2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (93+ words) Newsroom Business news in association with Tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchinis and cherries are at the centre of a Commerce Commission investigation into whether two of the country’s largest fresh produce wholesalers should be allowed to merge. NZX-listed T&G Global is…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (142+ words) Parties rule out deals to get Opportunity’s Qiulae Wong over the line in heartland seat Newsroom It’s just a 50-metre walk from Sanjani Singh’s family-run Indian sweets and snacks store in Sandringham, to the restaurant where Chris Hipkins is meeting…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (672+ words) Expert opinion from University of Auckland - Waipapa Taumata Rau For generations, conversations about Pacific health have often started from the same assumption: that solutions would come from somewhere else. The Pacific was viewed as a region facing challenges rather than…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (92+ words) Former Solicitor-General says Mike Smith case won’t be last climate lawsuit Newsroom The Government’s efforts to tamp down climate litigation are doomed to fail, warns Una Jagose KC. “Lawyers are clever people” – they will find a way around the Government’s…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1570+ words) With the election now just over eight weeks away, the policy battle is well and truly underway, and the country’s political parties are rolling out new promises thick and fast. But their hard hustles are failing to set recent polls…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (101+ words) National’s housing offer is all well and good but it needs houses Newsroom Comment: National’s promise to lift the income cap for the Government’s First Home Loan scheme to $300,000 has been generally welcomed but has also attracted criticism. This is…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1766+ words) Campaign Observer: Suddenly, the boot’s on the other foot – and National’s Christopher Luxon is relishing putting it in to his Labour opponent. The day after a poll result that shook up the campaign, Luxon at an Auckland policy event goads…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (116+ words) Newsroom Analysis: New Zealand’s carbon market could be up for significant change if Labour forms the next government, as the party promises to address the disproportionate place of forestry in the scheme. The Emissions Trading Scheme is one of New…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (543+ words) Comment: Meta’s recent US$18 billion settlement with US states and territories marks a significant shift in the power balance between the company and consumers of its Facebook and Instagram platforms. Along with paying this amount to settle claims that its…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (261+ words) Prefer Newsroom on Google Sitting alone in his library, Bob Jones was deeply absorbed in thought. It was late May 1983. “I remember there was a storm that day. It was one of those strong southerlies. Probably one of the worst…...