How does the Human Rights Review Tribunal work - is it delivering justice for Kiwis?

In New Zealand, there are a number of tribunals and review boards you can go to when you feel things haven’t quite gone your way.  Whether you’ve had a bad experience leaving your job, or something’s gone wrong in your healthcare journey, these committees are tasked with working out what has gone …

What April 1 cash boosts and power bill increases mean for your wallet

The financial year is coming to an end, and that means from next Tuesday, a lot of Kiwis will be getting more money in their wallets. April 1st is when the Annual General Adjustment takes place – when benefits and minimum wage increase to account for wage growth or inflation. While benefits are g…

How New Zealand’s top iwi have grown assets to $8.2b

New figures have revealed the assets of our ten biggest iwi stands at $8.2 billion. A recent report from consultancy firm TDB Advisory shows the assets only rose by $100m in the last three years, a slightly better return than 2023 – as the economic turmoil over the last five years continues to hav…

What the All Whites' World Cup qualification means for NZ football

Since 1930, across 22 editions of the Fifa Mens World Cup, only two New Zealand teams have featured on the biggest football stage, in 1982 and 2010. Now there will be three. The All Whites have qualified for the 2026 Fifa World Cup – after a three nil win over New Caledonia in front of a home cro…

Five years since the first lockdown: Are we doing enough to prepare for the next pandemic?

At 11:59pm on March 25th 2020, New Zealand entered its first level four Covid –19 lockdown.  To many, that moment may feel like it happened just yesterday, while others are glad its firmly in the past. Whatever your feelings are about New Zealand’s response to the Covid pandemic, that first lockd…

Schoolboy rugby to star runners: How can we best protect our young athletes?

School rugby has been under the microscope for several years now after controversies over poaching between schools and live broadcast of games. Those tensions have flared up again, with secondary schools pushing back against NZ Rugby’s plans for an Under-18 team to take on Australia. It’s not the…

The hidden cost of online dating scams in New Zealand

There have been a number of headlines trending throughout 2025 so far. Tariffs, trade wars, geopolitical tensions... and romance scams. Fake online relationships – better known as catfishes – have existed as long as social media has been around. But the increasing prevalence of AI is making it tr…

International visits test the Government's approach to changing face of global politics

This week is seeing New Zealand’s highest-ranking politicians walking a tricky diplomatic tightrope. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has been courting his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to kickstart trade deal discussions – but their meeting took a twist when Modi raised concerns about ‘anti-In…

Canadians lead the world in shunning US-made products - could NZ follow suit?

Trump's tariff wars are officially on. Donald Trump’s first two targets are Mexico and Canada, imposing 25% tariffs on their products – and 20% on Chinese imports. These three countries accounted for more than 40% of imports into the US last year. He’s also introduced a 25% tariff on all steel a…

Why critics call the Government’s latest bowel screening policy ‘pathetic’

Bowel cancer is the second highest cause of cancer death in New Zealand.   1 in 10 Kiwis diagnosed are under 50 and every day, around three New Zealanders die from bowel cancer.   Now, keep these figures in mind when I tell you that Health Minister Simeon Brown has announced the Government is low…