42 h. ago Rising costs, 'complicated geography' behind price increases: Air NZ

Photo: NZ Herald Air New Zealand's Chief Financial Officer Richard Thomson has blamed cost of inflation since the Covid-19 pandemic for a rise in the airline's airfares.

Economics

44 h. ago Increase in supply chain issues for funded medicines: Pharmac

Pharmac says there has been an increase in supply chain issues for the medicines it funds in recent months.

Politics

4 d. ago Raise the Woof: How Finnegan 'changed our lives for the better'

Nina Romain and her dog Finnegan are taking part in the Dogwatch Sanctuary Trust’s Raise the Woof fundraiser during May. Photo: Supplied Before Nina Romain adopted her american staffordshire, Finnegan, she was into cats.

Politics

2 w. ago What politicians could actually do about issues raised in ‘Adolescence’

Owen Cooper (left) and Stephen Graham in the Netflix series Adolescence. PHOTO: TNS Everyone is talking about Adolescence, but will that equate to action, Robert Lawson asks.

Politics

2 w. ago Rebel Sport, Briscoes staff 'frustrated' by pay negotiations

Photo: File image By Susan Edmunds Briscoes and Rebel Sport workers have rejected a pay deal that includes increases they say are lower than the cost-of-living increases - but economists say they are not alone.

Politics

2 w. ago 'The potential impacts of a bird strike event are significant'

Waterfowl on the Shotover wastewater treatment plant's failing disposal field increase the risk of bird strike at Queenstown airport. PHOTO: GUY WILLIAMS Queenstown Airport gradually ramped up the pressure on the Queenstown Lakes District Council to address the increased bird strike risk caused by ponding on its failing wastewater disposal field.

Events

2 w. ago Trump threat to hike China tariffs further as markets plunge

Trump administration officials say the President is following through on a promise to reverse decades of trade liberalisation that he believes has undercut the US economy. Photo: Reuters A global trade war touched by United States President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs has escalated further, as Trump threatened to increase duties on China and the European Union proposed counter-tariffs of its own.

Politics

2 w. ago Colonoscopy wait times increase as HNZ funds fewer procedures

Wellington man Matt Fannin has launched a website where people can register how long they have waited for a colonoscopy. Photo: RNZ By Ruth Hill of RNZ

Politics

2 w. ago Frontline council staff targeted as abuse, threats and assaults increase

A parking warden being struck with wet plaster was one of a growing number of abusive incidents reported by staff at a Canterbury council.

Events

3 w. ago Te Pāti Māori MPs refuse to attend hearing over haka protest

Te Pāti Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipa-Clarke was among those to perform a haka at Parliament after the first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill in November last year. Photo: RNZ By Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira and Layla Bailey-McDowell of RNZ  Three Te Pāti Māori MPs who performed a tense haka in Parliament during the first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill last year say they are refusing to attend a hearing with Parliament's Privileges Committee over concerns their "fundamental" legal rights are being ignored.

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3 w. ago $213m lease approved to expand Woolworths' Chch distribution facility

Woolworths' distribution centre on Shands Rd in Hornby. Photo: Supplied The Overseas Investment Office has approved a major supermarket chain's bid to lease a 10.5ha site in Christchurch to expand its South Island distribution centre.

Politics

3 w. ago Lease approved to expand supermarket chain's Chch distribution centre

Woolworths' distribution centre on Shands Rd in Hornby. Photo: Supplied The Overseas Investment Office has approved a major supermarket chain's bid to lease a 10.5ha site in Christchurch to expand its South Island distribution centre.

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