Stuff has reported on the 22 countries Kiwis are advised not to travel to. They are: Afghanistan - “There is an ongoing and very high threat of terrorist attack throughout Afghanistan. The threat to ...

With the sea of red in the pre-Chirstmas HYFEU, and local government continuing to be in crisis, it'll be a big year ahead for the Taxpayers' Union. And thanks to our, errr, friends in Parliament (NZ ...

Despite trying hard with a new company, of very good people, and four quality applications (with property owners willing to lease remarkable properties) ... the Charter School show is over for us ...

The second-most powerful police officer in the country has been suspended from duty amid a criminal investigation, his lawyer says. The Herald revealed last month that Deputy Commissioner Jevon ...

The first reason has been explicitly given by the Charities Services. A charity’s funds should only be used to advance a charity’s purposes. Supporting a political party or candidate is not consistent ...

You might think the decision to cancel the so-called mega ferries for New Zealand’s Cook Strait was a mistake. Reasonable people can disagree on whether the new government’s pivot to smaller, more ...

A Los Angeles fire chief has blasted the city's mayor Karen Bass for 'failing' fire crews and communities devastated by the ongoing wildfires. Fire Chief Kirstin Crowley took aim at the city's ...

A police officer has died after a car “being used as a weapon” hit her and a colleague, in a New Year’s Eve incident in Nelson. After hitting the two officers, the vehicle allegedly returned and ...

In late August 2024, the Minister of Health, Dr Shane Reti, issued updated guidance to the Health Research Council (“HRC”) after years of scandalous funding was revealed. Dr Reti wanted it to fund ...

I am a big fan of immigration, in a controlled way such as we have in NZ. But immigration into a country is a privilege not a right. Generally speaking you should expect immigrants to be more law ...

She said the current system was problematic in that many entitlements were claimed by wealthy people and paid for by hiking taxes on workers of all income levels. “There are a lot of entitlements and ...

Cabinet has endorsed an ownership bid for the Whakapapa ski field and has agreed to loan Whakapapa Holdings up to $5 million to support its purchase. The funding is conditional on Whakapapa Holdings ...