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And here we go again. We find that a border security guard has not been tested since last November and that there is no system in place to ensure front line border...
Claims of a Government attack on Reserve Bank autonomy. An economist is criticising the unprecedented pressure over property inflation. Finance Minister Grant...
In my year of living fabulously, the year I had off while I waited for this role to become vacant, I did lots of things that I suddenly found I had time for and...
Educators are being urged to breathe life into science studies. Only 20 per cent of Year Eight students are up to scratch on science, and high schoolers are falling...
Most of us have debt - anyone with a mortgage has an eye watering amount of debt but when push comes to shove, that's good debt. You are investing in an asset -...
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is making the case for a global minimum corporate tax rate, saying it's important to make sure the ‘global economy thrives based...
Disappointment there's still no announcement from the government on international students. CEO from Aspire2 International Claire Bradley says they thought the...
The public housing waiting list has hit new highs. At the end of January, more than 22,803 households were waiting for a place to live, that figure is thousands...
The Government has been praised for spending it up and providing a fairer New Zealand, but who is paying for it in these post-Covid times? Back in February 2020,...
Yesterday the Prime Minister confirmed another rise in the minimum wage. The minimum wage went up last year to $18.90. On Thursday, it will rise to $20 per hour. ...
Does the housing market need a price correction to get New Zealand through the crisis? That's the argument made by NZ Herald business writer Liam Dan. He wrote...
A tax adviser thinks the Government's housing policy will push up new home prices. New investors will be stung under the bright line test if they sell an existing...
Mega-moves to halt a housing bubble. Almost $4 billion is going into a fund for housing infrastructure, and the Government's doubling the bright line test to 10...
The Government's moving to curb speculation and close tax loopholes in the housing market. It's announced a suite of measures, including a $3.8 billion housing...
A former Finance Minister has offered his thoughts on how the country can bounce back from a GDP slump. Figures released last week showed a one percent decline...
Former Police Ten 7 host Graham Bell has spoken out in defence of the show after calls were made for it to be scrapped and argued that critics should examine the...
A producer's speechless The Lion King musical has an immigration exemption, when local shows need support. 126 border passes have been granted under the "other...
Dumping landline surveys won't stop Colmar Brunton's poll capturing all of New Zealand. The company's latest poll has ditched house phone calls, and now makes contact...
An Auckland bar owner who was forced to sell his home to keep his businesses afloat is angry the move to Alert Level One has taken so long. Mat Jorgensen told Kerre...
The Government's investigation into a pumped hydroelectric scheme to make New Zealand become totally powered by renewable energy resources will take at least a year...
A confronting topic is being brought to the forefront in a moving new series. A New Zealand Herald series "The Brains Trust" is looking at dementia, a terminal...
This tricky virus seems to be playing very hard to get, doesn't it? I know that Covid 19 exists and that if you get it bad, it's a very nasty virus to get. But...
No new community cases - good. The entire country in a form of lockdown - bad. I get that Auckland needs to take precautions given the level of faffing around...
Land Rover Horse of the Year organisers have cancelled the 2021 event after 48 hours of discussions left them realising they wouldn't be able to clear the hurdles...
Should the New Zealand government cancel student loan debt? That’s the argument being made in an opinion piece on Newsroom. London-based reporter Laura Walters...
A review of the Government's drug buyer Pharmac will focus on the timeliness and transparency of its decisions. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Health Minister...
We've talked before about the shocking state of our kids' teeth. More than 5000 children and teenagers have dental surgery under general anaesthetic every year...
According to research from Inland Revenue and Treasury, the wealthiest New Zealanders pay just 12 per cent of their total income in tax on average. The same research...
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says lives will be 'incomparably better' in England's spring and summer as he sets out a plan to fully ease lockdown rules by June...
Calls for a purpose built quarantine centre that is located miles away from our cities and our biggest population masses are growing. All the big names in immunology...