Browsing: New Zealand
By Michael Swanson. With the November election now firmly in view, Finance Minister Nicola Willis delivered a Budget that didn’t…
By Mike Bain/cvnznews.com This year’s four day Fieldays, starting on Wednesday at Hamilton’s Mystery Creek is shaping up to be…
OPINION: Sir Roger Douglas. New Zealand’s serious superannuation problems began in 1976 when the Muldoon Government replaced Labour’s compulsory super…
By Colin Ambler/cvnznew.com Health Minister Simeon Brown has announced that paramedics will soon gain prescribing rights, a move he says…
By Mike Bain/cvnznews.com A Waihi dairy farmer has been fined $39,000 after repeatedly breaching dairy effluent rules, leading to unlawful…
By Mike Bain/cvnznews.com An investigation is underway after a Wellington passenger train derailed on the Johnsonville Line last night, injuring…
OPINION: Malcolm Falloon/NZ Christian Network Few phrases are used more often today than “culture wars”. Depending on who is speaking,…
By Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have used their annual leaders’ meeting in…
By Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com ANZ NZ announced on Friday they have increased some of its home loan rates – citing wholesale…
OPINION: Michael Swanson. After being all about budget, budget, and more budget over the past fortnight…I decided to look at…
Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com The Dunedin City Council has received a significant Government grant to research unmarked graves of people who died…
By Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com. 5pm Update: The top half of the North Island is now under a severe thunderstorm watch, with…
OPINION: (The author’s name was supplied but is withheld at their request.) The controversy around the Waitangi Tribunal, the rapid…
By Sarah McMillan/cvnznews.com Residential construction costs have continued to climb across New Zealand, despite a sharp fall in diesel prices…
By James Pocock/Editor – Gisborne Herald A bittersweet celebration of church history and memories opened a weekend of events marking…
By Sarah McMillan/cvnznews.com New Zealand will see its first new marine reserves in more than a decade come into force…
By Mike Bain/cvnznews.com. The Government has drawn a hard line under one of the most contentious debates in local politics:…
By Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com Foodstuffs North Island is talking up “growing competition” and “more choice for customers” — but the Commerce…
By Mike Bain/cvnznews.com The Government has moved to shut the door on unelected voting rights at council tables, saying democracy…
By Mike Bain/cvnznews.com The road freight sector says the ongoing closure of State Highway 2 through the Waioweka Gorge —…
By Colin Ambler/cvnznews.com New Zealand’s supermarket shake‑up is moving far slower than politicians promised — and the Commerce Commission’s latest…
By Sarah McMillan/cvnznews.com A new survey from KiwiSaver provider Generate shows most New Zealanders are keeping a close eye on…
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…