The Prime Minister attended the annual Fieldays in Waikato yesterday armed with policies intended to lift rural-sector productivity while also addressing climate and environmental concerns. But a key climate target remains difficult...
A Sudanese national suspected of attempting to behead a man on a Belfast street used a loophole in the asylum system to gain entry to the UK. A 30-year-old man was charged with attempted murder after a male in his 40s, named locally as Stephen...
Every Steven Spielberg film about the sky has felt like a question directed at the universe. Disclosure Day isa question aimed squarely at us, and it feels like he’s impatient for our answer. Spielberg’s father once woke him in the middle of...
Labour is pledging to cap weekly public transport costs across the country to $20 in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, and $10 for all other areas. The policy, which the party says would be introduced from July next year, breaks Labour’s...
A slice of Antarctica named after former Prince Andrew could soon be renamed, with the Geographic Board considering options. The 74km Prince Andrew Plateau was named after King Charles’ brother in 1962, two years after his birth. But the board...
Apolitical feud is deepening over the Labour Party’s selection of Superintendent Rakesh Naidoo as a list candidate, after Labour’s police spokeswoman accused the Police Minister of violating police independence. Naidoo’s selection...
