Donald Trump’s readiness to burn off America’s allies now seems to be extending to Israel – or at least to Benjamin Netanyahu, who looks increasingly vulnerable as Israel heads towards elections that must be held by October at the latest. The Trump/Netanyahu bromance seems to be over.
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The final puzzle piece of the Central Interceptor tunnel is in place, following the removal of the massive bulkhead that separated the two halves of the tunnel during construction of New Zealand’s largest wastewater project.
A kororā scored an unfortunate own goal when it found itself entangled in a football net in a New Plymouth garden last week.
We acknowledge that there will be strongly held views about the policy underlying the bill. Our committee considers that it is important to be open and transparent about how we intend to approach our work.
The group says MBIE modelling, that the Government is relying on for its suggested LNG energy savings, must be released in full and independently reviewed before any contract is signed.
'It is ordinary New Zealanders who will end up paying for this terminal if it ultimately proceeds,' says Dr. Russel Norman, Greenpeace Aotearoa Executive Director.
The latest data from the Household Income and Living Survey estimated that 4.8 percent of those aged 15 years and over identified as LGBT+ in the year ended June 2025.
A new Consumer NZ survey shows food budgets are under strain for 82% of New Zealand households, and 67% have low confidence in government policies to help keep food affordable and accessible.
Gary Orr, MPI director of investigations and compliance support, says both companies are part of a wider investigation by Biosecurity New Zealand into the illegal movement of shellfish from a contained zone into protected and unaffected zones.
City Fitness pleaded guilty to eight charges under section 11 of the Fair Trading Act. The charges alleged CityFitness engaged in conduct liable to mislead the public on its website, Instagram, and Google advertising.
“In just two years, electricity prices have surged 20%, and many households across New Zealand are feeling the strain,” says Jon Duffy, Consumer chief executive.
The average Kiwi home is now worth $912,190, which is 0.2% less than the same time last year and 14.2% below the market’s previous peak in early 2022.
MakerFest NZ is a free, future-focused event designed to inspire innovation, creativity, and environmental responsibility through the development and showcasing of renewable energy and electrification projects.
When it comes to scrutinising the minutiae of detail on policies, Hegseth, Vance and their goons can never be accused of being too thorough.
Safely removed from the violent realities on the ground, European heads of state and foreign ministers wear it as a badge of honour that they refuse to have any dialogue with their Russian counterparts.
Mohamed, from Lebanon, is safe here in Wellington, with his wife and new baby, but his brother in Beirut and his parents in Nabatieh in the south of the country – are living once again on a knife’s edge.
The future does not belong to homogenized humans, ‘virtual’ prisoners of consumeristic mind control, but to awakening human beings; to everyone who can look up from the current miasma of darkness and still see the horizon on the good Earth.
Of the three countries involved in AUKUS, that most draining, useless and even pernicious of security pacts, Australia has been the only country indifferent, even scoffing, about the need for an inquiry into its merits.
Ian Powell discusses the hypocrisy of complaint against Otago University Vice Chancellor Grant Robertson by the Free Speech Union in an email to university students on wellbeing.
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Third World Ocean Assessment, launched on World Oceans Day, offers deepening scientific insights into the state of marine ecosystems.
Disabled leaders from across Aotearoa NZ will take their advocacy to the global stage next week to participate in the 19th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake rocked parts of the southern Philippines, causing damage in a key coastal city and affecting about 3 million students in the province of Sarangani.
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CAN will engage in the Bonn talks on the necessity to transition away from fossil fuels (the TAFF) to ensure that the issues of equity and responsibility are fundamentally addressed, making finance the critical issue.
New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT) has awarded a $40k NZCT grant to Porirua Little Theatre (PLC) to upgrade its lighting system and stage equipment, supporting higher quality productions and more adaptable performance setups.
The union formally objected to the four-week consultation period as being insufficient for such a major upheaval. The union has written to HNZ to request more detailed information and an extended consultation period.
Desley Simpson, Deputy Mayor of Auckland, says the alliance demonstrates the value of collaboration across the region’s cultural institutions.
New Zealand writer Hazel Phillips and Australian writer Nam Le have been announced as the recipients of the 2026 New Zealand-Australia residency exchange.
This year’s focus recognises communities where Māori language has long been part of everyday life, while inspiring and encouraging others to take the first step.
ASMS ran a survey of specialists who work in ED and an overwhelming majority (88%) said it would not be clinically appropriate to have a 15-minute capped handover by police.