No one likes being a downer at Christmas time, so...as we look forward into 2026, we can all agree that some economic growth is better than no economic growth at all. That said, did Christmas come early for you? Finance Minister Nicola Wills says it did, citing the 1.1% rise in GDP during the September quarter, which she took as a sure sign of far better times to come for you and yours. Hmm. Willis never hesitates to over-egg her own omelettes, but this really is wishful thinking.
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When the Employment Relations Amendment Bill becomes law within months it will herald an unprecedented power grab by employers, stripping away fundamental protections that have been the bedrock of fair employment for decades.
“This is a death sentence to thousands more Palestinian in Gaza,” says PSNA Co-Chair John Minto. “With western countries distracted by New Year celebrations, Israel has decided to dramatically tighten its stranglehold on aid to Gaza.”
The festive season is a time for connection and celebration — but too often ends in preventable tragedy caused by alcohol-fuelled street violence.
Tui is directly descended from a female named Mum, who gave birth to the first pup born on mainland New Zealand in 1993, following a 150-year of absence of breeding for the species.
Deputy Commissioner Mike Pannett will also take part in frontline duties over the New Year’s period in Tamaki Makaurau and acting Deputy Commissioner Tusha Penny will be out and about in Wellington.
John Key's government tried and failed to get negotiations with India over the line, and Labour in the last term did not get to the point of launching formal negotiations.
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner has been notified and is working with us to meet our obligations under privacy legislation.
About two-thirds of fatal accidents occur on rural roads, many of them far beyond the reach of speed cameras and police radar. A large percentage of these deaths are males, with Maori heavily over-represented.
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Watercare Chief Operations Officer Mark Bourne said the second payment reflects Watercare’s commitment to providing support while the independent assessment is completed.
A scientist has made a plea to ditch 1080 poison, a slow-to-kill toxin that causes intense suffering to creatures that ingest it and as used by the Department of Conservation over large swathes of public wilderness lands.
The Authority alleges Genesis failed to comply with dispatch instructions in respect of Huntly unit 5 and that it failed to immediately advise the System Operator of a bona fide physical reason (for plant safety) in relation to why Huntly unit 5 was unable to comply with the issued dispatch instructions on 26 January 2024 in breach of clauses 13.82(2) and 13.82(3) of the Code.
The efforts to hold the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia accountable for the murder of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi in its Istanbul consulate in October 2018 continue.
For the foreseeable future at least, as long as humans value reason over insight, AGI, which will reason much better than people do, will preserve and increase the stupidity and chaos of the world.
The ones to really feel the pinch will be the treasurers of the Australian Cricket Board, having lost millions on games that did not make the five days.
But is Israel a European country? Answering this question requires that we deeply appreciate the profound and sinister relationship between Israel and the West in general, and Israel and Europe in particular.
So no Jimmy, we don’t have three years in America to fiddle as Washington burns down the old order it largely created. And neither does the rest of humanity.
Inevitably, the changes will imperil the welfare of the very people it seeks to protect while demonising those who genuinely seek change in policies through peaceful assembly.
The budget – approved by the 193-member General Assembly on Tuesday – authorises $3,450,426,300 for the coming year, covering the Organization’s three core pillars of work: peace and security, sustainable development and human rights.
Save the Children data this year showed about 136,000 children a day have been affected by climate disasters over the past 30 years, highlighting the need for decisive action to protect children against the impacts of climate change.
UN Sustainable Development Goals adopted by all world leaders in 2015 promise to achieve gender equality 'where no one is left behind' by 2030. But are we on track? or are we struggling to deliver on the goals - or sliding back?
The killing of American filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, on December 14 at their Brentwood residence in Los Angeles has sparked profound international shock.
This Christmas, FCOSS shares the following Outcome Statement from the recent National Dialogue on Pathways to Peace as a gift of hope and a concrete plan for our nation's future.
We are awash in stories that glorify guns, especially from the liberal purveyors of Hollywood fantasies obsessively feeding us movies about “good guys with guns.” But the pain of gun violence survivors is rarely explored in nuanced ways on our television screens, newspapers, or social media.
And this year wasn't short of unforgettable sporting moments.
Ōtautahi Christchurch residents are being invited to share their personal stories of Cathedral Square as part of a new community conversation launched by the Christchurch Archaeology Project. “Everyone has a Cathedral Square story. What’s yours?”
The ‘Michael Hill’ has been a platform for some of the world’s most successful contemporary soloists, teachers, concertmasters, ensemble players and professors in the world.
The awards celebrate the excellence, passion and commitment, highlighting the people who continue to shape and strengthen netball throughout Aotearoa.
This marks a transformative moment in the 174-year history of the competition, creating a unified entity dedicated to the long-term stability and growth of the America's Cup.
The approval of a third new Primary Health Organisation (PHO) to operate across Aotearoa risks disruption to primary care and underlines the need for certainty about the future role of PHOs in the health system.