Waikato River Level Expected To Rise Overnight

Council is working closely with other agencies as water is released through Waikato River dams and residents can expect high ...

Health Is A Political Choice: Global Leaders Call For Shared Responsibility

Global leaders reaffirmed their commitment to health as a political priority and a cornerstone of peace and resilience on day 2 of the World Health Summit ( , the leading platform for global health.

Man Charged In Relation To Foxton Baby Death

Police have arrested a man and charged him with murder in relation to the death of a six-month-old baby in Foxton Beach ...

From Guesswork To Evidence: Phonics Check Data Ends The Wait-to-Fail Era

The Dyslexia Evidence-Based (DEB) community welcomes the introduction of the phonics check. The first tool of its kind in New Zealand to identify children struggling to read, including those with ...
Opinion

Pike River Movie Undermined By Glaring Omissions

Andrew Little later became a Labour MP and was appointed Minister Responsible for Pike River Re-entry in 2017. In 2021, he aborted re-entry efforts, falsely claiming it was unsafe and too expensive, ...

Market Momentum Builds As Sales Rise And Days To Sell Drop

The national median days to sell declined by six days year-on-year, reaching 43 days. This was the same for New Zealand, excluding Auckland. The largest decrease in median days to sell was recorded in ...

Splurging On Essentials

According to Kiwibank electronic card data, total dollars spent lifted 5.6% over the September quarter compared to last year’s levels. However, the volume of transactions declined 5.2%. Fuelled by ...

Whakapiri Mahi Aims To Tackle Rotorua’s High Youth Unemployment

According to Infometrics, 6.3 percent of the Rotorua population was unemployed in the year to June 2025, which is 21 percent higher than the national average of 5.2 percent. For those aged 15 to 24 ...

Consumers Are Confident In Real Estate Industry But Lack Of Understanding Of The Process Is Key Consumer Challenge

The Real Estate Authority’s (REA) 2025 Consumer and Public Perceptions Research, released today, found overall 86% of ...

Steam Train Returns For Art Deco Festival 2026

Steam Incorporated’s 1915-built steam locomotive Ab 608 “Passchendaele” will be making its Art Deco debut this year. Named in memory of New Zealand’s railwaymen who fell at the Battle of Passchendaele ...

SPCA Urges New Zealanders To Speak Up On Farrowing Crates – Just Days Left To Have Your Say

Countries such as Switzerland, Sweden, and Finland have banned both permanent and temporary farrowing crates, opting instead ...

NZ Government Smears “Far Left” And Anti-Genocide Protests As “Violent”

New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters has seized on recent incidents, including the breaking of a window at his house ...