Labour unveils wealth NZ Future Fund economic policy to create jobs, but with few costings
Labour Leader Chris Hipkins has revealed his party’s first major economic policy. Photo / Anna Heath Under Labour’s…
Brazen Louvre heist: Thieves use power tools to steal French crown jewels
Armed soldiers patrolled around the famed glass pyramid entrance, while evacuated visitors, tourists and passersby were kept at…
Reserve Bank: Money printing didn’t cause inflation to soar; $11 billion cost to the Crown was offset by benefits
Official Cash Rate (OCR) cuts also boosted the economy – but in a different way. They influenced shorter-term…
Government to save nearly $2.5 billion in KiwiSaver changes over four years
A spokesman for Minister of Finance Nicola Willis said the forecast $2.467b savings over that period relates to…
Australian shearer Jamie Boothman claims Merino Shears crown in Central Otago
It is Roberts’ first time in the Kiwi team. Defending champion Chris Vickers, of Palmerston, North Otago was…
Protest action brewing in Maketū over confiscated properties
Nicholas, also known as “Pop”, fought to keep the properties, arguing it was inherited land and he had…
Anaru Moana murder trial: Defence says Crown can’t prove a gun was used in retribution killing
Burt and Boden are also charged with kidnapping and injuring with intent. The trial before a jury and…
Special investigation: What tourist levies are really being spent on
It could be a billboard shot promoting New Zealand’s adventure capital, were it not for the green tinge…
Waikato man Ashley Owen avoids hefty sentence as Crown unable to prove exact age
He would also call her and play the videos to her, so they could both see them. Owen’s…
Crown tells jury Hakyung Lee was not insane – she knew killing her children was murder
Addressing the jury this morning for the final time, Crown lawyer Natalie Walker reminded jurors of how Lee…
Crown takes Mount Maunganui house, cash, Rolex, car after Hongxia May Chen hired illegal sex workers
But that wasn’t the end of the matter. Now, $1,117,000 worth of her assets have been forfeited to…
US Open: Aryna Sabalenka defeats Amanda Anisimova to defend title in New York
Anisimova had won six of nine previous encounters against Sabalenka, a run which included a victory in the…