National’s promise to cut the student loan repayment rate if re-elected has triggered an immediate political fight, with Labour accusing the Government of offering young New Zealanders relief from a ...

Forget the shovel and the tide charts — one of Aotearoa’s lesser-known geothermal experiences has been hiding in plain sight on the shores of Lake Taupō. While Hot Water Beach […] ...

Labour is demanding National categorically rule out increasing GST after the election, warning any rise would flow directly into the price of groceries, clothing and other everyday essentials at a […] ...

What started with two adventurous New Zealanders experimenting with elastic cords in the 1980s would eventually help transform Queenstown into one of the world’s great adventure tourism destinations.

The rising cost of dying is being pushed onto the Election 2026 agenda, with the Funeral Directors Association of New Zealand calling for political parties to address affordability, outdated ...

Politicians can debate inflation rates, GDP, tax thresholds and economic forecasts. But around the kitchen table, the economy looks very different. It’s the rent or mortgage. It’s the supermarket ...

The Government’s plan to cap council rates increases is likely to sound attractive to households already struggling with the cost of living. The proposed system would initially establish a 2 […] ...

With the election on November 7, the polling is beginning to tell a fascinating story — and it isn’t simply National versus Labour. Different polls continue to produce different results. […] ...

Labour is putting Māori unemployment and workforce development at the centre of its Election 2026 campaign, promising a new investment in Māori-led trades and employment training if it returns to […] ...

Something has changed as Election 2026 gets closer. The political conversation is beginning to move beyond personalities and into the policies that could actually determine how New Zealand is governed ...

This should be one of the defining issues of Election 2026. Around 169,300 children — 14.3 percent, or approximately one in seven — are experiencing material hardship in Aotearoa. That’s […] ...

Waikato Regional Council has adopted a new region-wide resilience framework designed to change how natural hazards are factored into planning, infrastructure and investment as communities face growing ...