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Gyms, libraries and other critical learning spaces are being cut from school development plans, as the Ministry of Education struggles to manage soaring construction costs. Jonathan Milne reports.

A Southland community group stares down one of NZ’s biggest companies

The latest Nielsen BookScan New Zealand bestseller list, described by Steve Braunias

More than $25m reserved by Government for iwi to make good on a 2014 Treaty settlement in Marlborough, reports Andrew Bevin

Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson says the party is serious about its four two-tick campaigns this year and expects to have more electorate MPs in the next Parliament.

As a multimillion dollar project to protect one of the most flood-prone towns in the country moves ahead, an engineering review suggests a rethink is needed.

The Government is chipping in an initial $575,000 to investigate if the decommissioned Marsden Point refinery can be used to make green hydrogen for synthetic jet fuel – but the energy-intensive process would have to give back to NZ's electricity grid. Jonathan Milne reports.

While the hype around deep-sea mining is real, there may be unintended consequences, writes Eleonore Lebre.

In her first novel in 10 years, Emily Perkins interrogates "your perfect Chelsea Winter life"