New Zealand’s fixed-capital investment has shifted from plant and machinery to housing. Stats NZ and BIS data show the residential share nearly doubling since 1988 while household debt tripled and…
Stats NZ’s Producers Price Index shows every industry link in New Zealand’s food chain gained margin over the past two years, except meat processors. Consumers paid the accumulated difference.
An analysis of 47 years of industry productivity data shows four energy-intensive sectors never got back to their early-2000s peaks — a pattern economic commentary has largely missed.
New Zealand’s manufacturing sector is shedding factories and workers at an alarming pace, with a wave of closures across food processing and timber milling prompting calls for a parliamentary inquiry…
New Zealand have opened their three-match ODI series in Bangladesh with a hard-fought 26-run victory in Mirpur, and the match will long be remembered for a devastating late-innings spell from…
Autumn is secretly one of the best months for Kiwi gardeners. Here’s what to get in the ground this April — from winter greens to sweet peas — and which…
The Lyrid meteor shower peaks over Wednesday night into Thursday morning, and for once the moon is cooperating — a thin waxing crescent sets early, leaving dark skies for one…
Something significant happened in web development over the past twelve months, and most New Zealand businesses have barely noticed. The way websites and web applications get built has fundamentally shifted.…
The Broadcasting Standards Authority looks set to be abolished, with Media and Communications Minister Paul Goldsmith declaring this week that scrapping it is “probably the tidiest solution” as all three…
The clean-up from Cyclone Vaianu is well under way across the North Island, but residents in some of the hardest-hit communities are still dealing with closed roads, damaged infrastructure, and…
Ryman Healthcare has capped a year of transformation with a fourth-quarter trading update showing the company is on track to deliver approximately $180 million in free cash flow for the…
New Zealand’s Football Ferns have secured their place at the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil after a tense 1-0 victory over Papua New Guinea in the Oceania Qualifying…
One of New Zealand’s most familiar names in electronic payments is set to make a comeback. Australian fintech firm Cuscal has agreed to acquire Worldline New Zealand — the company…
A threatening message directed at the Indian community was found painted on a footpath outside Papatoetoe Central School on Saturday, sparking a week-long police investigation that ended with the arrest…
With regular petrol at $3.50 a litre and diesel past $3.80, the financial case for switching to an EV has shifted dramatically. A new Newswire calculator shows exactly what the…
Building consents rose 22.9 percent in February 2026, and the 12-month total is up 11.7 percent. After the deepest downturn in a generation, New Zealand’s construction industry and its sub-suppliers…
The landmark conviction of a mother and son caught with nearly 18 kilograms of pounamu at Auckland Airport has shone a light on a growing black market for New Zealand’s…
The National Party is facing its most turbulent internal moment since coming to office, with reports emerging that a senior MP was unable to brief the Prime Minister on flagging…
The Black Ferns face their most meaningful test of the 2026 Pacific Four Series on Saturday when they take on Canada in Kansas City, a match loaded with significance after…
The High Court has declared parts of New Zealand’s sovereign wealth fund’s ethical investment framework unlawful, finding that the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation failed to properly apply human rights…
Marlon Williams has emerged as the standout name among the finalists for this year’s Aotearoa Music Awards, earning seven nominations across major categories for his first fully te reo Māori…
New Zealand is betting the fuel crisis resolves. It probably will. But probably is not a plan. Free or half-price public transport is the cheapest, fastest, and most proven demand…
New Zealand’s rarest endemic bird, the tara iti or New Zealand fairy tern, has recorded a welcome 15 percent jump in population, with a census conducted at the end of…
The New Zealand-born footwear company that once traded on a vision of sustainable wool sneakers and Silicon Valley cool has made one of the more surprising corporate reinventions in recent…
One of New Zealand rugby’s most recognisable figures is trading the sideline for the campaign trail, announcing his intention to stand for New Zealand First at the November general election.…
One of the most culturally significant experiments in modern New Zealand rugby has come to an end. Moana Pasifika have confirmed they will cease operations as a Super Rugby franchise…
The Waitangi Tribunal has begun urgent hearings into the government’s decision to remove a legal requirement that school boards give effect to the Treaty of Waitangi, in what claimants describe…
Manuka honey exporter Comvita is raising up to $30 million in new shares and welcoming Singapore consumer giant Fraser and Neave as a strategic investor, in a move the company…
Every year in autumn, thousands of young Cook’s petrels leave their nest burrows on island sanctuaries north of Auckland and launch themselves into the night sky for the first time.…
Thousands of eels lie dead on what should be the floor of Pukepuke Lagoon, a wetland between Himatangi and Tangimoana in the Manawatu that has been part of the local…