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Christopher Luxon and the National Party have found themselves in a pickle over our abortion laws. It comes as MP Simon O’Connor was asked to take down a post celebrating...
Employers are being asked to loosen their approach to medical certificates for sick leave among staff. GPs say having people coming into clinics while sick every...
The Group of Seven economic powers are set to commit themselves to supporting Ukraine in the long haul, with the U.S. preparing to announce the purchase of an advanced...
Covid had struck both the All Blacks and the Irish camps ahead of their first test this weekend. So far, one Irish player, two All Blacks midfielders and three All...
Jacinda Ardern is on her way to Europe. One of the issues on her mind in particular is the FTA with the EU, particularly with milk and cheese. The Dairy Companies...
If I was Christopher Luxon, I’d be wheeling out Simon O’Connor and forcing him to apologise. Not for his views on abortion, he’s entitled to whatever view he wants,...
MPs have had their say in the overturning of Roe v Wade. Nanaia Mahuta called out the decision, despite her voting against legislation to decriminalise abortion. Meanwhile,...
An anti-monarchist group says New Zealand may ditch the Royal Family as our head of state in the not too distant future. Prince Charles has given the green light...
The Ukrainian community is disappointed our Prime Minister won't meet with Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Jacinda Ardern says she turned down an invitation due to travel commitments,...
Claims it's better to support a woman to have a baby rather than terminate the pregnancy. This from an American anti-abortion activist after the US Supreme Court...
Grant Robertson has come out strongly in the abortion debate in wake of the Roe v Wade overturning. At today's post-Cabinet, he accused Luxon of political spin in...
NSW Police has a message for climate activists who caused chaos for Monday morning commuters in Sydney – expect a knock on your door. Protesters took to the streets...
Joe Schmidt has been called in to help coach the All Blacks in their first test against Ireland at Eden Park on Saturday after a Covid outbreak in camp. Schmidt...
Rongotai Labour MP Paul Eagle has finally confirmed he’s having a go at the Wellington mayoralty. Eagle will take a leave of absence from Parliament for three months...
Tomorrow is the very first public holiday to celebrate Matariki. In March the Government announced $100,000 in funding will be given to the Matariki Festival in...
A proposed bylaw in Tasman District Council is causing outrage. The proposed law will require farmers to hold sheep 50m back from a road while shifting stock until...
Britain faces the second of three national railway strikes Thursday after new negotiations between union and employers ended in deadlock. The Rail, Maritime and...
Air New Zealand has announced it's relaunching 14 international routes in 16 days. It will have three-quarters of its international and domestic routes up and running...
It is the worst time to be a first homebuyer since 1957 apparently. Infometrics say millennials are signing up to a lifetime of debt and they're likely to be much...
Are we running this country on Blu-Tack and paperclips? We almost had power cuts again this morning and apparently we need to get used to it because this is just...
New Zealand's first alcohol free bottleshop has opened in Auckland. It aims to remove some of the stigmas surrounding people who don't drink alcohol. Power grid...
New Zealand now has it's first-ever alcohol free bottleshop. AF Drinks (Alcohol Free) opened today on Ponsonby Road. It hopes to remove some of the stigmas attached...
Israel Adesanya will not fight in New Zealand again. He made the decision after seeing the treatment of his City Kickboxing teammates by media and police while under...
Polio has been detected in London for the first time in nearly 40 years. A national incident has been declared after UK health officials detected the virus in London...
This morning's power woes came close to a repeat of the power cuts which occurred in August last year. Transpower declared a “grid emergency” during the period of...