Super El Niño: Fears for six-figure death toll, droughts around the world
Daily transits through the Panama Canal have been cut because of drought, but other parts of the country…
Wellington triplets born by two methods, two days apart
But it quickly became clear this was an emergency. The couple were transferred by ambulance from Lower Hutt…
Avocado growers eye domestic growth as record season looms
“For growers, that represents a significant opportunity to build another source of demand alongside export markets, and support…
Proposal to truck Delmore wastewater from Ōrewa to Whangārei raises concerns
Based on those preliminary estimates, tanker journeys between Ōrewa and Whangārei could total about 486,000km and more than…
Peters asked KiwiRail to investigate backup Interislander ferry two weeks after rejecting idea
At the time, Peters was asked whether any interim measures to increase capacity were being considered before the…
More charges laid against NZ man arrested at Australian border with violent extremist material
The man was charged with one count of possessing violent extremist material, with a further charge of distributing…
Labour to expand Covid-era subsidy for apprenticeships if elected, expands eligibility to road-builders and hairdressers
Labour thinks 27,000 apprentices will benefit from the scheme by the end of the decade, up from 9000…
Tourism Holdings receives additional higher $741m takeover offer
The additional offer is subject to a number of conditions, including the satisfactory completion of due diligence, final…
Budget 2026: Schools and hospitals win, banks get surprise tax, Nicola Willis gets to surplus, and launches super-sized attack on NZ First and Labour for ‘robbing’ Kiwis under 50
The biggest winner of all may be the Government itself, which, against expectations, has managed to present a…
Media Insider: TVNZ political editor role – who’s in line to replace Maiki Sherman? The Spinoff founder Duncan Greive’s new start-up; Financial high-flyers turn to journalism studies
But it’s also a major problem that the state broadcaster has no immediately obvious internal candidate to permanently…
Water polo bullying claims: Sport Integrity Commission confirms additional allegations; smaller WPNZ board picks up pieces
Her departure follows that of chair Alex Howieson, who resigned abruptly last month – two days after 14…
Sir John Key backs digital banking, hits out at Reserve Bank push for more cash access
He was named chairman of its advisory group in March last year. Key said the push to go…