New Zealand in ‘big trouble’ amid growing global uncertainty, US-China relations, expert says
China’s President Xi Jinping (R) and US President Donald Trump visit the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. Photo:…
Tenancy Tribunal issues first ‘pet’ ruling, approves Labrador puppy in upstairs flat
Photo: Ben Owen for Unsplash + A Christchurch landlord, who tried to stop tenants from adopting a golden…
Council spends $12,000 sending mayor to Scandinavia
Southland Mayor Rob Scott recently joined a delegation to Sweden and Norway which cost the council $12,840. Photo:…
Port of Tauranga terminal ‘at capacity’, could ‘bottleneck’ kiwifruit exports – CEO
Zespri Kiwifruit is loaded onto the Atlantic Erica at the Port of Tauranga. Photo: Supplied Kiwifruit orchards are…
Xi Jinping warns Donald Trump on Taiwan at Beijing summit
By Danny Kemp, Isabel Kua and Ludovic Ehret, AFP China’s President Xi Jinping (R) warned US President Donald…
Hamilton City Council ready to open new ‘peanut roundabout’
Hamilton’s new “peanut roundabout” is about to open. Photo: HAMILTON CITY COUNCIL / SUPPLIED A new style of…
More flight cuts loom, as fuel crisis bites NZ airlines
Air NZ will start to consolidate more routes after the school holidays. Photo: AFP/ William West The Aviation…
World Surf League: A beginner’s guide to the event in Raglan
Three-time world champion Gabriel Medina of Brazil after Thursday’s practice session. Photo: Rambo Estrada/WSL For the next 11…
Foreign masters degree enrolments soar as August rule change looms
International students see Masters degrees as a means to become NZ residents. Photo: Supplied Immigration advisers say residency…
Why ‘greenhushing’ signals deeper issues with NZ’s climate risk reporting regime
By Hang Pham* of File image. Photo: RNZ Analysis: Most of us are familiar with the concept of…
The rise of the million-dollar mortgage
Westpac said about one in six new home loans taken out so far this year had been for…
Delay to new curriculum heralded as significant win for teachers, school leaders
Education Minister Erica Stanford. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii The country’s largest education union is describing a delay…