Subsidies and interest-free loans for tertiary students would be means tested. They would scrap grants to the movie industry, winter energy subsidies to wealthy households, favourable tax treatment ...

Auckland couple Jay* and Rachel* have found out the hard way what happens when a loved one dies without a will. When Jay’s sister Lizzy* died suddenly aged just 39, leaving behind two young children, ...

This is the chain created by City to Farm – a project run by Hibiscus Coast Zero Waste (HCZW) – to stop food waste going into ...

A key selling point of the Green UBI is that it allows people to work less and to study, care for whanāu, volunteer, create art, or simply rest. This is undeniably attractive. For many, the dream of ...

Wind gusts on the bridge are forecast to reach 75km/h to 80km/h between 11am and 7pm, triggering an amber alert. The bridge will remain in a 4×4 configuration during the alert period. Any lane ...

Our research into ‘Hauraki Māori Weathering Cyclone Gabrielle’ shows what happens when they already have to. The Policy Shift Climate adaptation experts have told government to stop buying out ...

Federated Farmers is calling for new proposed ‘green’ finance rules to be scrapped, warning they’re ideologically driven, unworkable, and risk doing real harm to rural communities. In a letter sent to ...

NZCCC fully supports the call for the government to address the WINZ funeral grant shortfall for the average cost of a funeral. When families are grieving, the stress of not being able to afford to ...

Of the 14947 submissions received by the Health Select Committee on the Gene Technology Bill 97% were opposed to its passing into law. An overwhelming majority of submissions rejected the Gene ...

Speirs Finance Group has completed its first public term asset-backed securities (ABS) issue, securing NZ$200 million from a broad base of institutional investors in New Zealand and Australia. The ...

The top ten highest rates increases for 2025 are: Clutha District Council – 16.59% Upper Hutt City Council – 15.78% Hamilton City Council – 15.50% Waipa District Council – 15.50% Hastings District ...

Stats NZ’s Electronic Card Transactions for June shows an increase in ‘total retail’ spending of just 0.5% compared to May (seasonally adjusted monthly values). However, when compared with June 2024 – ...