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ACT has welcomed cross‑party support for a parliamentary motion condemning antisemitism, following new data showing a continued rise in antisemitic…
By Mike Bain/cvnznews.com Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has retained the National Party leadership after the caucus voted in support of…
By Sarah McMillan/cvnznews.com Colin Thorne — the globally celebrated centenarian parkrunner and beloved Whangārei figure — has died aged 102,…
Update; Tuesday April 21 : 8:30 am Wellington remains under an active state of emergency with Red heavy‑rain warnings in…
By Mike Bain/cvnznews.com Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay says legal verification of the New Zealand–India Free Trade Agreement (FTA)…
By Mike Bain/cvnznews.com The Government has announced a package of temporary measures to help schools cope with soaring fuel costs…
By Sarah McMillan/cvnznews.com Updated 5pm Monday 20 April The Wellington region has been placed under a state of emergency as…
By Colin Ambler/cvnznew.com New Zealand First has unveiled a new election policy aimed at breaking up the supermarket duopoly, arguing…
By Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com The Green Party has used its 2026 State of the Planet address to argue that New Zealand…
By Mike Bain/cvnznews.com Former senior Labour minister Michael Wood says he “lost balance” during his time in Cabinet and accepts…
Opinion: Bryce McKenzie. Bryce Mckenzie, co-founder of Groundswell NZ explains clearly what is happening in Gore and why it is…
OPINION: Ani O’Brien. How Liam Hehir convinced me I was wrong Last week, in my weekly political wrap up I…
By Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com Brian Tamaki has launched a fresh push to put the size of New Zealand’s Parliament back in…
Opinion: Ani O’Brien. Note: I was a vegetarian for 10 years and previously worked at the SPCA. I am a…
by Mandy Te/Interest NZ. A mixture of political optics, an election year and a free trade agreement that doesn’t deliver the…
OPINION: Roger Partridge. Critics of judicial overreach face an odd challenge. The most sophisticated response is not to defend the…
by Canaan Lidor The City Council of Auckland, the capital city of New Zealand, voted on Tuesday, Israel’s national memorial…
By Mike Bain/cvnznews.com National is accusing Labour of signalling support for a raft of new taxes after Labour’s Revenue spokesperson…
By Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com New Zealand’s fuel supplies remain stable despite a three‑day drop in petrol, diesel, and jet fuel stocks,…
By Sarah McMillan/cvnznews.com. The Government’s drive to speed up diagnosis and treatment across the health system has taken another step…
By Mike Bain/cvnznews.com The future of New Zealand’s broadcasting regulator has become a live political battleground, as ACT intensifies its…
By Colin/Ambler/cvnznews.com New Zealand’s cancer patients are set to benefit from one of the largest expansions of community‑based treatment in…
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon dismissed Hawke’s Bay mayor’s concerns regarding the use of state of emergencies, stating a preference for…
cvnznews.com/ Editorial. The clean‑up from Cyclone Vaianau has barely started and already the fallout is as much about trust as…
By Mike Bain/cvnznews.com A new UK study, Religion at Work: the invisible dimension of workplace diversity, finds many employees who…
By Sarah McMillan-Updated: Sunday, 12 April 2026 04:00pm SummaryCyclone Vaianu made landfall today and has been described by MetService as…
By Chris Trotter – OPINION Power, if it is to have any lasting legacy, must be seized. Not inherited, not…
By Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com BusinessNZ is urging the Government to elevate the food and grocery sector into the highest priority tier…
OPINION: Karl du Fresne “I’m not going to play that game,” Christopher Luxon said – rather lamely – when Tova…
by Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com It started with a simple question: why are so many low‑risk, everyday situations tripped up by alcohol…
By Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com Imagine being able to plug in your electric vehicle almost anywhere you need to—without delays, confusion, or…
by Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com Greater Wellington Regional Council is urging the Government to step in as soaring diesel prices threaten the…
by Mike Bain/cvnznews.com “Watch that no one deceives you.” — Matthew 24:4 Another weekend, another weather warning — but this…
By Sarah McMillan/cvnznews.com A gruelling 90-day, 1,367 kilometre endurance swim has helped ignite a nationwide movement to end bottom trawling,…
The announcement of a conditional two‑week ceasefire between the United States and Iran has sent ripples through global markets and…
by Mike Bain/cvnznews.com. Wellingtonians didn’t need a glossy report to tell them rates have become unaffordable — but now they…
Opinion: Peter Mortlock Don’t you love the lying, biased media? On Good Friday, they show some “dying” church with a…
New Zealand family doctors report that rising fuel costs are causing patients to miss appointments and have difficulty affording medications.…
By Sarah McMillan/cvnznews.com Food is one of those quiet assumptions in New Zealand life — something we believe will always…
The Commerce Commission is proposing to approve Transpower’s plan to replace and expand the ageing undersea electricity cables that connect…