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A lucky Powerball player from Auckland will be celebrating a midweek windfall after winning $10.3 million with Powerball First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning ticket was sold on ...
“Central Hawke’s Bay’s solar farm consent conditions show the absurd demands councils can impose, adding cost, causing delays, and driving up New Zealanders’ power bills,” says ACT MP Simon Court. ACT ...
Forty game development studios across Aotearoa New Zealand will receive a share of $22.44m in the second year of the Game ...
After six straight meetings, 225bps of cuts, the RBNZ took a breather. The official cash rate remains at 3.25%. Global ...
The Hurunui and Kaikura district councils have confirmed their Mayors’ Taskforce for Jobs programmes funding has been slashed. Two North Canterbury councils now have significantly less funding to ...
Riccarton high school student Ben Yang started up his own business last year selling Korean fried chicken and more. The 17-year-old called it “YFC” – as in ‘Yang Fried Chicken’ – and gave it a red ...
Continued loan relief will leave more money in Kiwis’ pockets to save or spend on the things that matter to them. That’s the road to recovery for firms, farms, and families, ACT Leader David Seymour ...
The Hastings District Council’s fine sweeper – a camera-covered car that catches out overstaying parkers – has snapped more than 5000 vehicles in five months. From January 1 to June 1, 2025, the car ...
The strategy document says NZ’s use of Artificial Intelligence “shows promise but requires acceleration,” and that the government’s role includes reducing barriers, providing regulatory guidance, ...
Kaikohe Business Association chairperson Mike Shaw says, “Kaikohe is a beautiful safe place to live and do business and the ...
SH7 between Hanmer Springs and Springs Junction will close again tonight at 7pm out of precaution, and is expected to reopen tomorrow at 8am. Further overnight closures may be required as the work ...
Greater Wellington’s submission to the Finance & Expenditure Committee on the Regulatory Standards Bill recommends the immediate withdrawal of the Bill.