Two long-discussed Wellington roading projects — worth a combined $6.4 billion — have taken a major step forward, with investment cases signed off and fast-tracking confirmed. Newly released plans ...

As someone who has worked in broadcasting for over 30 years — and has admittedly been the subject of several failed complaints to the BSA — I believe it has had its day. It should be abolished.

Hipkins bristled at questions over why neither the policy document, nor accompanying media release, included any figures - including the $200m capital injection later announced by finance spokesperson ...

A high school offering traditional activities and languages for Pasifika girls will open its doors to 120 students in Term 1 next year. Sisters United Academy, sponsored by Auckland youth organisation ...

Some reasons for optimism and pessimism in the poll of Palestinians in the West Bank. Only 26% support and 46% oppose what Hamas did on 7 October 2023 Only 31% support kidnapping of civilians and 57% ...

A good report from the NZ Initiative that looks at whether ownership of state houses is the best way to help low income NZ families with housing. Some key extracts: Kāinga Ora manages over 77,000 ...

If you want I can bring up websites that claim the earth is flat. Btw, the 1 for 8 billion campaign got its seed funding from one of George Soros’s funds The next United Nations secretary general will ...

Leaders of Young Republican groups throughout the country worried what would happen if their Telegram chat ever got leaked, but they kept typing anyway. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ...

Over in Papatoetoe in the south of the city, police are investigating alleged election fraud after a surprise result that saw every member of a new political ticket elected in a landslide. The vote ...

The Government’s fees-free policy reset is at risk of following its predecessor in failing to incentivise tertiary study and only benefiting the more advantaged. The warning is included in a Ministry ...

Following recommendations from the Science System Advisory Group, a single, independent board, called Research Funding New Zealand, will be established to make most funding decisions. “The message ...

“57 suspected drug smugglers killed” So less have died to date than in the Brazil police drug raids, 121 killed. At least some were apparently in submersibles, but why would it be presumed that they ...