One of those receiving a Jobseeker benefit is Napier woman Suzzy Fairbairn. A former truck driver, she's spent the last nine months looking for work but has had no success. To demonstrate that there w ...

The Government has $115 million at risk from the collapse of SolarZero. Finance Minister Nicola Willis said she was seeking urgent advice on the SolarZero situation. She had no further comment. NZ Gre ...

Labour leader Chris Hipkins knows his party has a fight on its hands to win back support in Auckland, and he says being more visible in New Zealand’s biggest city will help with that. Labour suffered ...

The Ministry of Health announced: The Ministry of Health is today releasing an evidence brief and position statement on the use of puberty blockers for gender identity issues and outlining a more ...

As I have said before I am no fan of Candace Owens. I think she is a grifter who peddles conspiracy theories and has promoted many deeply anti-semitic things. But if enough New Zealanders wish to pay ...

A police officer has been found guilty of the manslaughter of a 95-year-old woman after he said “bugger it” and fired his service Taser at her in a rural nursing home. Clare Nowland died of injuries ...

During that time, Chambers took a lead role marshalling the troops during the Covid-19 pandemic, and was later put in charge of the operation to remove the vaccine mandate protesters occupying the ...

Santa and his elves must wear seatbelts for Christchurch’s Christmas parade following new health and safety advice – a move labelled by some city councillors as “woke nonsense” and “over the top”.

A group of economists have written to Nicola Willis complaining about the modest fiscal restraint imposed on the public sector. Grant Robertson grew government expenditure by $76 billion/year or a ...

It is no surprise that the Government is reducing the number of public health staff members, when they are spending their time on opposing resource consent applications for a McDonalds in Wanaka, ...

An OIA from the Taxpayers Union has found that Sport NZ has spent over $300,000 on two DEE surveys. Putting aside the pros and cons of the subject matter, I was staggered by the cost. How could a ...