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OPINION: Lynne Samkin In the wake of the recent challenge to Christopher Luxon’s leadership of the National Party, the Facebook…
Mike Bain/cvnznews.com A fresh round of political promises over the South Island’s economic future has injected energy into an already…
Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com New Zealand’s economic engine is finally humming again, and the latest tourism numbers prove it. June’s international visitor…
Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com Richie Mo’unga has been recalled to the New Zealand All Blacks after a three-year after absence as an…
Mike Bain/cvnznews.com Hawke’s Bay got a rare win this week — the kind that reminds New Zealanders the health system…
Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com A political shift that’s been building for years finally broke into the open this week: New Zealand’s appetite…
Sarah McMillan/cvnznews.com New Zealand’s long‑running attendance crisis has finally produced a bright spot — and for once, it’s not spin,…
Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com Christopher Luxon didn’t leave the caucus room at midday — he owned it. The place had that classic…
Sarah McMillan/cvnznews.com Retirement village reform has become the quiet earthquake rumbling beneath New Zealand’s ageing landscape. With more than 53,000…
Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com By the time New Zealand finishes its morning coffee, the National Party may have decided whether Christopher Luxon…
Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com Christopher Luxon walked through Wellington Airport today and refused to answer a single question — not one —…
Sarah McMillan/cvnznews.com How is this still happening in New Zealand? A major new study has revealed that one‑third of people…
Mike Bain/cvnznews.com New Zealanders have long prided themselves on fairness and the rule of law — but a growing chorus…
AP/Associated Press An Australian air crew flew an American from an Antarctic base to a New Zealand hospital in a rare midwinter…
Sarah McMillan/cvnznews.com New Zealand’s dog control system just got a long‑overdue tune‑up — and according to the SPCA, it’s about…
Mike Bain/cvnznews.com The Coalition is hanging on like a possum on a powerline, Labour’s numbers have fallen through a drain…
EDITORIAL: Mike Bain. By mid‑morning on Thursday, the media had Luxon pegged as a man ready to torch MMP, rewrite…
Mike Bain/cvnznews.com The Conservative Party has released a comprehensive child‑protection policy package, with leader Helen Houghton saying New Zealand must…
Sarah McMillan/cvnznews.com A 49‑year‑old man has been charged with 14 offences after a violent early‑morning rampage through Auckland’s Epsom that…
Mike Bain/cvnznews.com A Waikato father who filmed himself sexually abusing his five‑year‑old daughter — then exported the material to a…
Sarah McMillan/cvnznews.com As Tauranga heads toward mid‑week, the region’s most iconic landmark remains off‑limits — and according to the iwi…
Kyle Evans/ABC News Two New Zealand men stranded on Solomon Islands’ highest mountain have been rescued. Keanu Isaksson, 25, and…
A retired Salvation Army pastor has finished walking the length of New Zealand to raise money for foodbanks and help…
Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com Rotorua has put its homelessness crisis squarely on the table — and the numbers now publicly laid out…
Mike Bain/cvnznews.com The Government is celebrating what it calls a “significant turnaround” in New home consents, with more than 40,000…
Mike Bain/cvnznews.com Te Pāti Māori is demanding urgent answers after two separate system failures disrupted enrolments onto the Māori roll…
Mike Bain/cvnznews.com New Zealand has spent years chasing a free‑trade agreement with India — a relationship successive governments have described…
Mike Bain and Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com “One of the biggest blessings in my motherhood journey has been our Plunket nurse.” —…
Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com Drag queens suing Brian Tamaki and Destiny Church for defamation claim the church is withholding key private messages…
Mike Bain/cvnznews.com A new, centrist Uncommitted Movement has emerged Except this time it’s in support of genocide, rather than trying…
Mike Bain/cvnznews.com Now that the report is in, it’s time to see some action. That was the message from Regulation…
Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com The Government has delivered a major overhaul of New Zealand’s leave entitlements system, with the Employment Leave Bill…
Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com New Zealand has issued its first new offshore petroleum exploration permit in six years — a milestone Resources…
Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com New Zealand’s largest provider of early‑childhood health support says mothers and newborns are missing out on essential care…
Mike Bain/cvnznews.com If you’re hunting for work in 2026, one uncomfortable question is starting to surface: are you living in…
Sarah McMillan/cvnznews.com The Government has extended the deadline for the final report into one of New Zealand’s most troubling recent…
Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com Conservative Party leader Helen Houghton has confirmed she will contest the Tāmaki electorate in the upcoming General Election,…
Mike Bain/cvnznews.com For years, New Zealand’s health system has been defined by a familiar tension: world‑class clinicians working inside ageing…
Sarah McMillan/cvnznews.com New Zealand is on track to record more than 100 drowning deaths in 2026 — a milestone the…
EDITORIAL: Mike Bain/cvnznews.com For generations, New Zealanders have treated Australia like the big, shiny escape hatch — a place where…