Stories by Mei Heron

The State Services Commission has paid compensation to two former MFAT employees for treating them unfairly during a leaks inquiry in 2013. Video

More than 150 households have taken up the offer of financial help to move from Auckland to another part of the country.

National is dismissing claims Labour's landslide victory in the Mt Roskill by-election will hurt it at next year's general election. Audio

Police Minister Judith Collins is unaware of any evidence officers have been diverted from organised crime to deal with burglaries, she says.

A squad focusing on organised crime has been shut down so police can focus on attending burglaries, according to a frontline officer.

Hundreds of Christchurch prisoners will receive education, financial advice and housing support as part of the government's offender employment programme.

The government is being told to keep a close eye on smaller quake-affected Wellington businesses to ensure they get the help they need to stay afloat.

Labour's MP for Wellington Central, Grant Robertson, has written a letter to the government requesting a business support package for the capital.

People evacuated from their homes in central Wellington after a parking building was found to be in danger of collapsing are feeling shell-shocked and stranded.

Authorities have closed Wellington's Molesworth Street and evacuated several buildings because of the risk of a building collapse. Audio

The government has reached an agreement with the Māori Party, which gives it the numbers to pass its Resource Management legislation.

Prime Minister John Key has ruled out the government introducing its own voluntary euthanasia legislation, despite personally supporting it.

Disability provider IHC says the Ministry of Education must shut seclusion rooms now, after revelations only six of eight schools have agreed to stop using them.

The Green Party is rejecting Education Minister Hekia Parata's claims that she first heard about the use of seclusion rooms in July.

The Green Party is calling for the Foreign Minister to resign over the Saudi sheep deal, despite the Auditor General clearing the government of any criminal liability over it.

The Māori Party has named Howie Tamati as its candidate for the Te Tai Hauāuru seat, which was held for 12 years by its founder Tariana Turia.

The select committee considering the Trans-Pacific Partnership legislation has recommended it be passed with minor amendments.

Tenants who feel they were wrongly kicked out because of methamphetamine contamination will find it hard to fight Housing NZ, an advocacy group says.

Former MPs and their partners have spent just over $700,000 of taxpayer money on travel in the previous year, Parliamentary Service figures reveal.

Education Minister Hekia Parata should have stopped the use of seclusion rooms in schools as soon as she found out about them, the Green Party says.

Drug rehab clinics are expressing gratitude over a $15m funding boost, but say government claims that P use is dropping does not match the reality. Audio

Heartfelt tributes to Helen Kelly, one of New Zealand's most prominent unionists, continue to flow from all corners of the country. Video

The mother of Alex Renton, who died of severe epilepsy, has presented a petition urging the government to make medicinal cannabis more readily available. Video

More employees are being targeted online by hackers trying to gain access to sensitive company information.