Boxing Day shopping falls 12.4% in 2025, loses title of most popular shopping day
“But for most other non-food stores in our network, their busiest days were still in the two days…
Wellington Mayor Andrew Little’s financial backers revealed, electoral officer queries Ray Chung’s funding
The Maritime Union, Amalgamated Workers Union, E Tū Union, and Dairy Workers Union each gave Little $5000 towards…
French artist JR aims to create a 120m ‘cave’ along the Pont Neuf over the Seine
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Bestiality in New Zealand: The latest figures, plus forensic psychologist Dr David Jones on how he helps his patients
“It’s across a life span. I’ve got guys ranging from 18 up to their 70s.” He says 10…
Noel Edmonds and Sir Cliff Richard reunite in NZ
British celebrities Sir Cliff Richard and Noel Edmonds have reunited in New Zealand, sharing laughs as they joked…
Prison doctor wait times shorter than in community, Corrections data shows
Rimutaka Prison and Northland Region Corrections Facility had the longest waits that month – with a median wait…
Revealed: The key figures in the IPCA report that found serious misconduct at the highest levels
Former Deputy Police Commissioner Tania Kura The IPCA said Kura failed to make “sufficiently robust” inquiries in relation…
Whanganui man sets Guinness World Record for largest Catan collection
Once he had listed each item and sent video proof of his “mini museum”, Guinness World Records approved…
Unemployment hits 8-year high, youth rate rises to 15%
The unemployment rate for young people experienced a significant increase over the year, Stats NZ said. The unemployment…
Inflation hits 3% as consumers suffer largest power price spike since 1989
The largest contributors to the annual inflation rate were all in the housing and household utilities group. The…
Food prices rise 4.1% for September year, fall monthly for first time since February
Fruit and vegetables are up 5.8% annually (down 2.5% monthly), and non-alcoholic drinks are up 3.3% annually (up…
Migration: Kiwis still leaving New Zealand in record numbers
That led to a record net migration loss of 47,900 Kiwis, exceeding the previous record of 47,100 in…