resident, said his family were lucky to leave when they did, with the branch now precariously leaning against his house.

Wellington Electricity puts the current outages at over 1000, and expects most properties to have power back on by tonight.

Drivers have been warning the English language test is too hard, more than 500 presented a petition to Parliament in January urging the rules to be relaxed. Audio

Two staff were killed in a shooting in 2014, and some fear it could happen again.

Social services say they are seeing alarming numbers of rough sleepers in Wellington as potential 'move on' laws looms. Audio

A "malicious third-party" attack launched a virus on the firm's IT network, which was not protected by its cyber security software.

工党警务发言人批评打击零售业犯罪顾问组没有取得预期成效，该组负责人予以驳斥。

Three of the five members have resigned in recent weeks.