Government considering ban on ‘virginity testing’
Family and sexual violence prevention minister Karen Chhour has made a formal request to the minister of justice…
New statutory Deputy Commissioner of Police appointed
Mike Pannett has been appointed as a statutory Deputy Commissioner of Police. The Deputy Police Commissioner works with…
Economists forecast tough calls to get books back to black
Economists say the government is stuck between a rock and a hard place off the back of Treasury’s…
Government responds to calls for major tax rule change for state pensioners
Almost 40,000 people have signed a petition calling for the tax free allowance for the state pension to…
New ministry to combine housing, transport and environment
The Government has announced a mega ministry which will take on the work of housing, transport, and local…
Rare election rerun in Auckland due to irregularities, judge rules
An Auckland judge has upheld a petition in the Manukau District Court calling for a judicial inquiry following…
Higher taxi costs for disabled, elderly as Total Mobility subsidy cut
More than 120,000 disabled and older New Zealanders registered in the Total Mobility scheme will pay more for…
Keir Starmer ‘aware’ farmers are considering suicide over Inheritance Tax raid
Keir Starmer has acknowledged reports that some terminally ill farmers are considering hastening their deaths before new inheritance…
Govt pushes out surplus expectations again
The Government has been forced to, yet again, push out its expectation for a surplus as economic headwinds…
A plea from house-price hell: don’t let the nimbys win
A visiting urbanist from California is sharing a cautionary tale from his home state, and urging New Zealand…
Govt to open its books today – what to expect from Nicola Willis
Treasury will release its Half-Year Fiscal and Economic Update later today, giving Kiwis a snapshot of the Government’s…
Extreme saving and an inheritance helped Jake buy a mortgage-free $415,000 Burlington condo
Open this photo in gallery: Illustration by Diana Bolton After five years of planning and saving and a…