New Zealand’s top-five Budget bombshells … plus, how can economists be so divided on the need for rate hikes – Inside Economics
Well, yeah, this will be my 25th Budget day as a business journalist, and yes, I am a…
Privacy Commissioner inquiry finds ManageMyHealth, Health NZ at fault over Northland data hack
Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster said the ordeal had caused “serious anxiety and distress” for many affected. He announced…
Budget 2026: $79m boost for tourism and farming by stopping the spread of wilding pines
“Wilding pines are quite simply an environmental disaster, either way you look at it,” Luxon said. Southland MP…
Good politics v Good Govt: Inside Cabinet minister Casey Costello’s office
We’re speaking in Costello’s office on the third floor of the Beehive, formerly the site of Parliament’s bar.…
Peta animal abuse footage: How it shook the wool industry and how it responded
The group claimed the poor treatment was happening on numerous farms, including some certified under the New Zealand…
Napier resident’s tap water runs brown days after city makes final for NZ’s ‘best water’
That’s left a bad taste in the mouth of Hamish McLagan after what he saw coming from his…
Winston Peters on New Zealand’s response to the ‘Asian century’, declares foreign affairs funding an ‘absolute necessity’
“It’s fair to say New Zealand and its people have suffered more disruption and uncertainty originating from forces…
Cricket great Sir Richard Hadlee joins fight to save Pegasus Golf Course from housing
“We were drawn to Pegasus to live a dream. Building on the golf course to play three times…
Petrol and jet fuel dip, diesel up in latest fuel update
Onboard the eight ships expected to arrive within three weeks, there was 18.5 days’ worth of petrol, 16.8…
Whakatāne rates drop to seventh highest as mayor slams ‘shonky’ report
The local council with the lowest average residential rates was Ōtorohanga district at $2554. This is the first…
Where to find the country’s best-tasting tap water
But it wasn’t Napier’s night, with Manawatū District Council’s Stanway-Halcombe water scheme taking out the title. Judges congratulated…
Manawatū tap water crowned NZ champion but loses to Australia
In a closely fought competition, Manawatū lost to the Northern Territory’s Katherine water treatment plant. This year’s four…