Financial stress is fraying New Zealand’s social fabric as trust and unity fall, new report claims
The latest report saw major shifts in social attitudes and beliefs over 2025; trust in the Government fell…
The hidden reason houses cost too much – Roger Partridge
Upgrading trunk infrastructure to handle the extra load – the arterial pipes, the roads, the sewage capacity. Those…
Tauranga housing crisis: Housing register up 30% since the 2017 state housing sell-off
Most of Tauranga’s state houses were transferred from Housing New Zealand (now part of Kāinga Ora) to the…
Frozen veg in New Zealand: The data behind McCain and Wattie’s cuts
Vegetable sector performance The Ministry for Primary Industries’ latest Situation and Outlook for Primary Industries report gives some…
Developer claims Christchurch airport overreach threatens $70m University of Canterbury student housing plan
Williams Corporation has been prolific builders throughout Christchurch – in particular the central city. Photo / supplied But…
Media Insider: Major NZME shareholder Spheria Asset Management explains selldown of shares; Jim Grenon now media firm’s biggest shareholder
“As you may be aware, the major superannuation funds in Australia are swallowing smaller ones, which is affecting…
Media Insider: Tom Phillips Netflix documentary – almost 300 pages of police, production company emails and texts revealed
“I would not have allowed access to what was an active crime scene and had not been aware…
New Zealand’s highest-paid CEOs: $17m payday smashes records
A2 Milk’s David Bortolussi – second last year in the pay ranking – retains his position, trailing Miles…
Greenpeace protesters who scaled 15-storey Fonterra building cost dairy giant almost $300k
Dr Christopher Holden, 48, Lina, also known as Amanda, Larsson, 39, Holly Dove, 37, Jason Brook, also known…
Peter Gray Engineering sentenced after worker fatally crushed at Ōtorohanga site
According to the court document, the victim’s family was at the hearing and gave victim impact statements, which…
Rape accused Xuesong Zhang appears in Auckland court after extradition from Singapore
Zhang’s case was first listed last June in Waitākere District Court, but by then it was believed he…
Rotorua whitewater rafting death: Coroner releases findings in Vivienne Pincott case
Coroner Robb’s findings said Pincott and her son Bryden Frizell, 25, had booked the rafting trip with River…