Airfares: Civil Aviation Authority proposes ‘unprecedented’ 5% cut to passenger security levies
“As far as I know, it’s unprecedented,” CAA board chairman Mark Darrow said of the proposed levy cuts.…
Bequest of Ron Gillatt gifts unprecedented $60m to Christchurch charities
“We buried him with his latest Warren Buffett book,” she said of Gillatt’s 2024 funeral. Ron and Joan…
August hottest month ever recorded globally as huge El Niño emerges
UN climate chief Simon Stiell said the “evidence is irrefutable: this is the spiralling price of humanity’s fossil…
LeBron James to leave Lakers to play 24th NBA season
“King James” became a free agent after the Lakers’ second-round playoff exit but had not yet confirmed that…
Auckland’s private healthcare sector expands with nine private hospital, surgical expansions on the go
Retirement companies are also expanding hospital care to cope with the ageing population. Metlifecare is adding higher-level services,…
Global turmoil could hit Kiwi investments, NZ Shareholders’ Association chief cautions
The flow offshore needed to be balanced with the requirement for New Zealand companies to have capital, he…
Judge Ema Aitken judicial conduct finding: Winston Peters ‘disavowed’ comment in Attorney-General’s letter
Collins’ letter to Winkelmann claimed Peters had said the judge “referred to him as ‘Winston’ when she called…
Golden Shears World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships 2026: NZ wins five of six titles in Masterton
He trailed veteran New Zealand-based Scotland international and 2012 winner Gavin Mutch mid-race, taking control on the long…
Judge Ema Aitken appears before Judicial Conduct Panel after Northern Club incident involving Winston Peters
Attorney-General Judith Collins recommended the Judicial Conduct Commissioner inquire into Judge Aitken’s conduct. The Judicial Conduct Panel hearing…
Australian Open 2026: Carlos Alcaraz sweeps past Novak Djokovic to win maiden Australian Open title
“It’s an honour to be here in Melbourne every year,” Alcaraz said, before writing on a TV camera…
Decision-making power slipping away from councils, Rangitīkei Mayor Andy Watson tells Rātana
He pointed to the pace and scale of reform across local government, including changes to water services, regional…
Victoria bushfires: State of disaster declared as homes lost, 3 missing
“But it sends a clear message to those who have been advised to leave: if you can, you…