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How can NZ businesses grow if people are now a ‘scarce resource’?
New Zealand’s birth rate stats just keep getting worse...
The latest show ‘natural population growth’ has fallen to 18,700 for the year to June – th…
22 hours ago
Trump threatens Oman as Iran ceasefire collapses
A development in the Middle East, with US President Donald Trump turning on a key US ally.
He’s threatened to bomb Oman if it interferes in the Stra…
1 day, 22 hours ago
Can New Zealand stop supermarkets charging ‘excessive’ prices?
Kiwis are constantly wondering why their groceries are so expensive.
The Green Party is the latest to promise a fix in the way of a members bill aim…
2 days, 22 hours ago
RNZ cuts jobs as MediaWorks changes hands and Santamaria heads to court
A drawn-out employment legal dispute, the sale of one of the country’s top media companies, fears AI could take newsroom jobs, and RNZ planning to cu…
5 days, 22 hours ago
NZ’s council shake-up explained: Who could merge?
The Government's working through merger proposals from councils around the country.
City and district councils were given until this week to pitch p…
6 days, 22 hours ago
Luxon survives the coup — but is National’s civil war over?
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is staying in the top job.
He's emerged from another confidence vote with the support of his caucus.
National MPs …
1 week ago
Is Christopher Luxon about to lose the National Party leadership?
Speculation is mounting over Christopher Luxon’s future as National Party leader, with reports of caucus unrest putting his leadership back under the…
1 week, 2 days ago
Are National's new fiscal rules tough discipline or political marketing?
National has unveiled new fiscal rules promising tighter spending, lower debt and no new taxes on working New Zealanders. But Taxpayers’ Union execut…
1 week, 2 days ago
It turns out size does matter. The AI data centre debate hits NZ
Data centres are not a new phenomenon, but hyperscale AI data centres? Well, that's a whole other conversation.
There are currently no AI hyperscale …
1 week, 5 days ago
CRL: The long road to Auckland’s big city future
It feels like Auckland is entering its big city era.
New Zealand’s largest transport infrastructure project ever, the City Rail Link will open to pas…
1 week, 6 days ago