Kim Baker Wilson

Health New Zealand had been scrambling to pay about 5,500 staff in Waikato who didn't get their money on time.

One of about 5500 Waikato Health New Zealand employees whose pay was missed told RNZ she has been dipping into her son's account while she has just $2 in hers.

The Rush family say their lives are on hold as fighting rages on.

A cyber security consultant says organisations need to take ownership of where they put their information. Audio

The government says it's open to intervening but councils can be tougher and enforce the powers they already have first. Audio

The government says the orders are part of reclaiming town centres, and a retailers' group doubts they will work. Audio

Almost two dozen members of the community rallied to save what they could from the sodden Ōtorohanga Museum, but the full extent of the damage is still unknown.

The council has named retired High Court judge Paul Davison KC to help the external review, which is separate to a government inquiry.

Paul Davison, KC, has been appointed to lead the review into the events leading up to the deadly landslide at Mount Maunganui.

Waste Management New Zealand is investigating whether a lithium battery is to blame for a landfill blaze that lasted several hours.

A series of mistakes meant Johnathon Taituma, 43, was dead by the time help arrived.

It means the building will not be able to be entered until it has been made safe, the council said.

滑坡事故一周后，上千名当地居民在陶朗加Coronation Park参加邻里守夜活动，并对遇难者家属表达安慰。

For seven long days there has been a sense of heaviness across Mount Maunganui, and it was hoped the vigil could lift a little of that weight.

Conditions in Northland are becoming increasingly wet and windy.

The water, and lots of it, came by stealth in the dead of night.

A reported tornado also damaged houses on Auckland's North Shore as heavy rain warnings remain in place for many regions. Audio

It comes in the wake of the major Manage My Health data breach.

Police officers were met with a "hideous" scene, but what exactly happened they can't yet say.

A father of two says he has contacted Kmart on "numerous occasions" about asbestos testing of coloured sand but the lack of response is frustrating.

A former mayor and lifelong friend says the country has lost a superb New Zealander and "a giant of protest".

As another deadline passes, patients and GPs are frustrated about a dearth of information, while others say the site is crashing again.

Lawyers are calling for a review into what punishments companies can face for breaching privacy in the wake of the massive Manage My Health cyber hack. Audio

The chief executive of beleaguered patient portal says he is open to standing down if required.

黑客团体此前在窃取40万份文件后向Manage My Health索取赎金，前情报官员表示不支付赎金是通用做法。