Insurance company Partners Life is facing questions over its decision to reject Long COVID insurance claims using mental health exclusions attached to policyholders' existing policies.
Auckland Council is requiring professional dog walkers operating on private rural land to obtain resource consents, with one business facing costs of up to $80,000 and operators warned of prosecution carrying potential fines of up to $10 million.
A month after Auckland's City Rail Link opened, passenger numbers have surged, but businesses that endured years of construction disruption report mixed results, with some seeing little improvement in sales.
Source: rnz.co.nz A survey reveals significant healthcare access issues and environmental concerns among Māori, highlighting systemic challenges and political dynamics in New Zealand.
Starship Children's Hospital staff report intolerable stress and treatment delays due to nurse shortages, amid conflicting claims from Health New Zealand officials.
The article discusses the challenges and potential strategies for strengthening New Zealand's capital markets to support local businesses and drive economic growth.
Carterton District Council's proposed rates hike poses significant challenges for New Zealand's forestry industry, raising concerns over economic impacts and investment confidence.
Cybersecurity expert Adam Burns warns that 96% of schools' emails can be easily forged, highlighting the need for robust security measures in education.
Te Pāti Māori MP Oriini Kaipara has defended visiting a Mongrel Mob pad run by Harry Tam south of Auckland alongside Green candidates Michel Mulipola and Hūhana Lyndon and fellow Te Pāti Māori MP Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke, Stuff reports.
Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson says her party is open to funding Mongrel Mob-linked drug rehabilitation programmes, despite the gang's involvement in the drug trade and violent crime, the NZ Herald reports.
Almost half of New Zealanders surveyed believe they need to leave the country to get ahead financially, up from 29% in 2020 to 48% in the latest University of Otago Consumer Lifestyles study.
While overall net migration rose from 9,163 to 20,503, New Zealand is gaining population through international migration while losing more of its own citizens than it attracts back.
Police have identified what Savage describes as a “marriage of convenience” between gangs seeking to launder criminal proceeds and construction contractors looking for cash to pay workers under the table.
The Teaching Council should have struck teacher Timothy Fisher off a decade before he was convicted of numerous indecency and sexual offences against children, most under 12, a report by Katherine Anderson KC has found.
Predictions of imminent ice-free Arctic summers deserve more accountability from scientists, politicians and the media, argues science writer John O’Sullivan.
ACT leader David Seymour wants to reverse Labour’s residential rental loss ring-fencing rules, allowing landlords to offset new losses against their other taxable income.
