Govt retains Clean Car Standard after considering scrapping it
“The scheme is so out-of-whack with reality that even some hybrid vehicles will attract charges rather than credits.”…
Infratil shareholders appoint controversial Australian director, raise fears about overbuilding data centres
When confronted with a quote by former Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chair Rod Sims, Banducci interjected “retired”.…
Mount Taranaki photo spot sparks safety fears as tourists stop on Kent Road
“For a few years, there’s been a lot of near misses on that hill because it’s a blind…
Alone Australia: Producers feared contestant Arash was dead after he abandoned camp
Success depends on building shelter, finding food through hunting, fishing or foraging, and coping with the intense psychological…
Solar panel fears: The shadow of a fight over Napier’s six-storey high-density future
Napier City Council has proposed allowing non-notified six-storey developments on dozens of streets near the central city and…
Tips for Kiwis heading to California, US: Travel hacks to beat delays, costs and passport control
Whether the immigration angels were looking down on us or not, my family and I (two adults and…
Act’s ‘reasonable force’ plan for disruptive students sparks safety fears
Under the proposal, staff could use “reasonable force” to remove a student who repeatedly refused directions to leave…
Alarm over plan to truck Auckland housing development’s wastewater north
Based on figures from Whangārei District Council (WDC)’s initial discussions with the developer, about 1600 tanker-loads of treated…
Proposal to truck Delmore wastewater from Ōrewa to Whangārei raises concerns
Based on those preliminary estimates, tanker journeys between Ōrewa and Whangārei could total about 486,000km and more than…
Kyle Sandilands quits Australian Idol ‘for the good of the brand’
Kyle Sandilands will not be reappearing on Australian Idol, saying he’ll be stepping down “for the good of…
Australia’s TGA issues warning for Ozempic, Mounjaro, GLP-1 users amid rare but ‘severe’ vision loss fears
Australians taking weight-loss drugs including Ozempic and Mounjaro are warned to monitor their vision amid fears surrounding a “severe” eye condition. The Therapeutic Goods Administration…
Office bans, fish stigma exposed in Sealord Workplace Fish Discrimination Report
While Aotearoa is a marine-loving nation surrounded by sea, the report revealed nearly half of respondents chose not…