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The government is pumping $55 million into public interest journalism over the next three years.

Wellington Mayor Andy Foster says a proposed rates hike will be enough to cover the $2.7b needed to be spent in the next decade on the city's crumbling water pipes.

There are three new cases of Covid-19 in managed isolation since yesterday, Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says.

RMA change will take years to boost housing supply - Parker Jane Patterson © RNZ / Tess Brunton The repeal and replacement of the RMA is incredibly complex, and time will be taken to get the legislation right, the Environment Minister says. Three new laws will cover land use and environmental regulation, strategic planning for future development, and climate change adaptation. "This is a very big thing to give birth to," said David Parker, "and it would be like triplets to deliver it all at once - one at a time." It will take about two years to have the new laws in place, wh...

East Otago residents hope review will provide clues on water contamination Tess Brunton © RNZ / Dom Thomas Residents affected by the water lead contamination issue in east Otago hope a top level review will shed some light on the issue. Associate minister of health Ayesha Verrall has ordered a rapid review into the health system response after the toxic heavy metal was found in the water supply, saying what has happened in the town is unacceptable. The review will examine the overall health response to the situation, and how the risk to public health was assessed. However, K...