Future Silver Ferns coach, ANZ Premiership talent problem and player-broadcaster – Nathan Limm

One could look at their vastly experienced squad – with the likes of Karin Burger, Jane Watson, Te Paea Selby-Rickit and Ellie Bird – and think Wilkins potentially rode the coattails of... Read more »

Green Party issues ‘human catastrophe’ warning in ‘State of the Planet’ address

Chlöe Swarbrick delivers her ‘State of the Planet’ speech. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/2019031632/green-party-reveals-new-plan-to-electrify-country The Green Party is calling for a national plan to electrify homes, transport and industry with natural... Read more »

Auckland High Court judge upholds jail term for immigration fraudster Vincent Smith

But in a reserved decision issued this week, Justice Amokura Kawharu agreed with her District Court counterpart that prison “was well within [his] discretion”. She dismissed the appeal. Immigration swindle returns Court... Read more »

Fuel crisis does little to diminish New Zealanders love for utes, data shows

Photo: Screenshot / Unsplash / RNZ The current fuel crisis doesn’t seem to be diminishing Kiwis love affair with utes, but it is changing the nature of the relationship. Figures released this... Read more »

Relationship property, inheritance, trusts, DNA laws: Why help is not coming any time soon

Auckland law professor Mark Henaghan accuses politicians of worrying more about votes than fixing outdated laws that affect New Zealanders. It also recommended introducing income-sharing arrangements for a period after separation to... Read more »

Naomi Ballantyne, Rosanne Meo among seven named as Business Hall of Fame Laureates

Naomi Ballantyne, left, and Dame Rosanne Meo are among the seven business people named as Business Hall of Fame Laureates. Photo: Greg Bowker / APO/ Adrian Malloch Seven business leaders who have... Read more »

Hamilton man accused of causing fatal crash says he ‘must have blacked out’

The driver is now on trial in the Hamilton District Court before Judge Arthur Tompkins on charges of dangerous driving causing death and injury. The defendant’s name has been suppressed since the... Read more »

Iran war, fuel prices increasing stress among Kiwis

By Penny Smith of RNZ Psychologists say their clients are reporting increased stress and vicarious trauma because of the Iran war. Psychologist Dougal Sutherland said issues like the war and the price of... Read more »

Country Life: The Methven Ute Muster

Loganne Brown coordinated this year’s Methven Ute Muster. Photo: RNZ/Anisha Satya The trusty ute holds a strangely unique position in New Zealand’s economy. Loved and loathed in equal measure, the ubiquitous utility... Read more »

Patients suffering injuries due to short staffing – union

By Krystal Gibbens of RNZ The nurses’ union says health care assistants charged with keeping an eye on at risk patients are being abused and patients are suffering injuries due to short staffing. In... Read more »