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CoreLogic's preliminary April figures show how sharply house prices have fallen nationwide

On the day of her departure to the United States it is still uncertain whether Jacinda Ardern has secured a White House visit and meeting with President Joe Biden The ultimate prize for the Prime Minister’s visit to the United States is a White House visit, but Covid protocols could still […]

Although our wine industry is doing a good job reacting to climate change, we may get to a point where it is too hot to grow certain grape varieties - but that opens an opportunity to grow others previously thought unsuitable 

Residents in the Christchurch suburb of Bromley are fed up with the putrid stench that’s invaded their homes after a fire at the neighbouring wastewater treatment plant six months ago.  It's not a smell, it's a stench. It stagnates, it sits on you, it makes you nauseous. You can taste […]

Business & Investing: As the US markets mark their worst period of consecutive falls since 2001, the NZX has a small reprieve

Election of a new Govt in Australia shows needs for independent NZ path in Pacific

Watch: The latest in our Changing South video series takes you inside a special South Canterbury cave holding ancient art that may tell the creation story, or carry a warning At 70 years of age, Alex Solomon (Waitaha, Kāti Māmoe, Kāi Tahu) is only now learning about the […]

In 2050, New Zealanders won't be cooking with green hydrogen and the gas will only meet 8 percent of the country's energy demand, a new report says.

West Coast refuseniks are finally falling into line with the government’s significant natural areas policy Forest & Bird is welcoming a decision by West Coast councils to map significant natural areas (SNAs) in the region after years of resisting the move. At a meeting of the Tai o […]

An innovation team 'set up' to follow testing developments was never actually created.

Counter-terror agencies get a budget boost but there are questions over oversight, reports David Williams  A $35 million boost to fight counter-terrorism is the bulk of new money in last week’s Budget responding to the Royal Commission into the Christchurch terror attack. The 2019 […]

Two Kiwi novelists earn good money You can actually sometimes make decent money out of writing books. Two of New Zealand's best writers - one from Rotorua, one schooled in Timaru - are right now celebrating film deals. Last week it was announced that Hollywood had come calling on Wellington-based […]

Radiographer Nicole Bradley never pictured herself competing at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, after going through a rough patch in her athletics career. But the hammer thrower is glad she persevered - to be one of three Kiwi women throwers at the Games.  This time last year, […]

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This article first appeared on The Conversation website and is republished with permission under a creative commons licence Incoming Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promises to give Australians the government they deserve, and to end 'the climate wars'.  Veteran Australian political […]

This article first appeared on The Conversation website, and is republished with permission under a creative commons licence As Scott Morrison loses power, it's the Greens, Teals and others that cause Australia's big election shock, writes Professor Susan Harris Rimmer of Griffith University […]

As Christchurch airport pushes its case for a new international gateway in Central Otago, the chiefs of Queenstown, Dunedin and Invercargill airports are attempting to shoot the plan down Backers of a new international airport at Tarras, near Wanaka, are touting wrong information about its […]

He/him bard Victor Billot on Elfess Chlöe   Toad and Elf Together Lady Chlöe of the Forest Elves dances her way across the woke glades to the tuneful warbling of pan pipes. Around her flutter pink nonbinary unicorns: though the wing'd unicorns are loyally pledged to Queen Cindy the […]

 “Can you teach me the reo?": Friday night at the Fish Whare Inky skies glowed blue at the horizon and the fish and chip shop slouched in the wide main street. One of its roughcast walls hunched up against the old Post Office, while the other took a beating from a cheeky southerly […]

When you spend up large just fixing the problems caused by your existing economic system, that's called Failure Demand. Former Green MP Gareth Hughes wants more than that from Labour in the one Budget left before the election. Finance Minister Grant Robertson’s fourth Wellbeing Budget […]

Every weekday, The Detail makes sense of the big news stories. This week on the podcast, we've covered what made the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano so explosive, why pulling products out of Russia isn't as easy as it seems, and New Zealand's role in Timor Leste gaining […]

Following in the footsteps of her mum, Stars midcourt livewire Mila Reuelu-Buchanan is starting a new career in social work, giving back to her Porirua community. And all the while, she's keeping her Silver Ferns dream alive. As a 10-year-old, Mila Reuelu-Buchanan didn’t think it […]

When the weather's bad, the economy's hitting headwinds, and the country's 'in the crapper', who do you turn to for wisdom, insight and comfort? James Elliott's not sure Hosking, Tame or Seymour were the right answers I’m not an economist. So said Mike Hosking this morning just before […]

Many New Zealanders expect pay rises in coming months, but they are expressing increased concern about the harsh impact of the cost of living crisis on their own families' lives, according to a new Reserve Bank survey. Analysis: At 3 o'clock on the afternoon of Budget Day, entirely […]

The Government’s Budget 2022 announcement around its First Home Loan and Grant schemes is a step in the right direction to help new buyers get a mortgage. But don't hold your breath: huge hurdles remain for first home buyers On paper, the announcement from Housing Minister Megan Woods […]

