The country's natural gas supply is running out faster than previously thought. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment said previous forecasts showed annual gas production falling below ...

Wellington City Council is being called on to review its rating system over fears high costs are driving investment out of the capital and dragging down an already struggling local economy. Newly ...

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has confirmed Adrian Orr resigned as Governor as he wanted more funding for the central bank than the Government was willing to provide. The bank said in a state ...

The headline (note journalists do not write the headlines) makes you think DPMC is sacking one third of their staff. The actual story further down is: A broad restructure of the 247-strong Department ...

Whanganui District Council is sticking to an average rates increase of 2.2 percent following deliberations on its draft Annual Plan. Mayor Andrew Tripe believes it's the lowest rise in the country for ...

I was pleased to see the Government announce the speed limit for Transmission Gully would be consulted on increasing to 110 km/hr. New motorways are built to safety standards where this is a safe ...

About half an hour into Auckland Council’s debate on upzoning the city centre last week, mayor Wayne Brown looked up with a puzzled look on his face. He didn’t get why planners were telling his ...

The Government is amending the Public Finance Act to prevent future governments concealing the extent of fiscal risks in government accounts, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says. The change is ...

I’ve just published on Patreon (paywalled) the May 2025 summary of the polls in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and US. The Australian and Canadian Governments are having honeymoons for their ...

As powerless ratepayers face the ongoing tyranny of marxist councils over rates bills and the local government minister's repeated demands for sensible spending fall on deaf ears, the Prime Minister ...

Consider the economics of the restaurant industry. Alcohol offers higher profit margins than food as it requires less labour to prepare. Indeed, using official American data, your columnist estimates ...

I got sent this chart, and found it interesting. The high level of Maori offending is well known. What I hadn't known previously was the vast difference between Asian and Indian offending. Often these ...