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Coffee, burgers, haircuts and even cauliflowers are soaring in price as inflation takes hold

National promises to remove six 'taxes' advanced by Labour, and to stop some of its biggest spending projects and policy reforms, if elected. Tim Murphy reports

The Auckland light rail decision has created considerable excitement as well as much expected trepidation by those concerned about the project’s significant costs and potential effects.

New Zealanders stranded overseas by the pandemic returned home to tears and hugs Monday as the country began dismantling some of the world's toughest Covid-related border restrictions. At Auckland airport, relatives carrying signs such as "welcome home my dearest daughter" scooped up loved ones allowed into the country without mandatory…

As case numbers have skyrocketed, the only thing the Government has done is repeal restrictions, accelerating the pace of the outbreak.

Silver Fern Sulu Fitzpatrick opens up about the coronavirus infection that's affected her physically, mentally, emotionally and financially, and stalled her return to lead the champion

Why is the testing system already buckling, well below our 'baseline' capacity?

Struggling testing centres closing, 7-day delays on results and rapid antigen tests handed out as a stopgap – businesses and individuals are paying the price for overwhelmed testing regime

Two people with COVID-19 have died in Auckland, but further south in Wellington, anti-vaccine protesters have thrown human excrement on police officers.