December 2025
New Zealand economy grows more than expected
Gross domestic product advanced 1.1 per cent in the third quarter after it shrank a downwardly revised 1 per cent in the preceding three months.
November 2025
Missing will question in court fight over Virginia Giuffre estate
The former husband of Jeffrey Epstein’s most high-profile victim is set to join the case being waged to gain control of her multimillion-dollar estate.
September 2025
New Zealand picks female central banker from other side of the world
New Zealand’s government has appointed Anna Breman from Sweden’s central bank, months after the sudden departure of Adrian Orr.
New Zealand’s soft GDP fuels rate-cut bets
The economy, which suffered a sharp recession last year, has been slow to respond to aggressive rate cuts and remains smaller than it was at the start of 2024.
Abducted children found after fugitive father shot dead
One child was with Tom Phillips and the other two children were found in the forest hours after a police shootout.
New Zealand opens luxury home market to golden visa holders
New Zealand will loosen its ban on foreigners buying houses, opening the door for wealthy investors to purchase luxury properties and revive the sluggish economy.
August 2025
New Zealand eyes dropping home-buying ban for rich foreigners
The government is considering the move after relaunching its golden visa program to draw wealthy investors and enliven its lacklustre economy.
New Zealand to scrap fuel tax for road-distance levy
The move comes as the Albanese government also proposes a new distance-based road user levy on electric vehicles to replace fuel excise.
July 2025
‘Lord of the Rings’ director wants to resurrect this giant bird
The “Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson is investing millions to bring the moa bird back to life, using a “Jurassic Park”-like approach. Is it possible?
June 2025
New Zealand halts Cook Islands funding over China row
New Zealand and Australia have both become increasingly cautious about China’s growing presence in the Pacific and the threat it poses to their national security.
May 2025
Anti-Trumpers race to New Zealand with golden visas
The majority of new applicants are from the US, followed by Hong Kong and China, as Donald Trump drives global uncertainty.
‘In a financial trap’: NZ cuts punish public sector, business, workers
The conservative government will release its annual budget on Thursday and is expected to continue to push fiscal discipline.
April 2025
Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre has died
The victims’ advocate accused the royal of abuse as part of the sex-trafficking allegations against Jeffrey Epstein.
NZ toy billionaire says prices to double in trade war
Nick Mowbray built his fortune from a network of toy factories in China. Now tariffs have “paralysed” his company Zuru Group that sells to Walmart and Target.
‘I have four days to live’: Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre
The 41-year-old has shared a picture from a hospital bed, saying a speeding bus collided with her car, and that she has gone into kidney renal failure.
NZ braces for global elite rush as golden visa opens
Immigration Minister Erica Stanford said there has been a “huge amount of interest” in the visa that starts on Tuesday after the rules were overhauled.
March 2025
New Zealand eyes breaking its supermarket duopoly
The local unit of Woolworths and Foodstuffs New Zealand have a stranglehold on the grocery sector, which has been blamed for high prices.
New Zealanders are emigrating in record numbers
The country’s economy is in a rut, which helps explain why 15 per cent of its population is in Australia.
NZ Reserve Bank governor resigns as nation tries to shake off recession
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand was unable to explain why Adrian Orr abruptly quit on Wednesday in Wellington with three years still to run in his second five-year term.
February 2025
Trump’s assault on aid costs lives and ‘opens the door to China’
The US president’s attack on foreign aid has already led to deaths and is an invitation to Beijing to win hearts and minds in the Pacific and across our region.
The doomsday cult taking over Fiji and building ‘paradise’
The story of how a fringe South Korean church convinced Fijians to embrace its business empire – and ignore its dark side – is one with security implications for Australia.
New Zealand ‘blindsided’ by Cook Islands-China deal
New Zealand, along with Australia and the United States, have become increasingly concerned about China’s growing presence in the Pacific region.
New Zealand changes ‘golden visa’ to lure wealthy migrants
The government has come up with two options to encourage high net worth individuals to live and invest in the country.
December 2024
Qantas, Virgin to resume flights to Vanuatu after earthquake
The two Australian airlines are both operating Port Vila-Brisbane services on Sunday and Jetstar is running a flight on the same route on Monday.
Australian rescue teams race to Vanuatu after huge earthquake
The Red Cross said at least 14 people had been killed, and hundreds injured. Social media videos showed rescue efforts through the night for people trapped in buildings.
