Prime Minister Chris Luxon says plan to hike fuel tax likely to be shelved but Cabinet to have final say
Luxon also addressed National’s pledge to lower student loan repayments for graduates who stay in New Zealand, saying…
Sony to stop releasing PlayStation games on discs
Sony said the upcoming shift “has no impact on games that already released, or will be releasing, prior…
Kiefer Sutherland sued for assault after January arrest
Manvelyan, who is also suing the actor for intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligence, accuses Sutherland of…
Mount Maunganui community calls for support after Mauao landslide
Tauranga City Council’s foot traffic numbers showed about 178,000 visits in April this year along Maunganui Rd, compared…
Latest measles figures published as two deaths confirmed in 2026 | UK Health Security Agency
Measles activity increased earlier this year, mainly due to outbreaks in London and the West Midlands. The UK…
Companies race to lodge interest in Government’s $200 million gas exploration fund
Luxon said that the possibility of the ban on offshore gas exploration returning could “pose an insurmountable barrier…
Financial Markets Authority chief executive Samantha Barrass won’t seek reappointment
Stobo resigned this month. The Government is moving quickly to try to appoint a new chairperson well ahead…
Majority of NZ drug and alcohol users experience no negative effects, study shows
The headline finding doesn’t mean drugs are harmless or that there are no risks associated with taking them.…
New Diocesan School for Girls principal Dr Sandra Hastie on surviving ‘dirt file’ leak at her last school – and her plans for Dio
Although she wasn’t the principal at Somerville House when the document was created – she arrived there in…
Google Says It’s Open to Putting Ads in Gemini
Google has so far not put ads in its Gemini AI app, but it’s not ruling it out.…
Luigi Mangione federal trial over healthcare CEO killing delayed to January
Mangione’s lawyers requested the delays because they argued the tight turnaround would make it impossible to prepare adequately…
Auckland woman offered stranger’s ovary instead of her own breast tissue at Anatomic Pathology Service
Both patients caught up in the errors had the same first name, and surnames weren’t checked – even…