11+ hour, 44+ min ago   (272+ words) New Zealanders travelling to Fiji are being warned of an increased risk of HIV transmission, with the Fiji government declaring the epidemic a national crisis. The New Zealand government website Safetravel says travellers should avoid acitivities that may increase their…...

15+ hour, 47+ min ago   (519+ words) Beneficiaries are living on an average of $251 a week once they've covered their housing costs, a government report shows. A budgeting advisor says her clients are not getting by, and every day someone seeks help with KiwiSaver hardship withdrawals to…...

22+ hour, 29+ min ago   (755+ words) Labour has been "ankle tapped" by National on KiwiSaver according to the managing director of Simplicity, but the wife of Sir Michael Cullen, who got the scheme going, says the party's found the "perfect solution." It comes as Nicola Willis…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (603+ words) Labour will make employer contributions to KiwiSaver compulsory, as well as raise the minimum to 6 percent even when employees reduce or pause their own, with the party saying it wants to make the retirement savings scheme "work harder for more…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (386+ words) The Labour Party would double the time it takes to get permanent residence, under new immigration policies announced on Friday. It would also offer children born to undocumented parents a citizenship pathway if they have lived here continuously for 10 years,…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (697+ words) After nearly a decade and with a budget of NZ$5.493 billion, expectations for Auckland's City Rail Link are high ahead of its September 13 opening. The twin 3.45-kilometre tunnels, which will expand the central city's public transport options and optimise the…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (503+ words) The number of New Zealanders returning from Australia has increased 14 percent in the past year, but the number heading across the ditch is more than double the number returning home. In the year ended December 2025, official figures from Statistics New…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (563+ words) Flexible alternatives to getting superannuation at 65 could make the scheme more affordable while maintaining the universal entitlement. A report commissioned by Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) indicates a flexible choice of when people can start receiving NZ…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (672+ words) Analysis: Attracting entrepreneurs to New Zealand sounds like a good idea. The country needs innovation, economic growth, greater productivity and more jobs. Turns out, it's not that simple. In August last year, the government closed the Entrepreneur Work Visa to…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (370+ words) World Vision is celebrating what it says is a major step toward combatting modern slavery. The Education and Workforce Select Committee recommended on Monday that the Modern Slavery Bill be passed into law. It would require firms making more than…...