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Sarah McMillan/cvnznews.com Despite high fuel prices, being forced to eat school lunches, and a tough winter term, Kiwi students turned…
Sarah McMillan/cvnznews.com Two years after the Abuse in Care Royal Commission delivered its landmark report, survivors say the Government’s slow…
Mike Bain/cvnznews.com Quick take: Senior National MP Chris Bishop says it is “highly unlikely” he would hold Hutt South if…
Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com Finance Minister defends targeted support as economists warn fuel-driven inflation won’t ease until global tensions cool. New Zealand’s…
Mike Bain/cvnznews.com The final report of the Public Inquiry into the disappearance of the Phillips children has been formally delivered…
OPINION: Peter Williams. Money triumphs over editorial sense In the immortal words of tennis legend John McEnroe: “You cannot be…
Mike Bain/cvnznews.com For more than three decades, New Zealanders have wrestled with a planning system that’s slow, expensive, and famously…
Rev Dr Malcolm Falloon/NZ Christian Network In 1 Timothy 2, Paul gives Timothy a striking instruction: “First of all, then,…
Opinion: Dr Muriel Newman After decades of rampant migration across Europe, governments are finally confronting a problem they have ignored…
Mike Bain/cvnznews.com On a day when the sporting world was busy arguing about who really “won” the headlines, the biggest…
Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com NZ First has opened its 2026 election campaign with a bold pitch to reshape New Zealand’s energy future,…
Mike Bain/cvnznews.com Conservatives NZ says New Zealand’s justice system has become unaffordable, inaccessible, and increasingly stacked in favour of those…
OPINION: Ani O’Brien. Note: it is my editorial policy to use pronouns that relate to the biological sex of the…
Sarah McMillan/cvnznews.com Kiwis are a step closer to carrying their driver licence on their phone, with the Government opening public…
Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com New Zealand’s next generation of Cook Strait rail ferries will be operated by KiwiRail, the Government has confirmed,…
Sarah McMillan/cvnznews.com Emergency officials have apologised after the New Zealand Civil Defence website went down at the exact moment thousands…
Sarah McMillan/cvnznews.com New Zealand’s assisted‑dying system is facing its most intense scrutiny since the End of Life Choice Act came…
Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com Homeowners frustrated by slow council consents and rising building costs may soon get some relief, with National announcing…
Sarah McMillan/cvnznews.com The Ministry of Health has released the Terms of Reference for a major independent inquiry into the care…
Kaya Selby RNZ Pacific journalist Cash set aside to host the Pacific Island Forum (PIF) in New Zealand next year may…
Mike Bain/cvnznews.com New Zealand woke up today to a headline no one wanted: H5 bird flu has officially arrived. And…
Dr. Christopher Longhurst KSO There is something wonderfully reassuring about the current language of church leaders. We live in an…
Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com Federated Farmers is sounding the alarm over councils rushing to sign new iwi partnership agreements before the Resource…
Iliesa Tora RNZ Pacific senior sports journalist God and family are the two key elements that the Bower family of Taita…
Opinion: Peter Williams. It’s sure to be second time successful for the former TV host One of the rapidly emerging…
Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com Fonterra has trimmed its 2026/27 Farmgate Milk Price forecast, signalling early‑season caution as global dairy markets lose momentum.…
JIM GOMEZ/AP News The United States, the United Kingdom and a dozen other Western and Asian countries reasserted on Sunday…
OPINION: Oliver Hartwich Nostalgia is a wonderful state of mind but, almost by definition, it glorifies the past while ignoring things that were not…
Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com Conservatives NZ law‑and‑justice spokesman Stephen Taylor has issued a detailed and sobering reminder that New Zealand’s justice system,…
Sarah McMillan/cvnznews.com In a move that strengthens the digital safety net for millions of New Zealanders, Trade Me has officially…
Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged business leaders to pursue an “ambitious business programme” following the India–New…
Editors Note: While this story is very much anchored in the United States, as Christians in New Zealand, we cannot…
Mike Bain/cvnznews.com In a week where Kaikōura’s farmers have faced some of the toughest conditions in recent memory, the Government…
Dr. Christopher Longhurst KSO The Priestly Society of Saint Pius X decision to consecrate four new bishops without the Pope’s…
Colin Ambler/cvnznews New Zealand is preparing to enter one of the most significant defence conversations in its modern Pacific history,…
Sarah McMillan/cvnznews.com New Zealand will struggle to fix its overcrowded hospitals unless it strengthens primary care, says one of the…
OPINION: Rodney Hide. Sitting through karakia I am invariably reminded of the book of Daniel in which faithful Israelites found…
Sarah McMillan/cvnznews.com Fuel relief shortfall is now the defining issue of the government’s temporary support scheme, with new Inland Revenue…
Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com Polling near the bottom these days, the once‑prominent Conservative Party remains in the race, determined to offer an…
OPINION: Chris McVeigh KC. A small part of me wants to take some pride in the bestowing of an honorary…










