New funding won’t just keep the financial wolves from DoC’s door but taonga species from extinction, Minister says. David Williams reports The Government has stepped in to arrest the Conservation Department’s own cost-of-living crisis, and a Covid-induced revenue fall. Fresh […]

The proposed $100m Business Growth Fund will be music to the ears of businesses looking for a boost to their operations, but will take time to set in action Kiwi small and medium-sized business owners may have to wait months or potentially a year or two before they can get their hands on the […]

A new law that aims for sustainable management of the South Island’s much-loved high country has come under political fire from opposition parties. Dr Mick Strack explains how the just-passed Crown Pastoral Land Reform Bill eventuated, and why we should give it a chance. The newly […]

While $2.9 billion in new climate-related spending was announced alongside the Emissions Reduction Plan on Monday, Budget 2022 has a few hidden extras for climate policy, Marc Daalder reports Work on the third leg of the resource management reforms, meant to address the issue of who should pay to […]

When inflation is higher, it costs more for the government to just stand still – so there will be some tough spending calls to make in election year. Opinion: For all the jostling to anoint each Budget with the catchiest title, Budget 2022 was undeniably all about inflation – even […]

This week's biggest-selling New Zealand books, as recorded by the Nielsen BookScan New Zealand bestseller list and described by Steve Braunias FICTION 1 Harbouring by Jenny Pattrick (Penguin Random House, $36) From David Hill's review this week at ReadingRoom, of Pattrick's historical novel set […]

It will take a massive shift in the way government and its agencies work with all New Zealanders to achieve the laudable goals of this week's emissions plan and Budget funding, writes Rod Oram Budget 2022 and the Emissions Reduction Plan suffer from the same problem. They are written well. But […]

Those who were expecting a big windfall for the Māori Health Authority will be left disappointed, but there’s no point in funding services that don’t exist, writes political editor Jo Moir Analysis: There is nothing small about an $11.1 billion investment in health. The […]

When Timor-Leste emerged independent from Indonesia 20 years ago, it was hailed as the first new nation of the 21st century. The Detail reflects on the significant role New Zealand played there.  Today marks 20 years since independence was declared in Timor-Leste.   […]

Cardiac arrest and open heart surgery haven't slowed down top Kiwi orienteer Lizzie Ingham, who's on her way to her yet another world championship, Merryn Anderson writes.  Lizzie Ingham was born to be an orienteer.  She attended her first Wellington club event when she was just […]

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A polarising budget saw strong debates in parliament this afternoon, as MPs from both ends of the political continuum laid out how they would have done things differently A middle-class targeting Budget that seeks to address the cost of living crisis has come under fire from politicians across the […]

Tonight, the Government will immediately introduce a law change to stop supermarkets land-banking, in a largely symbolic show of its commitment to reining in rising inflation The Government has revealed its answer to the cost of living crisis, and it is to throw money at households, rather than […]

Work on the technical feasibility of a new port on the Manukau Harbour signals the government won’t pander to the provinces ahead of council elections Analysis: Few things signal the imminence of elections better than where a government chooses to drop its big-ticket infrastructure […]

A temporary but wide-reaching cost of living handout is the most surprising part of Budget 2022, as Grant Robertson seeks to look after Labour’s ‘middle New Zealand’ voters while keeping reserves in an era of global volatility The election-year lolly scramble may not have begun […]

The Government responds to the financial pain of the 'squeezed middle' with a $1 billion Budget cost-of-living package, writes political editor Jo Moir The Government has reacted to the cost-of-living crisis with a $1 billion package that will target the squeezed middle. It will extend by a […]

Billions of dollars will go into the reformed, centralised health system over the next four years, but Māori will see just a little of it, Marc Daalder reports The Government has revealed the cornerstone of Budget 2022 will be an $11.1 billion dollar operating budget for Health New Zealand […]

New equity index is to target the needs of today's school children, rather than ranking schools according to out-of-date Census data. Analysis: Many of the Papatoetoe High School staff were still at work late yesterday, when principal Vaughan Couillault left his office to coach football. […]

Medicinal cannabis is legal to treat for pain, anxiety, sleep disorders, even Parkinson’s or epilepsy. So why are banks, insurance companies and investment funds making it so hard for medicinal cannabis companies to start up and grow? Josiah Spackman runs Skyman Industries, a small […]

The Buffalo terror attack is the latest entry in a deadly feedback loop of online hate inciting real life violence, which is then repackaged and redistributed as more online hate, Marc Daalder reports Analysis: Counter-extremism researchers say the man accused of killing 10 people in a […]

The Government has mused about a more proactive response to the lack of competition, including the establishment of a government-run distribution centre, but that would be foolhardy and doomed to failure Comment: The recent surge in food prices is putting pressure on the Government to […]

Masks and portable air cleaners aren’t the best solutions for schools, says Chris Hipkins. The minister responsible for education and Covid-19 told political editor Jo Moir more needs to be done to get that message across to parents. The debate about how best to ventilate school classrooms […]

The fight for the fate of the supercity has a venue – the suburban villa Analysis: With new Government policies around urban intensification set to come into play in August, the future of the streets of Auckland is at a crucial crossroads. A period of public consultation will lead up to the […]