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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.
OPINION: Lindsay Mitchell. It took becoming a mother to awaken an interest in politics in me. Having then become increasingly…
By Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com A Christchurch High Court jury has found 33‑year‑old Hayden Tasker guilty of murdering Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming,…
By Sarah McMillan/cvnznews.com New Zealand’s science community is bracing for a bleak Budget, with senior researchers warning that the country’s…
By Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com NZ First leader Winston Peters has unveiled one of his boldest economic pitches yet: buying back the…
OPINION: Gary Judd, KC. A Constitutional Trojan Horse: advancing change through political stealth Trade Minister Hon Todd McClay has announced…
By Mike Bain/cvnznews.com ACT leader David Seymour is claiming credit for what he calls a “major step” toward clearer and…
By Mike Bain/cvnznews.com After a week of criticism that the Government is “not doing enough” on social support, homelessness, and…
Image: Parafed Bay of Plenty board members Neil Cudby, Bryce McFall and Amanda Lowry, gearing up for the upcoming Healthvision Festival of Disability Sport. By…
By Mike Bain/cvnznews.com The Government is pressing ahead with new police “move‑on” powers despite warnings from its own agencies that…
By Mike Bain/cvnznews.com Most Kiwis don’t spend much time thinking about the Korean Peninsula, but right now a group of…
By Mike Bain/cvnznews.com If you’ve been out and about lately, you’ve probably felt it — the cafés a bit busier,…
Supplied By SNAP Aotearoa New Zealand Wellington Archbishop Paul Martin recently encouraged New Zealand Catholicsto contribute more actively to parish life and…
By Sarah McMillan/cvnznews.com. The small Pacific country Nauru is preparing for one of the most significant identity changes in its…
By Sarah McMillan/cvnznews.com Kiwis who use mobile phones should be careful when scanning QR codes. Scammers are increasingly targeting phones…
OPINION: Dr Muriel Newman. The recent appointment of ten unelected iwi representatives with full voting rights onto a Council Committee of…
By Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com Prime Minister Christopher Luxon today outlined the need to secure New Zealand’s future in an increasingly volatile…
By Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com Patients in the King Country will now be able to access cancer treatment closer to home, with…
by Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com New Zealand’s petroleum sector is showing its strongest signs of revival in years, with a fourth exploration…
OPINION: Zoran Rakovic. New Zealand’s slowdown isn’t just inflation or rates. It’s deferred maintenance. Why households are cutting back -…
OPINION: Michael Swanson. Are most parties a little bit populist now? As New Zealand heads into the 2026 general election,…
By Sarah McMillan/cvnznews.com Health New Zealand says measles is now likely circulating in the Wellington region, after confirming a fourth…
by Mike Bain/cvnznews.com. The Marist Brothers in Aotearoa New Zealand have issued a formal and unreserved apology to survivors of…
OPINION: MickeySavage This is a bit of a slow burner of an issue and relates back to the time that…