When customers tap a debit or credit card via PayWave, businesses pay a merchant service fee-typically averaging 1.2% to 1.5% ...

Forecast: Expect 90 to 130 mm of rain. Peaks rates of 15 to 25 mm/h, but 25 to 40 mm/h possible in localised downpours during ...

While Prime Minister Christopher Luxon boasts that “New Zealand’s economy is growing four times faster than Australia’s,” ...

In the bitter cold of New Plymouth, homelessness advocate Lani Hunt is calling for urgent action as rough sleeping spirals ...

The government confirmed New Zealand's passport is being redesigned to place the English words above the te reo Māori text.

Dr Alex Hedley, a public health specialist in training based in Napier, says it’s tough going trying to get health equity for ...

A youth development group is warning the Government that the number of children and rangatahi facing homelessness is growing ...

Aaron Rangihika, Deputy Mayor | Koromātua Waha Tuarā of Kawerau District Council, is a steadfast advocate for grassroots ...

In a controversial move, the National-NZ First coalition government has formally extended a 50 percent excise tax reduction on Heated Tobacco Products (HTPs); commonly marketed devices like IQOS—well ...

For Māori whānau counting every dollar at the checkout, the Government’s ban on in-store surcharges is too little, too late. The relief won’t kick in until May 2026, a full year away. In the meanwhile ...

Re-establishment of Regional Polytechnics: Ten polytechnics, including Ara Institute of Canterbury, Eastern Institute of ...

Te Pati Māori has started the selection process for its candidates in the 2026 election, just over a year away. Haley Maxwell ...