The Latest Breaking News from Newsroom.co.nz

Black Ferns Sevens captain Sarah Hirini is heading to Japan to play professional sevens for the Pearls club – something she wants to make more permanent once her international career is over, she tells Suzanne McFadden in an exclusive interview.

Mexican standoff: Desperate to hold onto their lending share in a declining property market, banks have ignored Reserve Bank pressure to raise mortgage interest rates. But the standoff must end. Brokers reckon the first of the banks will blink next week. You can see the whites of their eyes, writes Jonathan Milne.

Cabinet opts against moving Navy out of Devonport, but some training may head north.

Bench books are publicly-funded manuals that help judges make decisions. Amid criticism of our Family Court using outdated and discredited theories, Carrie Leonetti asks why they're not publicly-available.

Dunedin was promised a brand spanking new hospital - but will cutbacks compromise it?

Personnel and cash are still being thrown into speed limit reduction work despite a massive chunk of the programme being cut in Chris Hipkins’ policy bonfire earlier this year

New Royal Society fellow pushes for greater recognition of applied science education and business leadership.

A history of abortion is told by a writer with close ties to the sexual abuse community of Centrepoint

Our Government and civil service are overwhelmed by the complexity of our mitigation and adaption challenges, says Rod Oram