Money will be used to build toilets and showers, create infrastructure and on enforcement.
Students are set to protest this afternoon in Auckland.
Provincial economies are driving growth by building on the recovery of dairy prices in 2016.
Rodrigo Duterte's closest aide told 1 News the hardline approach is working.
Hawaii's Doug Chin spoke to 1 NEWS before the landmark court decision.
Over 8000 people now languish on the list.
Maori are over represented in injury statistics and high-risk sectors, such as forestry and construction.
Emotional scenes played out on the West Coast today.
A major report on the sector identifies difficulty in finding skilled tradespeople as one issue.
An unreleased 2015 report critical of National's safe roads program has been released by the government.
The former Health Minister is under fire for four leaky buildings in the Auckland hospital.
Parents, teachers and the Government say more clarity is needed around the guidelines for restraining children.
"It is with acute embarrassment we are back here," said Richard Griffin.
The Minister doubled down on play for the provinces.
Public opinion has turned against the beloved organisation.
About 1,000 people with disabilities are paid less than the minimum wage due to a special exemption.
After Simon Bridges took out the latest leadership contest, we look back at what happened at National's last contest - when Jim McLay took over from Robert Muldoon in 1984, following the party's election defeat.
New Zealand's Prime Minister is on an official visit to Australia.
Associate Agriculture minister Meka Whaitiri has asked officials to see how animal welfare at rodeos can be improved.
Commissioner Mike Bush said some of the crimes "could be driven out of wanting a few minutes of fame".
Labour campaigned on changing NZ's 40-year-old abortion laws.
The sound of warriors welcoming the Prime Minister onto Kelvin Davis' marae sent a booming echo across the valley at Karetu.
"I’ve been hearing dissatisfaction with the current situation," Kelvin Davis said.
Speculation has been swirling today around the future of Bill English, ahead of a major speech this afternoon.
Treasury said a coding error led to an overstatement on child poverty projections.
Up to 25,000 state houses in Christchurch were to be transferred to new landlords by the middle of next year.
In 2018, the powhiri will be on the upper marae, in a bid to keep politicians safe.
The KiwiBuild programme will boost construction, Treasury says, only if pressures on the sector are relieved.
However Nick Smith defended National’s housing sector growth.
A damning report into the Havelock North saga has been released.
