‘Significant’ El Niño event could impact New Zealand’s winter
Photo: Unsplash / Daoudi Aissa A formidable El Niño weather system is expected to arrive this winter, which…
Farmer rescues kangaroo from mud in dry dam as drought conditions hit western NSW
By Lucy Thackray, ABC News This kangaroo became trapped in swampy mud in a dry dam in Narromine.…
Questions asked about power price rises
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko has contacted power companies asking for more information about higher power prices.…
Germany’s Friedrich Merz says Iran is humiliating US as talks stall
By Andreas Rinke and Kirsti Knolle, Reuters Friedrich Merz. Photo: JOHN MACDOUGALL Underlines deep divisions between US and…
All active funds ‘underperform’ over past year, data shows
2025 was not a good year for active fund managers in New Zealand, new data suggests. Photo: nito500/123RF…
Where does your tax money actually go?
In the year to 30 June, 2025, total government spending was $183.5 billion. Photo: RNZ You pay tax,…
Highest number ever of albatrosses needing help at this time of year
An albatross found in Pirinoa after last week’s storm. Photo: LDR/Supplied The number of albatrosses brought into Wildbase…
NZDF reports possible North Korea sanctions breaches at sea
An Air Force P-8A Poseidon aircraft spotted the potential North Korean sanctions busting in the Yellow Sea and…
Woman accused of ‘predatory’ stealing-spree against hospital patients
The woman will appear in court next month. (File photo) Photo: A woman has been arrested after an…
All active funds ‘underperform’ over past year, data shows
2025 was not a good year for active fund managers in New Zealand, new data suggests. Photo: nito500/123RF…
Wilding pine control group fears Queenstown’s vistas could be decimated without more funding
Peter Willsman, founding chairman of the Whakatipu Wilding Conifer Control Group, who has been helping bring wildings under…
Clean-up continues one week after Wellington floods
Wellington City Council say free collection of flood waste will be going on in affected parts of the…