Inquest begins into death of teen Karnin Petera during Abbey Caves school trip
Karnin Petera, 15, died during a school caving trip in 2023. Photo: SUPPLIED An inquest into the death…
‘Mum and dad investors’ are pulling back. What will that mean for NZ’s housing market?
By Michael Rehm* of [the_conversation_tracker”https://counter.theconversation.com/content/281427/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-advanced Photo: Unsplash / Blake Wheeler Analysis: In New Zealand’s long and storied romance…
Questions asked about power price rises
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko has contacted power companies asking for more information about higher power prices.…
United Arab Emirates pulls out of OPEC oil cartels citing ‘national interests’
Tankers at the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal, the only natural deep-sea port in the region and one of…
Government’s diesel partnership good for supply not for price, Business NZ says
Business New Zealand’s head of advocacy Catherine Beard. Photo: Supplied / Business NZ Labour’s Carmel Sepuloni and National’s…
Where does your tax money actually go?
In the year to 30 June, 2025, total government spending was $183.5 billion. Photo: RNZ You pay tax,…
‘Significant’ El Niño event could impact New Zealand’s winter
Photo: Unsplash / Daoudi Aissa A formidable El Niño weather system is expected to arrive this winter, which…
Farmer rescues kangaroo from mud in dry dam as drought conditions hit western NSW
By Lucy Thackray, ABC News This kangaroo became trapped in swampy mud in a dry dam in Narromine.…
Questions asked about power price rises
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko has contacted power companies asking for more information about higher power prices.…
Germany’s Friedrich Merz says Iran is humiliating US as talks stall
By Andreas Rinke and Kirsti Knolle, Reuters Friedrich Merz. Photo: JOHN MACDOUGALL Underlines deep divisions between US and…
All active funds ‘underperform’ over past year, data shows
2025 was not a good year for active fund managers in New Zealand, new data suggests. Photo: nito500/123RF…
Where does your tax money actually go?
In the year to 30 June, 2025, total government spending was $183.5 billion. Photo: RNZ You pay tax,…