BusinessChoke on this: Courgette prices hit record $21 a kiloA shortage of courgette has seen prices spike in June.12 Jul 11:02 PM
New ZealandKiwi households now emit nearly as much as factoriesEmissions from Kiwi households have swelled by almost 12 per cent over a decade.10 Jun 12:20 AM
New ZealandTechnology, innovation and entrepreneurship have role in recovery - reportThe Government is recommended to apply a digital lens to all post-Covid recovery policies.02 Jun 10:18 PM
New ZealandPopulation milestone - Baby Odette could be No. 5 millionOdette Deane was born in March - Stats NZ says our population hit 5 million that month.18 May 07:02 AM
New Zealand'Significant' milestone: NZ's population hits 5 millionIt took just 17 years to add one million people after hitting 4 million in 2003.17 May 10:49 PM
New ZealandAnalysis: Who are New Zealand's new jobless?One of the biggest information gaps we have is real-time data on unemployment.29 Apr 03:14 AM
BusinessPanic buying boosts grocery sales in FebruaryPanic buying appears to have put a spike in consumer spending stats for February.10 Mar 10:17 PM
New ZealandPM announces larger-than-usual increases for social welfare benefitsThe benefit increases are the largest since Bill English's one-off boost of $25 a week.24 Feb 05:17 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Salvation Army's State of the Nation report reveals Auckland's shock housing surplusFocus Live: Salvation Army's State of the Nation report reveals Auckland's shock housing surplus.Watch11 Feb 04:00 PM
ConstructionLower migration could 'bust' constructionFewer migrants than previously thought could hit construction and labour markets.23 Jan 12:45 AM
BusinessHousing boost for urban confidenceMost parts of New Zealand more confident, especially the big cities.15 Jan 04:34 AM
ConstructionNZ house-building hits highest mark since 1974The great boom of the mid-1970s was the last time we saw houses spring up so fast.13 Jan 09:48 PM
Lifestyle'A merciful heart and peaceful mind': NZ's first baby of the decadeThe precious bundle of joy has been dubbed New Zealand's first bub of the decade.01 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand40,000 'ghost houses': Council wants to use them for homelessThe 2018 Census found up to 40,000 empty homes in Auckland.25 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandDeciles axed: schools to be winners, losersAxing deciles will give more money to some schools and less to others.24 Sep 05:20 AM
New Zealand'Ghost houses': Thousands of empty homes in AKL CBDDespite a housing shortage, the vacancy rate was 11 per cent.24 Sep 02:31 AM
New ZealandNZ population nears 5 million after fastest growth in 50 yearsThe Government has released the first official figures from the troubled 2018 census.22 Sep 11:00 PM
BusinessNZ's June quarter GDP shows economy slowing downStats NZ said the increase was driven mostly by the service sector.18 Sep 10:50 PM
New ZealandStats House collapse haunts Wellington building ownersCity council is narrowing down a secret list of buildings following new MBIE guidelines.18 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandImmigration NZ warns of unlicensed agents active in ChinaAgency says Chinese applicants are being cheated by unlicensed and undeclared agents.18 Sep 08:42 AM
New ZealandCalls for Govt to target schoolyard over suicide and bullyingFather and scientist Ray Avery says New Zealand's bullying culture is "killing our kids".01 Sep 04:46 AM
TourismKiwis bunking up in accommodation increases domesticallyIn the June 2019 year, total guest nights for New Zealand were 40.4 million.15 Aug 04:01 AM
New Zealand'We let NZ down' - Stats boss quits over CensusThe head of Statistics NZ has resigned over the troubled 2018 Census.13 Aug 01:30 AM
BDBDInvestmentChinese activity collapses: Only 75 Auckland homes sold to overseas buyers in past 3 monthsThe law change has seen the number of overseas buyers collapse.26 Jul 05:50 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Kiwis up to nostrils in debt - and we're lying low in the waterComment: Households owe most since start of millennium.20 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumTourismTourism 'devastated' as crucial accommodation data pulledA tourism leader blames a spat between government agencies for losing key data.05 Jun 07:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandMillion Milestones: New levels of tolerance needed as NZ counts down to 5 millionThe combined Asian, Pacific and Maori population will outnumber Europeans in Auckland.16 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandWhere's the substance? Peters questions major new survey$3m survey designed by Justice Ministry staff and reviewed by experts.13 May 04:51 AM
Lifestyle'We don't': NZ's marriage rate lowest since 1971Today's figures also show the divorce rate is falling.02 May 10:50 PM
New ZealandCensus 'shambles': 18-month wait for first data release, iwi details missingFirst release of census data will be on September 23.28 Apr 11:06 PM
New ZealandPolitical Roundup: A census failure of 'epic proportions'COMMENT: The blame game continues after more than 700,000 Kiwis didn't complete census.16 Apr 01:15 AM
New ZealandSix Northlanders face charges over CensusAlleged failure to fill out Census forms lands six Northlanders in court.10 Apr 06:00 PM
New ZealandSixty to face charges for failing to fill out CensusOne in seven Kiwis (more than 700,000) did not fill out the Census last year.10 Apr 06:00 PM
New ZealandThreat looms for Stats NZ chief over Census 2018Census completion numbers need context, Stats NZ says.07 Apr 01:40 AM
