A tough Budget preached in a revivalist tent
Parliament has debated its inquiry into the 2025 Budget Policy Statement. The government side was evangelical on growth, but ...
Auckland money launderer Zhaobin Peng forfeits nearly $200,000 in cars, bank deposits and cash
A man who admitted 78 money-laundering charges after a major drug ring was busted has now had nearly $200,000 in cars, cash ...
King Charles farewells sacked High Commissioner Phil Goff after Trump gaffe
The former Labour Party leader and Auckland mayor made undiplomatic comments to the Finland foreign minister.
Christchurch Men’s Prison: Government plans $800m private sector partnership to overhaul prison
The Government has revealed a major overhaul for Christchurch Men’s Prison with an initial cost of up to $800 million as the prison population swells. The prison is the South Island’s primary ...
Winston Peters rejects claims his party has diversity requirements
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is continuing to reject characterisation of his own party's constitution as having diversity requirements, saying it has no quotas, priorities or targets. He ...
Deadly 50th birthday party: Host recalls feeling ‘paralysed’ after being shot
A man who was shot at a 50th birthday party he was hosting says he recalls a burning pain and feeling like he was “paralysed” ...
‘Will cost lives’: Outcry over Govt’s bowel screening decision
Māori health organisations say Māori and Pasifika men have been given an early death sentence following the Government’s ...
New Zealand investors flock to Auckland for infrastructure summit
Investors managing funds worth more than $6 trillion are descending on Auckland today for the Government’s Infrastructure Investment Summit. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon opened the summit with a ...