Anusha Bradley

Labour leader Jacinda Ardern and National leader Bill English have gone head to head in the first TV leaders debate.

With polling day fast approaching, nearly a third of people under 30 are yet to enrol, and political parties are keen to reach them. Audio

New Zealand First's Winston Peters is accusing National of leaking his superannuation overpayment, but says that won't affect potential coalition talks.

Up to 5000 people a day are enrolling to vote, with enrolments tracking slightly ahead of the 2014 election, the Electoral Commission says.

The Green Party has restated its commitment to implementing a capital gains tax if it gets into government, saying it is "time to just get in with it".

Banks and environmental groups are keeping close eye on an Australian landmark climate change case which they say could have repercussions on this side of the Tasman.

Charging royalties to commercial water bottlers and irrigation scheme users will "open a can of worms" and put many farmers out of business, Federated Farmers says.

The subsidiary paid $304,860 in tax last year as online advertising - in which it dominates the market - hit record levels, but has reported another $600,000 loss.

The head of the Ministry of Health has apologised to the government for a $38 million funding allocation blunder.

A petrol station in South Auckland has been robbed three times in the last three weeks for cigarettes and cash.

Police are being accused of failing to pass on crucial information about synthetic cannabis to those who are dealing with the drug at the coal face. Video

People on the lowest incomes are spending more than half their pay on housing costs, government figures show.

First home buyers in the main centres are becoming professional housesitters as property prices and rents become increasingly out of reach.

The Privacy Commission is developing a rating to help people identify which products or services they can trust with their personal information.

Five children, all under the age of 14, have been reported to police by their families over widespread damage to a school in Kaikohe. Video

Families with deaf children say they fear lives are being put at risk because they cannot get funding to pay for special smoke alarms.

A Wellington high school has started receiving free sanitary products thanks to two young social entrepreneurs.

More help should be given to people struggling to save for their retirement because they can't afford to put money away, the man behind KiwiSaver says. Audio

Tegel has tripled its full-year profit, but cheap chicken prices squeezed its profit margins.

The New Zealand dollar is headed higher as a forecast fall in the US currency fails to materialise and the local economy keeps growing strongly.

Younger New Zealanders with savings but unable to buy houses are investing elsewhere, with shareholder activism on the rise, according to a new report.

Police are monitoring social media sites and investigating several dairies in a bid to crack down on the sale of stolen cigarettes. Audio

Serco New Zealand lost $10.5 million last year as the consequences of losing its Mt Eden Prison contract continued to bite.

A company and two of its employees that sold fake alpaca and cashmere duvets have been fined nearly $194,000 by the Commerce Commission.

A South Auckland dairy owner whose staff member was beaten up and robbed at knifepoint for cash and cigarettes says he can't afford to stop selling tobacco. Video