The government is being urged to do more to crack down on pay for top officials and executives in the state sector. Grant Robertson has sent a message of restraint to state-owned companies.... Read more
The Speaker has called time on National’s political attack ads and has ordered they be pulled by end of play tomorrow. Simon Bridges said it was «chilling move». Photo: RNZ / DOM THOMAS Trev... Read more
The government’s given the go-ahead for a new highway to replace the Manawatū Gorge road, much to the relief of residents of Ashhurst. A smaller slip at the Ashhurst end. Photo: Suppli... Read more
The Rugby World Cup opened with children singing while a brief history of rugby union was projected behind them onto the slopes of a replica of Mt Fuji erected in the middle of the pitch. Pe... Read more
The far North iwi Ngāti Kahu has banned a replica of Captain Cook’s ship the Endeavour from docking in Mangonui as part of a national commemoration marking 250 years since Cook’s... Read more
Two Australians detained in Iran were named on Thursday as a travel-blogging couple who were arrested while making an overland trip from their home country to Britain. Perth-based Jolie King... Read more
A Tongan student has described the racial abuse she has faced since moving to New Zealand. Maryanne Tupou, who is a law student at the University of Canterbury is one of four tertiary studen... Read more
Courier and data management company Freightways’ profit has been held back by higher labour costs as competition hits its courier businesses. Courier delivering package. Photo: 123rf I... Read more
At a lab in San Francisco, scientists working for New Zealand synthetic dairy start-up New Culture are trying to work out how they can produce mozzarella that looks, tastes and very importan... Read more
The National Rifle Association, the country’s most powerful gun lobby, is mired in controversy. Allegations of financial wrongdoing have led to multiple investigations in Congress and in sev... Read more
