Budget 2026: No ‘sugar hits’ for voters as Nicola Willis battles to balance the books
Photo: Finance Minister Nicola Willis has used her election-year Budget to preach prudence and discipline, with the books…
‘Immediate pain, cuts and no plan’: Opposition attacks Budget 2026
Photo: RNZ/Liam K. Swiggs The opposition says this year’s Budget leaves New Zealanders to fend for themselves, with…
Two seriously injured in Auckland manufacturing facility
A police car seen behind a cordon as officers attend an incident. Photo: RNZ Two people have been…
Budget 2026: Nicola Willis takes swing at NZ First over superannuation
Shane Jones. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The political football of superannuation got a decent kicking in the…
Aotearoa Music Awards 2026: Marlon Williams makes history, Lynda Topp’s powerful speech
Celebrities, artists and music creatives have arrived to celebrate the best of Aotearoa music at The Civic in…
Could Auckland Harbour Bridge soon have a corporate sponsor attached?
One of the Harbour Bridge Mataraki light displays. Photo: RNZ / Joanna MacKenzie Could one of Auckland’s most…
Hospitality sector divided on rates rise for Wellington Airbnbs
Emma Reid offers accomodation at two of her Aro Valley houses on Airbnb, but says a rates change…
Budget 2026: Waikato Expressway extension announced, $1 billion boost for rail
Chris Bishop. Photo: RNZ / Nick Monro The Budget contains funding for just one Road of National Significance,…
Gulf Harbour body trial: ‘Very thin’ women seen at house Shulai Wang stayed at
(From left) Lanyue Xiao, Kaixiao Liu, an interpreter, Jingui Liu, Xiuyun Li in the Auckland High Court. Photo:…
Students protest scrapping of fees free, accuse government of using them to balance the books
Students protesting in Dunedin on Thursday. Photo: KATIE TODD / RNZ The government has been accused of balancing…
Gulf Harbour body trial: ‘Very thin’ women seen at house Shulai Wang stayed at
(From left) Lanyue Xiao, Kaixiao Liu, an interpreter, Jingui Liu, Xiuyun Li in the Auckland High Court. Photo:…
Budget 2026: Education boost in trade training for teens, tertiary subsidies frozen
Photo: RNZ/Liam K. Swiggs The Budget boosts spending on curriculum changes and trade training for teens, freezes nearly…