Browsing: New Zealand

Story by Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com The Government’s joint statement condemning Iran’s retaliatory strikes and acknowledging the earlier US–Israel action as intended…

A practical win for rural communities is on the way as the Government fast‑tracks KiwiSaver changes designed to help farmers,…

New Zealand has consistently condemned Iran’s nuclear programme, its destabilising activities in the region and elsewhere, and its repression of…

Wellington’s south coast has once again been slapped with “unsafe for swimming” warnings — a mere two days after Mayor…

The latest child poverty figures show a worrying stability rather than improvement: about one in seven children are living in…

A tough on crime approach and a near doubling of police foot patrols have driven a huge drop in the…

The Government has confirmed it has received the final report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into COVID‑19 Lessons, marking…

Story by Matthew Tukaki New Zealand Law Commission is recommending sweeping reform of the country’s adult decision-making laws, calling for new…

Story by Lineni Tuitupou A delegation from Ngāti Ruanui, one of the Taranaki iwi at the centre of seabed mining…

Wellington City Mayor Andrew Little says the capital has reached a “turning point” in the Moa Point wastewater disaster, with…

More than 12,000 allied, public health, scientific and technical workers employed by Health New Zealand will receive pay increases and…

A group of five climbers were dramatically rescued from Mt Taranaki yesterday after a rapid deterioration in weather left them…

Labour leader Chris Hipkins has used his State of the Nation speech to argue New Zealand is losing ground on…

Labour leader Chris Hipkins has used his State of the Nation speech to argue New Zealand is at a crossroads,…

Wētā FX has taken home a BAFTA Film Award for their work on Avatar: Fire and Ash, announced at this…

A formal WorkSafe New Zealand investigation has begun into work health and safety practices at Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park…

Story by Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com. The Government has moved to reduce the statutory housing capacity target in the fast‑tracked Plan Change…

OPPO’s experience — a central Auckland customer‑service ad drawing roughly 2,500 applicants while the company employs about 27 people locally…

Wellington — A second independent review into the government response to the death of Malachi Subecz has concluded that tamariki…

Auckland — OPPO, the global smartphone maker with a local Auckland office, has been overwhelmed by interest in a single…

Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop has released the long‑awaited National Infrastructure Plan, describing it as a “30‑year view” of how New…

Analysis by Bryce Edwards/Democracy Project. The political left doesn’t want to talk about it. But the most likely outcome of…

Hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders may be living in homes whose legal status is far less secure than they…

The five‑day appeal hearing for the Christchurch mosque terrorist ended today with the Crown insisting his guilty pleas were a…

Heavy rain warnings and watches remain for the North Island on Friday as torrential downpours and the possibility of thunderstorms are on…

The Government has launched an independent review into New Zealand’s monetary policy response during the Covid‑19 pandemic — a move…

Summary: On the third day of the Court of Appeal hearing, an expert in solitary confinement challenged evidence that the…

Source: Waatea News. The release of the Coroner’s findings into the death of Malachai Subecz has reopened deep wounds across…

Leave to appeal sentence and conviction — Day 1 The Court of Appeal opened a five‑day hearing today focused on…

One year after the Coalition Government launched its Fast‑track Approvals system, ministers say the pathway is speeding decisions, cutting costs…

Story by Barbara Miller/ABC News and Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com The Australian man who shot dead 51 people at two Christchurch mosques…

This story is based on an opinion piece by Peter Bassett, published in BreakingNews.com. Wellington’s sewage crisis has exposed a…

The appeal hearing for Australian national Brenton Harrison Tarrant, who murdered 51 people at two Christchurch mosques in 2019, begins…

A fresh sewage scare in Canterbury has renewed scrutiny of New Zealand’s ageing wastewater systems, as questions mount over why…

OPINION: Michael Bassett. If you are watching the bizarre goings on at Waitangi, keep an eye out for which politicians…

Story by Sarah McMillan cvnznews.com. Wellingtonians woke today to the fragrant news that roughly 70 million litres of untreated wastewater…

Kiwis travelling through parts of Asia may face Covid‑style screening measures after two cases of the deadly Nipah virus were…

Story by Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com Wellington’s Metlink passengers are being warned to expect delays over Waitangi weekend, with major rail lines…

Story by Sarah McMillan/cvnznews Midwives across New Zealand will now be able to offer a wider range of funded immunisations,…

Story by Mike Bain/cvnznews.com. The first stage of a major programme to strengthen urgent and after‑hours healthcare in rural New…