GeoNet’s earthquake monitoring centre closes due to lack of staff, Labour decries Govt cuts
GeoNet’s Data Science and Geohazards Monitoring operations manager Bruce Girdwood said in a statement Earth Sciences New Zealand’s…
Government showstopper events: The $40m gamble that counts happiness as economic success – Kate MacNamara
The related Cabinet paper cast the spending as part of the Government’s Going for Growth strategy. Was there…
Marsden Point dry dock clears first step in fast-track consent process
The proposed 250m-long floating dry dock would be one of Australasia’s largest, designed to service New Zealand Navy…
Leading economist Warren Hogan warns Australia needs to decide between lower government spending now or financial crisis later
A top economist has warned interest rates could continue to go “up and up” throughout 2027 if government…
Government plan to build liquified natural gas import terminal stalls
The facility’s estimated cost of up to $1 billion was to be paid via a levy on electricity.…
AI agent hacks into Australian Government’s Medicare website
The AI agent is said to have accessed both public and non-public files. “No personal information is believed…
Political candidate bitten while campaigning – what he’d change about the dog control act
“She said, ‘you shouldn’t have come in here’. There was no apology. “These types of incidents are warnings…
March for Nature: Thousands protest Conservation Amendment Bill in Auckland
Children and adults protest together The protest was planned to begin at Albert Park at 1pm with a…
Green Party vows to repeal DoC economic requirement in Conservation Amendment Bill
The March for Nature is a protest against the Government’s Conservation Amendment Bill. The controversial law change would…
NCEA replacement: 14,930 Level 2 students could miss out under reforms, new research finds
Berl modelling found 14,930 students who achieved Level 2 in 2025, almost a third of successful students, could…
Election 2026: Act wants to scrap net zero, tie emissions cap to major trading partners
The net-zero objective is set out in the Zero Carbon Act, which Act has long opposed and wants…
Green Party MP Tamatha Paul’s housing claim: Three more MPs say she made false claims about them
Bay of Plenty MP Tom Rutherford at his wedding to Hannah in January. Since McCallum’s comments, three more…