Browsing: New Zealand
By Christopher Longhurst. A survivor of clerical child sexual abuse in the New Zealand Catholic Church recalledbeing told by a…
by Mike Bain/cvnznews.com A diplomatic jab from a visiting US official has reignited New Zealand’s long‑settled nuclear debate, despite the…
OPINION: Chris Trotter One political advertisement stood out from the thousands that blitzed the US presidential campaign of 2024. It…
By Mike Bain/cvnznews.com A survivor‑advocacy organisation is warning that New Zealand’s new anti‑stalking legislation may unintentionally hinder those working to…
By Sarah McMillan/cvnznews.com A long‑running Pink Floyd tribute act has been forced to cancel its Napier performance at the last…
By Mike Bain/cvnznews.com New Zealand’s business community has delivered a mixed verdict on Budget 2026, with many acknowledging the Government’s…
By Colin Ambler and Sarah McMillan/cvnznews.com Labour and the Green Party have delivered a blistering joint wave of criticism at…
by Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com Labour has slammed the Government’s 2026 Budget as a failure of leadership and a missed final chance…
By Mike Bain, Colin Ambler, Sarah McMillan/cvnznews.com Finance Minister Nicola Willis has delivered her final Budget of the term —…
By Michael Swanson. Budget Day in New Zealand is one of the most choreographed events in the political calendar. While…
By Sarah Mc Millan/cvnznews.com Marlborough District councillors have unanimously agreed to loan $110 million to Port Marlborough to finance the…
By Dr Christopher Evan Longhurst KSO Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas (Magnificent Humanity),published this month, warns that AI…
Opinion: Ashley Church New Zealand is in the early stages of a major debate about children, social media, digital identity…
By Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com Business leaders want Thursday’s Budget to show a credible path back to surplus and a clear, long‑term…
Supplied by SNAP SNAP Aotearoa says the Government’s proposed Redress System for Abuse in Care Bill risks creating a two‑tier…
OPINION: Rodney Hide. In Wellington salons and certain Auckland boardrooms, the conventional wisdom is settled: China is the unstoppable rising…
By Mike Bain/cvnznews.com All the kids lost their game because the adults on the sideline chose to behave like bullies.…
By Mike Bain/cvnznews.com Stalking becomes a criminal offence from midnight, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith announced, with offenders facing up to…
By Sarah McMillan/cvnznews.com Being sexually abused is devastating enough. Now hundreds of survivors face a second injury: the loss of…
By Mike Bain/cvnznews.com The Government is tightening English language rules for migrant workers, with Immigration Minister Erica Stanford confirming that…
From Helen Sullivan, Tabby Wilson/ BBC News The suspect in a shooting near the White House was killed in an…
By The Rev Dr Stuart Lange/NZ Christian Network. On the day of Pentecost, we see the magnificent outpouring of the…
By Colin Amblercvnznews.com New Zealand’s rural land base is continuing to fragment into smaller holdings, driving a shift in demand…
by Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com National MP for Tukituki Catherine Wedd says her new members’ bill will give Police a clearer tool…
OPINION: Don Brash/Hobson’s Pledge. From activist groups weaponising professional complaints and silencing dissenting voices to taxpayer-funded universities mandating ideological courses,…
By Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com More ambulance crews, upgraded technology and bolstered frontline support will strengthen emergency response across New Zealand, Health…
Supplied: Science Media Centre The UN General Assembly has adopted last year’s International Court of Justice ruling that countries –…
Image: Christ Church Cathedral was built between 1864 and 1904. Photo: Press archives By Mike Bain/cvnznews.com Fifteen years after the earthquakes,…
OPINION: Michael Swanson. We vote every three years, and then, for most of us, democracy largely goes on without us.…
EDITORIAL: Mike Bain/cvnznews.com New Zealanders were told for years that AI was something to “keep an eye on,” a future…
By Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com The political fight over Labour’s proposed New Zealand Future Fund has sharpened, with Labour leader Chris Hipkins…
By Mike Bain/cvnznews.com National MP Simeon Brown says Labour has reached “a new frontier” in avoiding scrutiny over its proposed…
By Chris Harrowell East Auckland’s many welcoming Christian churches offer much more to their local communities than solely providing a…
Overall the primary sector is doing pretty well now due to a combination of ….
By Mike Bain and Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com The Government has confirmed plans for one of the largest restructures of the public…
by Mike Bain/cvnznews.com New Zealand already has its own version of “buffer zones” around abortion facilities — polite little circles…
New Zealanders have made some cutbacks in the wake of the current fuel crisis, but they….
Auckland’s rental market has entered 2026 with its strongest burst of tenant activity in ……
By Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com For the first time in a long time, the story in our classrooms is changing — and…
A new University of Auckland study has laid bare how ultra‑processed food (UPF) companies design and market their products to keep people eating more, even when they know the foods are unhealthy. Researchers say the system is so effective that New Zealanders now consume roughly half their diet as UPFs — a pattern linked to rising rates of obesity, diabetes and heart disease.