Should you keep mortgage payments high when interest rates drop? – Nadine Higgins

But before you say “yes” and pat yourself on the back for your industriousness, I want to give you a few things to consider, to ensure it’s the right decision for your... Read more »

Ethnic leaders call for more resources for better social cohesion

Representatives from the National Ethnic and Faith Community Leaders Network meeting opposition leader Chris Hipkins in Auckland on 15 August 2025. Photo: Supplied Ethnic leaders are calling for more resources to tackle... Read more »

Media Insider: Scathing RNZ National radio review highlights cultural issues, recommends hiring presenters and on-air voices aligned to audience

Former RNZ news boss Richard Sutherland’s review – released to the NZ Herald today under the Official Information Act – does not hold back on myriad issues afflicting the station, resulting in... Read more »

Ōrewa family’s property rates jump 72% despite development restrictions

Watercare has said anyone on the Hibiscus Coast without resource consent may have to wait until 2031 for a wastewater connection. Trevor Knox and his family have lived at their home on... Read more »

Slowing down in Tekapo | Otago Daily Times Online News

In a slump, Dunedin writer Lisa Scott dips her toes into the wellness trend in Tekapo. Aaaaah, you’ve arrived. Almost everyone exhales coming over the hill, taking that first view of Takapō/Tekapo.... Read more »

Fonterra ‘robbing from Australia to help NZ’

Fonterra is facing an angry backlash from devastated Australian farmers, who say they are victims of “immoral” cuts to milk payouts. Photo: RNZ / Alexander Robertson The farmers are angry over big... Read more »

Country Life: Lowering costs and enriching the soil – one farmer’s regenerative journey

Stephen Newman will make 16 tonnes of compost this season for use on his 10-hectare farm. Photo: RNZ/Sally Round Imagine soil like a sponge, crawling with worms, beetles dragging dung down from... Read more »

Kick to boy’s head sounded like ‘kicking a rugby ball’

By Tracy Neal, Open Justice reporter  A teen kicked a boy in the head so hard it sounded like someone “kicking a rugby ball through goal posts”. The boy was one of... Read more »

Four-and-a-half years’ jail for Moerewa mother who caused lifelong brain injury to her baby

“What you said and did, and what actually happened to your son, is unknowingly opaque because of your constant and, in my assessment, continued lies,” he said. After charges were laid in... Read more »

NZ Warriors retain Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad at centre, name trio for return from injuries

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad was a last-minute switch to centre against the Dolphins. Photo: Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz NZ Warriors v Canterbury Bulldogs Kickoff: 9.35pm Saturday, 9 August Accor Stadium, Sydney Live blog updates on RNZ... Read more »