Auckland vigil for Nepal flood victims as five New Zealanders remain missing
Ethnic Communities Minister Mark Mitchell attended the vigil, which he described as an honour. Members of the community…
Pet costs surge: People going without luxuries to cover higher costs for animals
Only 26.4% have made similar cutbacks to luxuries for their pets. The survey of more than 1100 New…
Social media ban: Government legislation to be introduced, but NZ First, Act disagree
Several methods could be used to do this, including “using existing account information, facial age estimation, digital ID…
Labour’s pledge to reinstate the Reserve Bank’s dual mandate only risks worsening the cost of living – Jenée Tibshraeny
However, with the inflation rate spiking to 7.3% in 2022, remaining stubbornly high for the following two years,…
Freedom of speech in New Zealand: Why it belongs to everyone – David Harvey
But the guarantee is thinner than it looks. The Bill of Rights Act is an ordinary statute, not…
Election 2026: Kiwis left $17,000 worse off by Opportunity tax plan should ‘look at the bigger picture’, Qiulae Wong says
Wong also conceded that the party had not modelled any wealth flight under the scheme, despite the fact…
Bayesian superyacht sinking: How a Kiwi skipper and his crew fought to save who they could
But within minutes, the lights would be gone after a weather bomb forced the yacht to suddenly keel…
My morning: Dame Valerie Adams shares her daily routine
Turn off my alarm. No snoozing allowed. How do you wake up? I aim for eight hours of…
Election 2026: Will New Zealanders be better off?
That is a much harder question for the Government than arguments about political positioning. Cost of living remains…
Election 2026: What the MMP party vote really decides – David Harvey
The party vote is another matter entirely. Through the bizarre workings of the party lists, MMP delivers into…
Two New Zealand hikers trapped on Solomon Islands’ highest mountain
They have enough supplies for now, but the weather is not expected to improve any time soon, leaving…
The Kim Dotcom saga is a national embarrassment – Deborah Chambers
These are not sentencing decisions sending or incarcerating a person. They are decisions that a person faces criminal…