Sharemarket gains as higher unemployment seen easing pressure on interest rates
sitox/Getty Images The sharemarket gained as investors bet interest rates may not gain as much as previously thought. NZX 50 Index rose 1.5% Unemployment rise boosted...
At-risk residents ask Climate Minister: ‘Where’s the money?’
With major storms already forcing evacuations, residents on Wellington’s south coast welcomed a national plan to protect their homes from the growing risks of climate change....
New head coaches for Taranaki Cricket senior representative teams
supplied New heac coach Chris Coombe, left, and Taranaki Cricket general manager Ryan Evans. New head coaches have been named for The Good Home Taranaki Cricket’s...
Fewer inmates, yet prisons spend more on fixing intentional damage
Increasing numbers of prisoners with gang affiliations, a history of violence or a disorder are being blamed for prison repair costs growing. Department of Corrections figures...
James Booth is a paedophile teacher, but we cannot say where he taught
EXPLAINER: When James Leslie Booth pleaded guilty to sexually abusing four boys, plenty of facts about the case could be made public. His crimes, all committed...
Cheat sheet: Is NZ’s home building supplies market competitive?
KIRK HARGREAVES/Stuff Building materials are an estimated 20% of total residential building costs. On Thursday the Commerce Commission releases its draft report into whether New Zealand’s...
Southland records sixth teen road fatality this year
Robyn Edie/Stuff Police are investigating a crash at the intersection of Nith and Bowmont streets in Invercargill on Monday evening that led to the death of...
Timaru elections: Pleasant Point-Temuka ward candidate hopes more people will put their hands up
AIMAN AMERUL MUNER/Stuff Michelle Pye is standing in the 2022 local body elections for the Pleasant Point-Temuka ward. A new candidate campaigning on being realistic, adding...
Fly-tipping a significant issue, ECan warns dumpers will be fined
Supplied A long-time Kerrytown resident says the dumping of rubbish on the Ōpihi River has been an ongoing issue for a number of years. Fly-tipping has...
Mother kept 4am vigil at son’s grave after vandals trashed Waipā cemetery
SUPPLIED Samuel Campbell, 23, is buried at Hautapu Cemetery where someone did burnouts and skids. Forty eight hours after Wendy Campbell buried her son she was...