Election 2026: National pledges lower student loan repayments for graduates staying in NZ, new penalties on Kiwis overseas
“For those who are overseas and are not repaying the student loan that New Zealand taxpayers funded, we…
Mitre 10’s youngest owner, Jacob Cooke-Tait: The high school dropout who doubled turnover
It’s taken him from pizzas to delivery driver to an appliance store retail manager, all while investing in…
Wealthy migrants eye New Zealand ‘golden visa’ as Queenstown club seeks to help new arrivals find their place
The “Beyond the Ridgeline” experience will involve guests being helicoptered into the alps, staying in a glass geodome,…
Living overseas: The cost of missing family in New Zealand
We bounced questions between us: do we fly home? Can we afford it? How fast can we get…
Overseas family of slain North Shore couple reeling after alleged double murder
He said his father had now lost his only surviving brother and is asking for privacy as he…
Auckland mother-of-six Sasagi Rosalie Filoa sentenced to home detention for $190k Working for Families tax fraud
She didn’t, at any time, try to update Inland Revenue with the correct information. WFTC are payments providing…
SkyCity strikes conditional deal to sell The Grand hotel to overseas buyer
The company expects the money from the 312-room hotel in late 2026. The Grand by SkyCity “The financial…
Kiwi teenager Loukas Rainger in Thai prison over watch incident at airport security
“He was told by immigration that there was a warrant out for his arrest.” Stuff reported that Loukas…
Golf: Dame Lydia Ko signs on as New Zealand Women’s Open returns
“We are delighted to welcome the New Zealand Women’s Open back to the Ladies European Tour schedule after…
More foreign workers push Japan’s overseas remittances to record high
Economy Fiscal 2025 figure up 11.5% from year before, with Vietnam receiving nearly 30% of total An Indonesian…
Mussel business The Kutai Guy moves from Far North to Auckland to expand
“The only way we can grow is if we can export because the New Zealand market is too…
Distillers warn rising alcohol tax could ‘collapse an industry’
To put it in perspective, for every alcoholic beverage containing an alcohol by volume (ABV) level between 2.5%-6%,…