Road user charge calculator: How much could you pay?
The 70c per litre fuel tax is also subject to GST so switching to road user charges will…
Six60 and Synthony headline first concert at new Christchurch covered stadium
Six60 performing at Hagley Park in Christchurch. Photo / Matt Clode The event is presented by Manuka Phuel…
Government proposes scrapping regional councillors and nudging councils towards amalgamation
Under this proposal, the regional council as an organisation would remain, but the mayors of the councils that…
Media Insider: Whitcoulls owner James Pascoe Group reveals why literary journal Folly has been banned from book shelves
The latest issue of literary magazine Folly has been banned from Whitcoulls. The journal, which sells for $35,…
Inside Wellington Museum’s Fat Freddy’s Drop Story exhibition experience
Wellington Museum senior curator Ian Wards is a huge Freddy’s fan and jumped at the opportunity to help…
Kiwi earning $34k more in Australia says New Zealand’s economic woes sad to watch
The communications professional said she has no plans to move back to New Zealand in the near future,…
Book shares story of New Zealand’s only active World War II Mustang aircraft
“These aircraft effectively now belong to New Zealand, that’s the way we look at it. We have no…
Kiwi chefs react as France’s Michelin Guide comes to rank New Zealand’s restaurants
“It’s a massive pump for tourism from a different angle. It’s amazing that Tourism New Zealand has supported…
Vanished in Russia: Kiwi family in limbo 18 years after Blenheim father’s disappearance
His family believe he was murdered – probably “knifed” to death – and his body disposed of. To…
Class secrets: Secondary teacher graduates share what they’ve learned
“My friend, who is a primary teacher, said I’d be a great teacher, and it had always been…
Time 100 Next Award: Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke recognised in New York for influential leadership
In 2023, aged just 21, Maipi-Clarke beat longtime senior Labour minister Nanaia Mahuta to win the Waikato-Tainui Māori…
New Zealand’s pointless ‘war’ with the Cook Islands must end – Richard Prebble
I was in Rarotonga last week. We are not winning. Tourism is booming. Our plane was so full…