When I first heard about Elemental – Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools and Spa’s new adults-only wellness experience featuring New Zealand’s first snow room – I was not sold on the idea. It didn’t sound relaxing. Stepping into falling snow in...
City councillors have a $35 million war chest to buy land for new suburban parks in the face of competition from private developers, amid concerns Christchurch’s townhouse boom is limiting access to green space. The council has...
National has upgraded its promise of “no new taxes on working people” – made just 14 days ago – to “no new taxes” at all. This includes it ruling out bed taxes. The party has now ruled out the bed taxes and bank levy it had left itself open to...
Labour has released a fiscal strategy that would see the Government spend more but still aim for a surplus in 2029/30. The plan also sets a goal for debt that is far looser than that put forward by National. It would see the employment mandate...
Principals say confusion over the new report cards has led to schools grading students in two markedly different ways, despite the change being intended to deliver nationally consistent results. The mid-year report cards handed out at the...
