As Parliament moves to shut down one pathway for climate litigation against major corporate emitters, climate advocate Mike Smith is pursuing another potentially landmark case asking whether the Crown ...

Te Pāti Māori president John Tamihere is defending the party’s controversial strategic voting campaign as a legitimate attempt to maximise Māori representation and change the Government, while taking ...

From an All Blacks statement at Ellis Park to another huge Warriors performance in Sydney and a tightening NRLW finals race, there was plenty for Radio Waatea sports commentator Ken […] ...

A controversial new law restricting the ability to bring civil claims against companies over their greenhouse gas emissions has intensified a much bigger debate about climate accountability, the ...

Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson is making it clear the Greens intend to offer voters a distinct choice at the 2026 election, putting climate action, free school lunches and stronger […] ...

A major review of Aotearoa’s aged-care system is calling for sweeping reform, but for Māori health researcher Dr Joanna Hikaka the conversation also raises a more fundamental question: what does […] ...

Aotearoa is experiencing an unusually late and potentially severe influenza surge, with respiratory illness placing growing pressure on hospitals, ambulance services, GP clinics, schools and ...

Mōrena sports fans — if you slept through the weekend, you missed a beauty. The All Blacks have stunned the Springboks at Ellis Park, the Black Ferns have locked away […] ...

A major Māori-led Whānau Ora development is taking shape beside Middlemore Hospital, bringing together kaumātua housing, primary healthcare and wraparound whānau services in what its developers hope ...

A major $43 million infrastructure upgrade at Ōmokoroa has officially opened, delivering a safer connection to State Highway 2 while helping unlock new housing, employment and development across one ...

A long-awaited expansion of the Waimarino Health Centre in Raetihi is moving into construction, with Te Mātuku saying the $4.4 million redevelopment shows what can happen when whānau, iwi, health […] ...

A third case of highly pathogenic H5 bird flu has been confirmed in New Zealand, with testing detecting the virus in a northern giant petrel found dead on a remote […] ...