Despite everything, all the leaders of all the parliamentary parties from the start of 2025 remain the leaders of their parties at the end of 2025 (editors pls chk in case of late coup). Almost as ...

The half-year fiscal update offers the prospect of a fragile recovery – just as higher interest rates threaten to complicate the government's election year story.

Justice minister Paul Goldsmith will seek advice on outlawing the invasive pseudoscientific practice of virginity testing, after a formal request was made by another minister.

Going to space is not just a rite of passage, it comes with a huge responsibility to ensure that it’s looked after because our lives depend on it.' ...

By focusing on how hard or how smart we work, all this talk about productivity is completely missing the point.

Molly Pardoe is the oldest artist in Rhythm and Vines history, set to perform her first live DJ set at the three-day Gisborne festival later this month. She talks to Alex Casey about changing ...

When the minister for digitising government has given you an early Christmas present, it would be rude not to open it.

A visiting urbanist from California is sharing a cautionary tale from his home state, and urging New Zealand to actually follow through with its plans to build more houses in central areas.

Australia’s legislation places the responsibility and any punishment on social media platforms, rather than users or families. “There will be no penalties for under-16s who access an age-restricted ...

With fresh air in its lungs, the economy is picking up,' said Nicola Willis at today's Hyefu update, as the return to surplus slipped even further away.

As 2025 draws to a close, we asked our pantheon of politics watchers to describe the world this year as succinctly as possible.

Groceries: $400. This includes all eating out. Two person household (myself and husband) plus two dogs and one cat. Eating out: $50-$100 – some weeks nothing, other weeks $50 for lunch, sometimes ...