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Like people everywhere, New Zealanders are worried about living standards, costs and wages. But a global poll reveal some less obvious priorities.

Steve Braunias reports from the Nicky Hager book launch event.

Right-wing pollster David Farrar has flatly denied some allegations made against him in Nicky Hager's new book, and dismissed another as "hilarious".

More than 200 healthcare professionals at Auckland's Middlemore Hospital have signed a letter warning they are in a crisis, calling on Health New Zealand to prioritise patient and staff safety.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he has never read a book by famed investigative journalist Nicky Hager, even suggesting he had no idea who he was.

The health system has been under significant pressure this winter, with Auckland City Hospital saying it's been worse than expected.

Insolvency numbers are likely to remain at record levels until well into next year, one practitioner says.

A new analysis reveals that school lunches from the major provider, the School Lunch Collective, fail to meet nutritional standards and provide only half the expected energy for a school meal.

An entire year group at Whangārei Boys High School is at home today because too many teachers are sick.

The Opportunity Party is vowing to "clean up politics" by regulating lobbying and reforming political donations.

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The Green Party co-leader says her words were not harsh enough and she was “being mild.“

New Zealanders have had some of the worst wage growth in the world in recent years, when adjusted for inflation.

A new report from the OECD shows that working people are being left behind by this Government, says New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi Secretary Melissa Ansell-Bridges.

One of the nation’s top economic forecasters warns the next two years will also be a grind thanks to higher unemployment and more poor wage growth.