Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa is concerned schools have been left without information on how to teach students about relationships and sexuality after the Ministry of Education removed guidelines from its website.“This is age appropriate, evidence-informed, best practice guidance and it’s really disappointing to see that it’s disappeared before there’s any new…

Award-winning New Zealand children’s book illustrator and author Gavin Bishop is about to have his work immortalised at Te Papa museum.The museum’s modern art curator, Lizzie Bisley, was in Christchurch to look through his many original works to select what belonged in the vast collection in Wellington.”Gavin is one of…

“In the end, successful business is people working together.” That was one of the messages from economist Shamubeel Eaqub to those attending a People Expo in Oamaru this week, organised by Dairy New Zealand and the Dairy Women’s Network. Mr Eaqub outlined both global and national economic trends, and spoke…

A 4.99% two-year rate has been enough to pull New Zealanders back from a strategy of short-term home loan fixes, the country’s largest mortgage advisory firm says.Data released from the Reserve Bank this week showed that in January, 89.5% of new owner-occupier loans were floating or fixed for less than…

United States President Donald Trump is threatening to escalate a global trade war with further tariffs on European Union goods, as major US trading partners said they would retaliate for trade barriers already erected by him. Just hours after Trump’s 25% duties on all US steel and aluminium imports took…

Police have issued the first dispersal notice to gang members and associates, three months after new laws bolstered enforcement of offending involving gang members.As of March 11, 403 charges had been laid for insignia breaches under the new law which came into effect on November 21, 2024. Over the same…

The coalition plans to scale back the number of rules agencies must follow when tendering contracts, which it says will make it easier for New Zealand businesses to access government contracts worth $50 billion a year. Minister for Economic Growth Nicola Willis wants to axe one third of 71 rules…

A Tauranga councillor who was among those replaced by the commission has called for an independent inquiry into the decisions and transparency during their tenure.Councillor Steve Morris tried to gain support from the elected council for staff to provide options for an independent inquiry into the Government-appointed commission governance, decisions…

By Susan Edmunds of RNZ As New Zealanders move to carry more cash, it is becoming less common to go into the bank and ask for a withdrawal. Those who want to withdraw large amounts of money may find they are asked to phone ahead, and can expect to be…

Gisborne residents who successfully petitioned for lower speed limits years ago say they are “absolutely disappointed” and “frustrated” stretches of State Highway 35 could return to higher speeds.New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) is consulting on the speed limit on a 10.5km stretch of road from Makorori to Pouawa after a…