Education Minister Erica Stanford stands accused of compressing a generation of reform into two years. Her programme is “radical,” “ideological,” and risks turning children into guinea pigs. Auckland ...

The first four months of fiscal year 2026 got off to an expensive start for the U.S., according to the latest estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) . The CBO released a report yesterday ...

Since 2010, Kiwis have been able to withdraw from their KiwiSaver accounts to assist with the purchase of a first home so long as they live in the homes they buy. “However, workers in service ...

A clause quietly embedded in a collective agreement at Oranga Tamariki should alarm anyone who still believes the public service is meant to operate on neutral ground. Revealed this week by Duncan ...

Until recent years there has been no real idea why 5% or so of the population are attracted to their own sex, rather than the opposite sex. It clearly isn't a choice, but what was unknown is whether ...

The Government has lifted a looming cap on rocket launches over New Zealand waters, in a move pitched as clearing the way for the country’s fast-growing space and advanced aviation industries. Space ...

Had a lovely home with three units that could be on Air BnB – but still doing work in Auckland. During that time the most phenomenal property became available at the high point of Russell – 400m ocean ...

The Christchurch terrorist made 686 complaints over a five-year period, I guess it is the only hobby he has left now. But I am disappointed in Corrections. He has only complained once three days on ...

Did the survey have a box to tick about more social welfare and free money required? If Labour and their supporting parties promise to increase the amount of benefit money and the number/type of ...

New Zealand citizen and Algerian political activist Ahmed Zaoui has been released from prison after more than two years behind bars. Zaoui was arrested at gunpoint in the city of Medea in 2023 for ...