To sell or not to sell – Taking a fresh look at state asset sales
Parts of MetService, Quotable Value, Kiwirail and Kiwibank are all being suggested for asset sales as a solution…
Rain washes out second T20 between Bangladesh and New Zealand
Men carrying an umbrella walk past a digital screen after the second T20 cricket match between Bangladesh and…
Environmental cost of cruise ships not worth the economic benefit, expert says
Professor James Higham said Fiordland receives 69 percent of all New Zealand cruise passengers wanting to go to…
Greens call out ‘double standards’ in immigrant English testing
Green Party MP Ricardo Menéndez March. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Greens are calling out what they…
Ex-Pak’nSave store boss Pamela Cossill and her $203k theft, fake $1.3m mortgage application
First published on Hamilton mother-of-five Pamela Cossill, 38, outside the Hamilton District Court today, where she was sentenced…
El Niño is on the way. What can we expect?
It’s been a rough run of weather across New Zealand, from one storm after another to widespread flooding…
About 40 Wellington addresses uninhabitable following floods: Council
Slips and water damage have made homes uninhabitable. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii Wellington City Council says about…
Identity and financial details leaked in Lower Hutt council cyber attack
A March cyber attack on the Hutt City Council has exposed the identity and financial information of hundreds…
Tailors fear industry is ageing out
Some of Auckland’s most experienced tailors believe the industry is ageing out, despite a good level of demand…
Trade Minister Todd McClay questioned by Indian media over Shane Jones’ ‘butter chicken tsunami’ barb
Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and New Zealand’s Trade Minister Todd McClay sign the free-trade agreement.…
Legislation to make international money transfers cheaper passes first reading
The member’s bill would require transparency about fees, and require banks to have fair conduct policies. Photo: RNZ…
Cost pressure moving off big spenders, onto poorer households, data shows
Photo: 123RF New household living costs data shows the wealthier have been helped by falling interest rates, while…