ASB profit drops to $1.4b as class action settlement lifts costs
ASB reports a slight decline in annual profit due to increased expenses from a class action settlement amid economic uncertainties.
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Death throes: Outgoing broadcasting watchdog claims authority over online speech
What is a "broadcaster"?
Hipkins rules out NZ First after NZ First already ruled out Labour
Peters says he ruled Labour out four years ago, again last year and repeatedly since.
Fauci texts expose private uncertainty over miscarriage risk during vaccine rollout
“...theoretically could be associated with miscarriage in the 1st trimester”
Banks save money by removing ATMs, but cash users pay the price
More than four in ten New Zealanders still use cash for everyday purchases.
City Rail Link’s $2.6B blowout leaves Auckland ratepayers with a $235m annual bill
“It didn’t need to be gold-plated, platinum-encrusted and covered in public art.”
Nearly half a million eligible voters face new pre-election enrolment deadline
Voters must enrol by October 25, 13 days before election day.
Everyone backs Luxon except the woman tipped to replace him
A senior minister could end the speculation with one sentence. Stanford chose not to.
'A major distraction': Luxon calls urgent caucus meeting as leadership pressures spill into the open
“This issue needs to be resolved quickly.”
Luxon says raising fuel tax could be on the cards if National is re-elected | Stuff.co.nz
The video discusses the National Party's promises regarding taxes and their plan to install solar panels in schools, contrasting it with Labour's approach to supporting small businesses and their stance on fuel taxes.
Tony Randle is fifth sitting councillor to die in less than four months
No connection between the deaths has been reported and no shared cause has been established.
St John suspects patients managing chronic conditions at home are fuelling record 111 surge
“If they had been able to access primary care,” it might have prevented an ambulance being required.
Opportunity feasts on Labour’s fall
Opportunity’s rise could leave Parliament deadlocked if it aligns with the opposition.
Councils demand more from ratepayers while disciplining elected representatives who push back
“Knowing that there’s nothing that we can do is quite a level of helplessness here.”
Communities that rejected council amalgamation may have it imposed on them anyway
“We’re not going to let the government decide what we’re going to do.”