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CEOs optimistic despite tough economic backdrop
Opinion: Further OCR cuts should help spur some economic growth.
Mood of the Boardroom: Barfoot & Thompson’s Peter Thompson on rising insurance costs
Plus the three biggest worries held by the real estate boss.
Mood of the Boardroom: Seymour strikes right note with CEOs
But there are some concerns, including over the Act leader’s new Ministry of Regulation.
Majority of business leaders support Nicola Willis’ public sector spending cuts
National leaders promise a Budget surplus by 2027-2028 through spending cuts.
'Reasonable chance' Aussie's diplomatic immunity gets waived after Wellington altercation – legal expert
The person was released by police after it was confirmed they held diplomatic immunity.
Ngāpuhi hapū leader calls for $8 billion Treaty redress during Govt visit
Minister Paul Goldsmith said his purpose at the hui was to listen.
Watch live tomorrow: Mood of the Boardroom – CEOs’ verdict on the Government
New Zealand's top CEOs have their say on the coalition and its policies.
Inside Economics: One cut or two ... will the RBNZ reach for the big bazooka?
OPINION: A move in China might be the best news New Zealand's economy has had all year.
Goldsmith enters the Ngāpuhi den for the first time
'The hapū have never ceded sovereignty', says Ngāti Hine leader Pita Tipene
Changing of the guard at Ngāi Tahu Holdings
Warwick Tauwhare-George to chair Ngāi Tahu Holdings Corporation Limit.
PhD study measures wealth through a Tongan lens
'We invest in our relationships, we invest in our families, we invest in each other.'
Students go into bat for their teachers' te reo funding
'Us kids won’t know where we are from if we don’t learn the language.'
Letters: National’s short-sighted ferry proposal is way off track
OPINION: '[National's] proposal to buy non-rail-capable ferries is nonsensical.'
What went wrong in the NZ electricity market and why it will get worse
Inside New Zealand's winter of de-industrialisation.
Multimillion-dollar Wellington cycleway on pause after council cost savings
The council is not planning any investment in the project over the next three years.
I’d like to have an impact on Māori who have avoided going to hospital or doctor - Researcher
Dr Andree Pearson hopes to right some Māori health inequity wrongs
'Tattoos looked like I had a giant blackhead,' says cancer survivor
New charitable initiative launched to remove tattoos applied during cancer treatment.
Ballot will decide who gets to attend abuse in care apology
The apology was a key recommendation of the Royal Commission of Inquiry.
ADHD link to drug use and Interislander saga | Focus Morning Bulletin October 1, 2024
Concerns grow over the link between ADHD and drug use, shocking footage emerges of crash in Auckland, and the Prime Minister hints at a solution for Interislander’s woes.
Editorial: Govt's education roadmap will hopefully avoid potholes
EDITORIAL: Ministers brandishing the stick to lift the appalling statistics.
Property Insider: Largest new retirement village opening; Auckland cladding inspection failures
Auckland Council's building inspection boss reveals shocking numbers on cladding failures.
Letters: Who made David Seymour boss of education?
OPINION: 'What is the Minister of Education doing – in fact, who is the minister?'
Opinion: Govt recalls virtue of policies people like, can't cut its way to popularity
The latest quarterly plan isn't as interesting as how the Government is trying to sell it.
UN sends please-explain to NZ Govt over alleged Māori human rights breaches
The letter asks about alleged breach of human rights of Māori.
Key documents about Dunedin Hospital build yet to be released
Locals have questioned the Government's assertion the cost could blow out to $3 billion.
Labour MP removes post appearing to support attack on Israel, but no apology
Damien O'Connor's post has since been removed.
Proposed closure of Timaru meatworks 'pretty foreboding' – minister
'It's a wake-up call, we as a Government have got to take this seriously.'
Luxon moves to refurbished Premier House after $170k upgrade
The building renovations have cost close to $170k to date, with invoices still to come.
Māori academics ask the Government to rescind ‘colourblind’ directive
'Ethnicity one of the strongest and best markers of need available.'
There is a place for mathematics and a place for te reo Māori in Aotearoa - Academics
OPINION: Cutting funds on our national language is a deliberate Act.
Opinion: Why Luxon’s office return order overlooks hybrid benefits
COMMENT: Work from home arrangements have grown a lot since the pandemic forced our hand.
Less power for councils, more for builders: report recommends change
'Current system is suboptimal in terms of its consistency, responsiveness.' - David Kelly
Dunedin march against ‘broken promise’ as new hospital project faces massive cuts
Broken promises and accusations of a government backtrack have fuelled a protest that is expected to draw thousands in defence of Dunedin’s new hospital project. Video / NZ Herald