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Andrew Barnes: Why we should charge the ultra-rich tens of millions of dollars for an NZ passport

OPINION: If you are insanely wealthy and you want access to NZ, you should pay to play.

How much Aucklanders’ travel times could increase by 2055 if no change made

It comes as Parliament progresses congestion-charging legislation.

Flying regionally could be about to become ‘easier’, plus $30m Govt loans for small airlines

It's being called a potentially 'game-changing development'.

Revealed: Leaked data show major hospitals failing ED wait time targets

Health NZ says the stress on EDs this winter has been 'unprecedented'.

Labour fixes embarrassing error as it challenges Govt to 'be honest' about RBNZ saga

Labour's finance spokeswoman Barbara Edmonds is calling for transparency.

Reduction in overall violent crime, but uptick in sexual assault victims

The Government also announced the location of a new police beat team.

Aviation engineering shortage causing delays for airline passengers, group says

Migrants alone cannot plug the gap, industry body says more training places are needed.

Storing Australia’s State Secrets: Inside Sydney’s strategic data centre expansion

Macquarie Technology Group stores almost half of all Federal information.

The conversation employees can soon have with each other, without getting punished by their boss

A new law will let employees take action against their bosses.

Richard Prebble: Labour's silence a strategy for winning, not governing

OPINION: National can't run on its own record, but has nothing to attack Labour on.

Rotorua fights for slice of online gambling profits for the community

The Govt's gambling bill is seen as a threat to clubs dependent on gaming trust funding.

Higher taxes, deeper spending cuts: What's coming as NZ's economy suffers from long Covid

Some tough political choices will need to be made.

Concerns amid continued delays on hiring Auckland Future Fund investment manager

Auckland Councillor Chris Darby expresses frustrations about the $1.3 billion fund not being invested in global markets in a Governing Body meeting on July 31, 2025.

Seymour asked his ministry to look into ditching bike helmet rules

The Ministry for Regulation said further work on this issue 'carries risks'.

Letters: Do those who manage rugby want to see a crowd?

OPINION: Decision-makers did do what they thought right at that time during Covid.

'Privilege is not a dirty word': What will private schools be spending extra government money on?

St Cuthbert's College will receive an estimated $1.6m subsidy.