NNew Zealand Read More Promises to ban paywave surcharges ‘going nowhere’February 19, 2026 Photo: 123RF Promises to ban paywave surcharges to help consumers save money appear to have stalled. The government…
NNew Zealand Read More Winston Peters has ‘no doubt’ he could’ve stopped contractors law if unions went to him earlierFebruary 19, 2026 Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii The New Zealand First leader says if unions had come to him sooner,…
TTV Read More US military prepared to strike Iran as early as this weekend, but Trump has yet to make a final call, sources sayFebruary 19, 2026 By Kristen Holmes, Kevin Liptak, CNN US President Donald Trump speaks during a stop at the Machine Shed…
EEconomy Read More OCR: Why no move was probably good news for home loansFebruary 19, 2026 The Reserve Bank kept the Official Cash Rate (OCR) at 2.25 percent. Photo: RNZ Wholesale interest rates have…
HHeadlines Read More Wastewater may be flowing to a Coromandel beach after sinkhole formsFebruary 19, 2026 Thames Coromandel District Council is urgently asking people not to swim, fish or collect shellfish in the area…
BBusiness Read More Reality bites for job seekers as unemployment climbsFebruary 19, 2026 Unemployment is at its highest in more than a decade, but an economist says that could actually be…
HHealth Read More How a tiny fish could lead to treatment for a painful, chronic conditionFebruary 19, 2026 In this living zebrafish larva, the lymphatic vessels are fluorescently labelled red, while blood vessels are green, allowing…
NNew Zealand Read More Boxing NZ appoints new leadership as investigation into head coach drags onFebruary 19, 2026 Boxing gloves Photo: supplied Former Gisborne deputy mayor Josh Wharehinga has been appointed as the new president of…
AArtificial intelligence Read More AI and deep fakes becoming problematic for courtsFebruary 19, 2026 Photo: RNZ / Diego Opatowski Courts will have to grapple more and more with AI fakes and it…
TTV Read More Sky to lift prices of Sky Sport and Sky Sport Now by about 10 percentFebruary 19, 2026 Sky TV is increasing the price of its Sky Sport and Sky Sport Now packages. Photo: RNZ /…
NNew Zealand Read More Opposition parties react to Auckland housing U-turnFebruary 19, 2026 Labour deputy leader and spokesperson for Auckland Carmel Sepuloni. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver Labour says the Housing…
NNew Zealand Read More Controversial high-rise development approved in WellingtonFebruary 19, 2026 An artist’s impression of the seven-storey apartment building, Mayfair, that is proposed for Wellington’s Mt Victoria. Photo: Supplied…