What is retirement-income replacement rate that Indians are lagging in?
PFRDA chief S Ramann told The Hindu that India’s retirement-income replacement rate is currently around 35-40%, well below…
Small Business: How Kayu Studio is slowing down the furniture industry
What inspired you to start the business? I wasn’t in New Zealand for the years leading up to…
Low-deposit home loans: What first-home buyers need to know before diving in – Nadine Higgins
The Reserve Bank doesn’t publish a breakdown of its low-LVR lending (I did ask for it), so that…
Japan axes Netflix collaboration after outcry over dating show
The ministry promoted the programme as part of the campaign, and the show will continue to air without…
New Zealand infrastructure: Stop-start projects cost $11.8b since 2000 – Shamubeel Eaqub
I think of our construction sector as a flywheel. It takes enormous energy to get it spinning, but…
Why medicines matter more than free GP visits – Cecilia Robinson
New Zealand spends just 4.9% of its health budget on medicines, compared with 12.2% in Australia and an…
Formula 1: What Liam Lawson’s return really says about his future prospects – Alex Powell
While plenty of Red Bull drivers have been demoted to Racing Bulls, Lawson is the first to get…
Media Insider: Election debates – battle of leaders, hosts; TVNZ wants Breakfast case details kept secret; NZME, Sky, TVNZ results; Air NZ ad account
TVNZ’s main leaders’ debate, moderated by Jack Tame, will take place on Tuesday, October 6; The NZ Herald/ZB/Three…
Infrastructure: New Zealand needs a national economic ambition to end policy drift – Nick Leggett
These aren’t questions that belong exclusively to governments or business leaders. They are questions for the country, for…
Under-16 social media ban: Teenagers say VPNs and fake ages could bypass rules
The Government has been developing its own approach, with National aiming to introduce legislation and secure its passage…
All Blacks v Bulls: Dave Rennie’s side come to realise what it takes to win in South Africa – Gregor Paul
By the end of the first half the Bulls were gasping in the rarefied air – and the…
Shades of grey? Parents watching locally made sex in the 21st century doco likely to be alarmed
Russell Brown Columnist & features writer·New Zealand Listener· 15 Aug, 2026 07:05 PM3 mins to read Subscribe…