Browsing: New Zealand
By Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com Interislander freight customers are being hit with a steep jump in fuel charges, with KiwiRail confirming its…
By Shaun Brooker. If I were to ask you, which education sector would you expect to see the highest sense…
Opinion: Lindsay Mitchell. For the last four years, the Ministry of Social Development, the main agency for the Wage Subsidy…
By Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com ACT is sharpening its case for a dedicated overstayer enforcement unit, after senior Labour MP Phil Twyford…
By Sarah McMillan/cvnznews.com The Government has announced $56.6 million in major school redevelopments, describing it as further good news for…
by Mike Bain/cvnznews.com The name of Jesus did ring through Auckland’s CBD on Saturday — not with the roar of…
By Mike Bain/cvnznews.com ACT’s six‑point immigration package would tighten deportation rules, add a $6‑a‑day surcharge on temporary work visas and…
EDITORIAL: Mike Bain The story is simple and brutal. God declared Jericho’s plunder devoted to the Lord; it was not…
In brief The bigger question NZ First has drawn the line. Winston Peters has unequivocally ruled out forming any kind…
By Mike Bain/cvnznews.com President Donald Trump urged other nations in mid‑March 2026 to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, prompting…
The Māori branch of the Anglican Church has named Susan Wallace as bishop-elect of Te Hui Amorangi ki Te Waipounamu…
by Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com The Government has moved on two fronts this week, and both point to the same uncomfortable truth:…
By Sarah McMillan/cvnznews.com Supporters of an upcoming exhibition of eucharistic miracles and the visit of a relic of one of…
OPINION: Rodney Hide. TVNZ Political Editor Maiki Sherman — the first Māori women to hold the job — repeatedly shouted…
By Mike Bain/cvnznews.com A major new report has raised urgent questions about New Zealand’s standing in the Pacific, revealing that…
By Sarah McMillan/cvnznews.com Three‑time Paralympic gold medallist Anna Grimaldi has been selected for the New Zealand Team heading to the…
OPINION: Peter Williams. Any politician who refuses to front on a particular media outlet essentially because he or she is…
By Erin Hale New Zealand’s military said a surveillance aircraft observed what it suspected was North Korea breaking international sanctions in…
By Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com ACT leader David Seymour’s allegation that TVNZ used legal muscle to shut down reporting of an alleged…
by Simon Atkinson and Kelly Ng/BBC News Plans to erect a statue in New Zealand symbolising the so-called comfort women…
by Sarah McMillan/cvnznews.com The Electricity Authority has demanded answers from major power retailers after most companies pushed through price rises…
OPINION: Zoran Rakovic. New Zealanders increasingly shoulder Treaty burdens not theirs to carry—learning Māori rites, obeying Crown guilt, and performing…
by Ani O’Brien Inside the Press Gallery: power, silence, and the accountability gap in New Zealand media On the evening…
By Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com Feedback from the Government’s Red Tape Tipline has revealed a series of practical regulatory barriers that businesses…
OPINION: Roger Partridge New Zealand’s housing crisis has causes everyone recognises – RMA restrictions, building consent delays, infrastructure that cannot…
OPINION: Rodney Hide. Christianity didn’t just arrive in New Zealand—it built the place. Missionaries planted the first permanent settlement in…
By Claire Taylor/ RNZ Plans are under way to protect Tekapo’s famous Church of the Good Shepherd from bad parking,…
By Dr Reverend Stuart Lange In New Zealand, ANZAC commemorations honour the hardships and sacrifices of those who went overseas…
By Mike Bain/cvnznews.com. The National Party has filed a formal complaint with TVNZ alleging inappropriate behaviour by its reporters following…
Source: Chris Lynch Media Christ Church Cathedral will be bathed in poppy red from dusk to dawn in the days…
OPINION: Rodney Hide. In March 2023, Green co-leader and then-Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence, Marama Davidson,…
By Mike Bain/cvnznews.com Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay has departed for New Delhi to formally sign the New Zealand–India…
Opinion: Rodney Hide On Tuesday 21 April 2026, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon called for a formal confidence vote in his…
By Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com The Justice Minister is standing firm on the Government’s proposed move‑on orders, despite newly released documents showing…
OPINION: Lindsay Mitchell Speaking after his cabinet meeting yesterday, affirming his continuing leadership of the National Party, Prime Minister Chris…
By Ella Scott-Fleming Warning: This story details indecent assault offending. A victim says her life hasn’t been the same since…
By Mike Bain/cvnznews.com New Zealanders receiving a benefit are being urged to think carefully before tapping their KiwiSaver for financial…
OPINION: Ani O’Brien. Today must end it. After a weeks and months of constant cycles of breathless speculation, anonymous briefings,…
by Sudesh Kissun/Rural News New Zealand exporters are putting the blowtorch on politicians to get the free trade deal with…
Opinion: Graham Adams The path to election glory has traps. NZ First’s prospects at the election after a run of…