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Despite it being the most costly event in modern NZ history, both fiscally and in terms of deaths, Labour has not set up a Royal Commission of Inquiry into NZ’s response to Covid-19. I suspect at some stage they will succumb to the pressure, but of course they will hand pick reviewers who will be […]

5 November, 2022 The FAST5 Ferns face an uphill battle to retain their FAST5 Netball World Series title after Christchurch embraced the return of the two-day carnival with a dramatic opening day on Saturday. Despite a stirring last quarter comeback ...

5 November, 2022 Australia completed the day with three wins to be the only unbeaten team after day one of the FAST5 Netball World Series in Christchurch. England and South Africa recorded two wins and a loss each while the FAST5 Ferns and Uganda sit ...

Competing in oppressive heat and sweat-inducing humidity the three Kiwi runners who hit the trails on day two of the inaugural World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand all acquitted themselves with pride. Leading the challenge ...

The impact of climate change on health if carbon emissions remain high, could be up to twice as deadly as cancer in some parts of the world, according to new data released on Friday by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the Climate Impact ...

UN peace operations, which include peacekeeping and special political missions, “provide the space for political solutions” in some of the world’s most complex hotspots, Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Thursday. ...

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, on Friday called for stronger political commitment and action to improve the lives of the roughly 4.3 million stateless people worldwide who are “languishing without citizenship and living in the shadows.” ...

Today, Te Pāti Māori officially announced Heather Te Au Skipworth as their candidate for the Ikaroa-Rawhiti electorate in next year’s General Election. Heather Te Au-Skipworth is the founder of the IronMāori Kaupapa that has taken Aotearoa by storm with thousands ...

The Research IP Fund Manager of the Year Awards are back in 2022, to round out the year that was, and recognise the best fund managers in the country.  Research IP has powered awards in New Zealand since 2015 and proudly sits behind the eponymous ...

Researchers at the University of Canterbury are part of an international team of scientists which has found high-energy neutrinos coming from a nearby active galaxy called NGC 1068. Active galaxies are powered by supermassive black-holes swallowing ...

Despite a turbulent property market, New Zealand consumers are feeling more empowered in real estate transactions and becoming more confident in the real estate profession as a whole, according to new research commissioned by independent conduct regulator, ...

Maurice Beatson is on a roll, this evening winning the second round of the POLi Payments FEI World Cup (NZ League) with Central Park at Takapoto Estate in Cambridge. The Dannevirke farmer, who last week won his 206th Grand Prix, produced the only ...

The Government is taking action to ensure responsible gun owners with an expired licence due to a predicted peak in applications aren’t penalised, Police Minister Chris Hipkins says. The Arms Licence Holders’ Applications for New Licences Amendment ...

New Zealand has agreed a declaration along with other members of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) that commits members to working together to boost sustainable agriculture and food systems, Agriculture Minister ...

Five people are assisting Police with an investigation into a firearms incident at a New Lynn, Auckland, address this morning. Police received reports a man had been shot with a firearm at the Hutchinson Road residential property at about 9.40am. ...

The Pegasus fire remains contained and under control on Saturday. Incident Controller Al Hutt says there were a few breakouts on Friday night, but these were not significant and Fire and Emergency crews were able to keep them under control. Crews have been ...

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) launched “an unprecedented number” of cruise and ballistic missiles over the course of just 48 hours this week, the UN Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, ...

Suze Redmayne has been selected by local party members as National’s Rangitīkei candidate for the 2023 General Election. Ms Redmayne owns and operates award-winning lamb brand Coastal Lamb with her husband Richard from their farm ‘Tunnel Hill’ ...

The structural steel sector recently came together in Nelson to applaud the bright new talent in the industry with the Apprentice of the Year and Young Achiever of the Year awards. The Steel Construction New Zealand (SCNZ) awards acknowledge the ...

Steel Construction New Zealand (SCNZ) is pleased to announce the results of 2022’s SCNZ Excellence in Steel Awards. The winners were announced on 4 November in Nelson, where more than 200 structural steel industry leaders and specialists gathered to ...

Isn’t this chart from Eric Crampton fascinating. In the last three years the Reserve Bank annual reports have mentioned climate change more often than inflation. And by coincidence inflation is at record levels. Maybe they should job swap. We could put the Climate Change Commission in charge of monetary policy and leave climate change to […]

This is Part 2 of my recent NZ experience. Sadly, New Zealand is a different place than even 5 years ago. Some of what I will write about has been trending for a while whilst some is more recent. The sentiments expressed here are actually shared by a number of expats on the Grounded Kiwis […]

“The Prime Minister’s claim on Newshub Nation that crime is only an issue because of politics is an insult to the hundreds of victims of ram raids,” says ACT’s Police spokesperson and former Police Officer Chris Baillie. “When asked about ...

“Jacinda Ardern is wrong when she says tax cuts can’t happen because they’d be inflationary, she just needs to stop her addiction to spending,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Ardern said on Newshub Nation this morning that there is a cost ...