2026 election: Sam Uffindell selected as National candidate for Tauranga
Electorate boundary changes for 2026 would shift Tauranga west, incorporating Te Puna, Minden, Wairoa, Lower Kaimai, Tauriko West,…
Tim Shadbolt obituary: New Zealand’s longest serving mayor dies at 78 after long illness
He first served as Invercargill mayor from 1993 to 1995, but while he was mayor, he contested the…
Leo Molloy censured, ordered to pay $23k by Vet Council for Grace Millane suppression breach
Now, Molloy, who was a veterinarian for decades before making the move to hospitality, is facing a Judicial…
High-profile ED doctor Gary Payinda is Labour’s Whangārei candidate
Payinda was originally from the US but immigrated to New Zealand with his wife nearly 20 years ago,…
Local elections: Court grants recount in Porirua Māori ward seat
“Every person who voted, including my own tamariki and the rangatahi of our community, deserves to know their…
AI Has Broken Graduate Hiring, a City Executive Warns of Gen Z Revolt
The post-pandemic job market was supposed to reward hard work and higher education. Instead, it’s become a high-stakes…
Meta is hiring entry-level roles that pay up to $290,000 a year and require little prior experience
New graduates are leaving college and heading into a tough labor market—entry-level roles are dwindling, managers are wary…
Coroner finds ‘sub-optimal’ record-keeping before post-op death of Gisborne woman
“Had they known, I am satisfied that a different post-operative care plan would have been arranged.” Private surgery…
Local elections 2025: Teen candidate Bianca O’Keefe vows to represent youth voices
She’s not worried about balancing the potential demands of a local board seat with her other commitments. “I…
Gisborne candidate twice struck off medical register
Both events took place in 2006 while he was a general practitioner at the Waahi Health Centre in…
Media Insider: ‘F***ing cow’ – newspaper publisher and Auckland Council candidate Bo Burns’ expletive-laden rant about retiring councillor Sharon Stewart
Stewart had suggested in a Facebook comment that “social media seems to be doing a good job. I…
AI Job Market: Top Tech Roles and the Jobs Getting Chopped the Most
The tech hiring market is being pulled in two directions: a flood of candidates for certain roles and…