The NZ Census guided vital economic and social planning. What happens now it’s gone?
By Stephen Haslett and George Seber* of Photo: RNZ The old New Zealand Census – first conducted in…
Johnsonville line trains cancelled after slip covers tracks
A slip on Johnsonville Line tracks near Wadestown. Photo: KiwiRail A Wellington train line has been blocked by…
Chris Hipkins announces Labour will back India free trade deal
The Labour Party has confirmed it will support the India-NZ free trade deal, giving National and ACT the…
National, ACT MPs call out Jones’ ‘butter chicken’ comments as racist and ‘lame dad jokes’
Shane Jones Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Shane Jones’ colleagues have weighed in on his ‘butter chicken tsunami’…
Dozens of principal, teacher associations sign letter opposed to government’s curriculum changes
NZEI President Ripeka Lessels, the head of the country’s largest education sector union. Photo: NZEI supplied Hundreds of…
Former Te Pāti Māori president’s haka targeting ACT MP Parmjeet Parmar sparks backlash
Che Wilson. Photo: Supplied / Aukaha Former Te Pāti Māori president Che Wilson has sparked debate following a…
Campaign group costs universal free dental care, says NZ can afford it
A campaign group says universal free dental care in Aotearoa is affordable. Photo: AFP/ Thibaut Durand/ Hans Lucas…
Kiwis’ views on immigration are ‘hardening very fast’
New Zealand First deputy leader Shane Jones. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone A new report on the state…
Iran seizes ships in Strait of Hormuz after Trump halts attacks
By Steve Holland, Parisa Hafezi and Saad Sayeed, Reuters Vehicles drive past a giant billboard reading ‘The Strait…
Property investors who ‘drank the Kool-Aid’ wondering whether to take a loss
As the market slumps again, sellers are facing the prospect of gambling on a recovery or just cutting…
Moody’s credit rating agency downgrades outlook for New Zealand
Photo: RNZ A second international credit rating agency has downgraded its outlook for the New Zealand economy. Moody’s,…
Queenstown farmer offers to pay for lift after hearing of dad forced to carry disabled daughter
The stairs that Dinson Thomas has to carry his daughter up in order to get inside their home.…