Stories by Kate Green

A new research lab in Porirua has been built to be set on fire, so it can simulate the way a blaze can spread through a multi-storey building.

But an OIA reveals hundreds of thousands of dollars has been spent to do so.

The not-for-profit wildlife centre put out a plea for financial help last week.

One of the experts said it would have a "chilling effect" on public health measures.

The PSA understands the cuts would mean the centre couldn't operate around the clock.

Unwanted visitors have made their way into Wellington sanctuary.

The coalition government announced in May it would raise the threshold of proof for making a pay equity claim.

Jarreth Colquhoun died after saying he could successfully make the jump at the waterfront - a belief perhaps fuelled by drugs, a coroner has found.

Farmers are campaigning against the government's reliance on planting pine trees to offset emissions.

The Crown-owned company's responsibilities are going to the Department of Conservation following news of its disestablishment.

Meanwhile, an advocate for residents who survived the blaze hopes the charges bring some closure for the survivors.

Only very fit and experienced backcountry trampers will be able to do the walk while the Oturere Hut is being replaced.

Death Without Debt wants to see funeral directors removed as the middleman in cremations, saying it's costing people money.

The overall improvement in air quality was thanks to individuals making good decisions about how they heated their homes or travelled around their cities.

Researchers say anxiety and depression are on the rise, while dementia rates are projected to double by 2050.

The fence guarding Zealandia was the first of its kind in the world. Twenty-five years on, work has started to replace it. Audio

When Wellington's regional council placed the winning bid on a huge block of farmland and native bush in the hills behind Eastbourne, it was only possible with the help of a million-dollar donation…

It comes two weeks after their pay equity claim was cancelled, the union says.

The rail minister says he's 'never heard such filthy language out in the public like that - foul, filthy language' . Audio

Linda Clark will take temporary leave 'to protect [her] independence to act for her client, and also TVNZ's potential interest in the matter'.

Police confirmed to RNZ they had received a complaint about a school staff member.

The changes come as part of the public sector's efforts to reach government savings targets.

The council says the car isn't posing a safety risk and it was giving the owners time to remove it.

Forest and Bird has accusing the government of "changing the law to let a North American deer species use the national park as a glorified vege patch". Audio

Another four cases have been repored this week, bringing the total to 90.