NZ video game sector up 38 percent while global industry falling behind
A clinic treating gaming disorder has opened at Perth’s Fiona Stanley Hospital, in an Australian first. Photo: Unsplash…
Government launches ‘one-stop shop’ app
Minister for Digitising Government Judith Collins. Photo: Nick Monro The minister in charge of a new government app…
New WOF system could lead to pricier repairs, motor industry says
Consultation closes this week on planned changes to the Warrant of Fitness system. Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi…
Humpback whale dies after being caught in rope
A humpback whale tangled in a cray pot line during an earlier incident in Northland in 2018. Photo:…
The elusive Antarctic ice and sediment core that could answer sea level rise questions
An advance crew set out on the traverse from Scott Base for Crary Ice Rise in November, using…
The marine species that have ‘totally disappeared’ from Marlborough Sounds
The Marlborough Sounds are facing a biodiversity crisis. Photo: Bernard Spragg via Wikimedia Commons Three species have disappeared…
Why you might be on track to have more in KiwiSaver than you think
You might be on track to save more than expected in your KiwiSaver. Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King…
KiwiSaver hardship withdrawals: ‘Worried where I will be in two weeks’
The sharp increase in hardship withdrawals has concerned the KiwiSaver sector in recent years. Photo: RNZ A woman…
Are pōhutukawa trees flowering early this year? A botanist explains
Pohutukawa, Mt Victoria, Wellington Photo: Robyn Jaquiery Flowering pōhutukawa trees are the sign summer is here – and…
Home ownership at the core of the ‘Kiwi Dream’, but 85 percent ‘given up hope’ – survey
Confidence in achieving home-ownership is improving, but 57 percent still feel locked out of the market. Photo: RNZ…
Adjustment to single pension rate may be prompting women to borrow against homes
Single retired women turning to reverse mortgages Single women are turning to reverse mortgages as a way to…
Finance Minister urges banks to slash home loan rates after latest OCR cut
Finance minister Nicola Willis said banks should pass on as much as possible. Photo: Nick Monro Finance Minister…