It was a big week out of the US. The longest Government shutdown in history came to an end. And the US has dropped their ...

Media reported that Trump wants the US Government to back a 50-year mortgage option that would help address concerns about housing affordability. Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte ...

The latest episode of the long-running cartoon strip A Change in the Weather, originally published in the Otago Daily Times magazine The Weekend Mix. This cartoon is © Bruce Mahalski, and was first ...

Cost saving and convenience are poor reasons to overhaul how New Zealanders prove who they are,” says PILLAR Executive Director Nathan Seiuli. “We cannot trade fundamental freedoms and privacy for ...

Once ranked third in the world for palliative care, New Zealand slipped to 12th pace in 2021 – and now ranks 15th in the 2025 World Map of Palliative Care Development report. Germany came out on top, ...

The Supreme Court has today ruled that four rideshare drivers should be classified as employees and not contractors, a decision with far-reaching implications for the economy at large, BusinessNZ says ...

Among the changes are a new firearms regulator removing police from oversight duties, tough restrictions for gang members and ...

In a first-of-its-kind study, the New Zealand Youth Mentoring Network has explored the extent of youth mentoring in New ...

Resurfacing work on State Highway 1 over the Brynderwyn Hills is complete and NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is ...

Raukawa based farmers, Graeme and Judy Wedd generously donated a cattle beast recently through the scheme, raising around ...

Children are especially vulnerable. Malnutrition weakens immunity, making them more susceptible to disease and death. The report warns that delayed action will cost lives and increase humanitarian ...

After slamming into the island nation on 9 November with winds of around 185 kilometres per hour (or 115 miles per hour) leaving at least six dead, Super Typhoon Fung-wong hit homes, schools and ...