Articles by Audrey Young, NZME staff
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Politics
'I'm an extrovert, I'm relational and I know the markets well': Luxon on his foreign foray
Sunday, 14 April 2024, 9:54AMChristopher Luxon is a man on a mission, literally and figuratively. He leaves today on his first mission to Southeast Asia...
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Business
Air NZ facing 'increasingly' challenging tough second half
Monday, 19 February 2024, 3:07PMAir New Zealand’s share price has slipped marginally after it sent a shot across investors’ bow warning “a number” of factors...
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Politics
Waitangi Tribunal review - changing role set to come under scrutiny by coalition Government
Monday, 29 January 2024, 7:39AMThe Government’s agenda on Māori policy goes much further than Act’s bid to rewrite the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi,...
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World
Federal officials order grounding of Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners after Alaska Airlines plane suffers a blowout
Sunday, 7 January 2024, 9:22AMFederal officials ordered the immediate grounding of Boeing 737-9 Max jetliners after an Alaska Airlines plane suffered a...
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Business
Fletcher Building in trading halt over Australian pipes problem
Wednesday, 11 October 2023, 3:49PMFletcher Building is in a trading halt while it tries to work out what an Australian builder plans to present in relation...
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Business
Outlook too cloudy for Air NZ earnings guidance
Tuesday, 26 September 2023, 2:03PMAir New Zealand is refraining from providing earnings guidance for the current financial year, saying there are too many...
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Business
Consumer confidence plummets further
Friday, 22 September 2023, 5:24PMWestpac says consumer confidence has trickled downwards in the September quarter and says it signals the number of New Zealand...
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Politics
'A decisive win' - NZ triumphs in big dairy trade dispute with Canada
Wednesday, 6 September 2023, 12:39PMNew Zealand has won a significant trade dispute with Canada over dairy quota, the first case taken under the CPTPP and the...
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Business
Recycling is a ‘fraud’, says landfill expert
Wednesday, 16 August 2023, 12:24PMRecycling in New Zealand is “essentially a fraud” and food scraps diversion from landfills is “subsidised greenwashing”,...
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Business
Bank profits: NZ banking more profitable than in other countries - ComCom
Thursday, 10 August 2023, 1:06PMThe Commerce Commission says its initial review of banks found they were more profitable than overseas counterparts and its...
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Business
Brothers Beer put into voluntary administration
Tuesday, 8 August 2023, 10:57AMVoluntary administrators have been appointed to Auckland craft brewer and wholesaler Brothers Beer, BusinessDesk reports. PwC’s...
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Business
Fonterra and Nestlé's sale of DPA Brazil faces challenge
Wednesday, 26 July 2023, 4:10PMBrazil’s antitrust watchdog is challenging a bid by Fonterra and Nestlé to sell Dairy Partners Americas Brasil to French...
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Politics
Hipkins defends NZ teaming up with Australia and others
Monday, 17 July 2023, 11:21AMNew Zealand’s relationship with China will continue to require careful management, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said in a...
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World
UK joins Pacific free-trade agreement CPTPP
Sunday, 16 July 2023, 2:14PMBritain formally signed up to the CPTPP trade deal at a ceremony in Auckland today expanding the partnership that includes...
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Science
Rare bird washes up on Northland beach after trying to eat balloon
Tuesday, 6 June 2023, 8:49AMPublic Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air A rare bird has been found on Waipu Beach tangled in nylon after trying...
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Politics
Emotional Maori Party co-leader slams 'amateur' MPs
Wednesday, 10 May 2023, 9:26PMA bill banning all seabed mining - and which the Government said would have cancelled all existing oil and gas permits as...
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Business
Ultra-high net worth investor spends up big in NZ
Tuesday, 9 May 2023, 3:39PMMega-rich investor Hans Albrecht arrived in New Zealand by accident but he has quickly found a home for some of his vast...
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National
Man found dead in Lake Wakatipu after attempted rescue
Sunday, 15 January 2023, 9:23AMA father who was missing after attempting to rescue a swimmer in Lake Wakatipu has been found dead. Police said this morning...
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National
Northland councils gearing up as peak freedom camping season begins
Tuesday, 27 December 2022, 4:14PMNorthland councils are gearing up for Aotearoa’s peak freedom camping season as the country’s first summer in three years...
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Politics
Crown makes urgent move to halt 501 decision, Govt says it will change law
Friday, 23 December 2022, 2:23PMJustice Minister Kiri Allan says the Government is moving swiftly to limit the effects of the 501 case released on Tuesday,...
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Crime
Hipkins asks questions about false stolen car alerts
Tuesday, 27 September 2022, 1:26PMPolice Minister Chris Hipkins is asking questions of Police after revelations they falsely reported car stolen when hunting...
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Politics
Health Minister dubs new system 'a beacon towards equity'
Friday, 1 July 2022, 10:55AMA beacon towards equity In launching the new system Health Minister Andrew Little today said it was the first day in improving...
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Business
Adrian Orr speech on Māori world view draws critics
Wednesday, 15 June 2022, 6:00PMReserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr has delivered a speech to fellow central bankers around the world explaining why the bank...
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Sport
Good news for Blues but concern for Moana Pasifika in Super Rugby Omicron scare
Thursday, 10 February 2022, 8:21PMThe Blues are in the clear but New Zealand Rugby continues to sweat on Covid test results for Moana Pasifika to determine...