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.
NZ First’s polling support remains above its 2023 election result, and the party could again prove essential to forming a centre-right government, according to figures and coalition analysis reported by Reuters.
Opportunity leader Qiulae Wong is courting centre-right voters while acknowledging her party may end up negotiating with Labour, after Christopher Luxon again ruled out working with her.
Allegations of vote rigging and ballot theft in Manurewa's local elections spark concerns about electoral integrity and community trust in New Zealand's democratic processes.
Winston Peters asserts his pivotal role in New Zealand's upcoming election, challenging traditional two-party dominance and emphasizing New Zealand First's rejuvenated candidate list.
Opportunity party leader Qiulae Wong considers compromising on tax reform for significant policy wins in potential National-led coalition negotiations.
