Watch Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speak with media at weekly post-Cabinet meeting

What's been said about the Holidays Act overhaul

Business groups hail clarity, unions warn of "winners and losers", and opposition accuses Government of short-changing part-time workers.

Is it safe to sit on a public toilet seat?

Public toilets can be a “microbial soup” and the truth is the seat is the least of your worries.

Councils tackle 'slum-like' beach camp

A Christchurch resident says the behaviour of some campers and whitebaiters at the beach, near Kaiapoi, is concerning.

Ashburton kite maker in race against time to set Guinness World Record

Peter Lynn, who was diagnosed with terminal cancer last year, is determined to set the record for the world’s largest kite.