Finance Minister rejected Treasury advice to remove governor from Reserve Bank board
Photo: Marika Khabazi Finance Minister Nicola Willis rejected Treasury advice to remove the Reserve Bank’s governor from its…
Well-known New Zealander charged with indecent assault can be named
Photo: Supplied A well-known New Zealander recently charged with indecent assault from three decades ago can now be…
Why claims of ‘transformational’ school reading improvement are premature
By John Milne* of Phonics results claimed to show a “transformational” uplift in pupils’ reading skills only offer…
Greater Wellington council wants people to stop adopting possums as pets
Photo: Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye/ 123rf The Greater Wellington council is asking people to stop adopting possums as pets.…
Man charged for fatal Te Kūiti crash after boat and trailer come loose
A young man has been charged following a fatal crash in which a boat and trailer unit broke…
Very few beneficiaries offered new non-financial sanctions, thousands have benefit cut
Nine people who failed a benefit obligation were given non-financial sanctions in the two months after the new…
Wild weather delivers power cuts, evacuations, terrifying flights and a crushed car
A downed tree in Homewood Road, Riversdale, Wairarapa today. Photo: Supplied / Paul Williams A person has died,…
More measles cases confirmed in multiple regions
There are now four active cases on measles in NZ – in Manawatū, Nelson and Auckland. Photo: Supplied/…
Well-known New Zealander charged with indecent assault can be named
Photo: Supplied A well-known New Zealander recently charged with indecent assault from three decades ago can now be…
Eru Kapa-Kingi responds to allegations by Te Pāti Māori leadership
Eru Kapa-Kingi, photographed on the Lower Treaty Grounds at Waitangi, February 2025. Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Toitū…
NZ police officer investigated for grabbing a woman’s bottom in the UK
The officer was the victim of a “retaliatory assault” by the woman’s boyfriend and required hospitalisation. File photo.…
Chris Hipkins caught off guard by Labour’s health announcement
Labour leader Chris Hipkins and health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver Labour’s leader has admitted…