NNew Zealand Read More Bay of Plenty weather in 2025: Kawerau tops temperaturesJanuary 8, 2026 It was the town’s highest maximum temperature since records began in 1954. Record heat, rising sea temperatures and…
EEnvironment Read More Recent storms boosted California’s snowpack, but there’s still a long way to goDecember 31, 2025 California’s snowpack remains below average despite the powerful atmospheric river storms that pounded the West Coast around Christmas,…
NNew Zealand Read More The cost of keeping principals: Pay packets at top private schoolsDecember 27, 2025 While comparable figures are not reported by the public school system, the Ministry of Education provided some ranges…
PPersonal finance Read More Why experts say the simplest investing strategy is still the bestDecember 13, 2025 What is the S&P 500? A complete guide to this key stock market index Understanding the S&P 500:…
BBusiness Read More The cost of a private school education: NZ’s most expensive & how much fees have jumpedNovember 28, 2025 Other compulsory payments can sometimes add thousands of dollars more. That equates to an average 9% jump since…
BBusiness Read More How long does a Hawke’s Bay sexual assault victim have to wait for their day in High Court? An average of 932 daysNovember 14, 2025 That’s a trend that’s mostly on a par with national averages. Judge-alone trials nationally took an average of…
BBusiness Read More Tauranga home values fall 1.3% as southern markets lead gainsNovember 12, 2025 QV, national spokesperson, Andrea Rush, said the housing market remained broadly flat, with small declines in most main…
BBusiness Read More Hawke’s Bay rent prices drop slightly as demand softens – but crisis persists, a family saysNovember 11, 2025 The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) also publishes rental data based on bonds from new rentals,…
NNew Zealand Read More Westpac CEO pay over $4 million, nearly double last year’s earnings and 55 times average Kiwi wageNovember 5, 2025 “It’s fair enough as well. It’s right that it’s transparent. So from my view, whilst I don’t like…
BBusiness Read More Westpac’s profit jumps 13%, as it fattens its margins; CEO says average borrower is ahead on their mortgage repaymentsNovember 3, 2025 The value of term deposits held by the bank fell by 2%, while transaction and savings deposits rose…
NNew Zealand Read More Embryo gift on Facebook: Whangārei family donated to couple with ‘shared values’October 31, 2025 “Embryo donation is the best thing I have ever done and the hardest thing I have ever done,”…
BBusiness Read More Contact Energy gas price hike: Tens of thousands of customers will see average 17% jumpOctober 20, 2025 “In the past financial year, our entire net profit – and some – was invested in developing renewable…