Rural consumers spending as much as a quarter of household budget on fuel – report
Other districts where drivers are feeling pain at the pump include Selwyn at 22% (up from 16% in…
Kiwi housing trends: First-home buyers relying on Bank of Mum and Dad worried about financial pressure on parents
“Parents very often are going to want to do whatever they can in order to help their kids,…
LNG terminal back on after April Cabinet decision – report
Asked for comment on this, Energy Minister Simeon Brown’s office said in a statement: “The minister has been…
Kaitaki ferry blackout: Passenger slams three-year TAIC report delay
“They published a draft report in May of 2023. Why has it taken three more years to publish…
Nanoleaf bets its future on robots, red light therapy, and AI
Smart lighting company Nanoleaf has been unusually quiet recently. While competitors such as Govee and Philips Hue have…
NZ Super reforms: Nicola Willis says change can be less ‘dramatic’ than OECD report
Between last year and the end of the fiscal period, the cost of NZ Super would increase by…
Tonga radio journalist allegedly threatened at gunpoint after Comancheros gang report
He was deported to Tonga in 2022 because of a significant criminal history that included weapons offences and…
AI Is Disrupting Nursing As Uber-Like Apps Grow: Report
Nursing is among the professions viewed as least at risk from AI disruption. Not so, says a new report.…
Bay of Plenty records highest immigration scepticism in NZ, new report shows
Multicultural Tauranga president Premila D’Mello said there were “mixed signals” towards migrants locally, with more concern shown during…
Flood damage ‘real kick in the guts’ for rural Hawke’s Bay community
“This is definitely the worst I’ve had in nearly six years, just damage-wise, the intensity, the rainfall,” Crosse…
Microsoft is giving its Xbox employees an Xbox email address
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma wants everyone to know: “We are Xbox.” Just last week, she scrapped Microsoft Gaming…
A nation of small plots, shrinking returns
Greece’s agricultural sector is generating rising revenues, but analysts warn the gains are largely illusory – driven by…