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Higher repair and specialist costs can push up insurance on EVs. Photo: Getty Images Susan Edmunds of RNZ Buyers have been snapping up electric vehicles as the cost of fuel increases, but there's a warning that insurance could be pricey.

The council's Ōtākaro Avon River corridor regeneration committee has put out a request for information from housing providers on some edges of the red zone.…

Social Development Minister Louise Upston. Photo: RNZ RNZ Digital reporters The government says a new law, which will allow the Ministry of Social Development to use AI to make benefit decisions, will modernise New Zealand's welfare system.

Social Development Minister Louise Upston. Photo: RNZ RNZ Digital reporters The government says a new law, which will allow the Ministry of Social Development to use AI to make benefit decisions, will modernise New Zealand's welfare system.

Budget Day on Thursday coincided with Community Housing Aotearoa's announcement that homelessness in New Zealand has reached its highest ever level. Photo: Getty Images Times are tight and the government’s books are poor.

The boy, who attended a school for children with special needs, died on Monday. Photo: RNZ RNZ Digital reporters WorkSafe is making inquiries following the death of a child after leaving a school van earlier this week.