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The UK Government is committed to cracking down on mobile phone thefts, after a significant spike in incidents. New data shows at least 80,000 people have had their...
Australia's GDP data is set to be released tomorrow - and experts are outlining their predictions. This follows last week's inflation data, which is currently at...
Growing global demand for dairy products and a flat milk supply could be setting the stage for a near-record farm gate milk price this season. With nine months left...
New Zealand's chief financial officers have revealed their thoughts in a first of its kind survey. Hunter Campbell's report reveals 42 percent expect challenging...
Fonterra is set to invest $150 million to build a new plant at its Edendale site in Southland to meet growing demand from Asia. The plant will produce UHT cream...
Tonight on The Huddle, Kiwiblog contributor and Curia pollster David Farrar and Ali Jones from Red PR joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the...
On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Tuesday, 3 September 2024, the Government is hiking the tourism levy to $100 - against advice from the...
There's pleas from the Security Intelligence Service to report threats to national security. Their annual Insights report warns a small number of people subscribe...
Inland Revenue is being asked not to seesaw on its stance, with rising liquidations across the country. Centrix's July figures reveal business liquidations are up...
Today, the Government has done the thing that the tourism industry was hoping they wouldn't do and increased the visitor levy - the amount that tourists pay to come...
A New Zealand entrepreneur and former Waitakere City Mayor are getting behind a waka-shaped museum on Auckland's waterfront. Sirs Ian Taylor and Bob Harvey say a...
The Tourism Minister says the extra money from increased overseas visitor fees will be funnelled back into the industry. The International Visitor Conservation and...
The Government's pushing ahead with plans to triple the tourism tax in a bid to make overseas visitors pay for regional infrastructure upkeep. The International...
The Australian Government is looking to ban gambling advertising under new reforms set to hit Cabinet. Online advertising would be banned immediately - and TV promotions...
South Africa Rugby has offered a mea culpa for the haka being drowned out by music, fireworks and a plane on Sunday morning. They have conceded the cacophony shouldn’t...
New data has revealed a number of Kiwi couples are ending their marriages later in life. Stats NZ shows the amount of divorces that involved people aged 50+ last...
Germany's far-right has secured its first state parliament win since the second World War. The anti-immigration party Alternative for Germany won a third of the...
Retirement village operator Ryman Healthcare is raising prices and slowing down construction efforts to repair its financial holes. The company has raised its deferred...
Markets around the world are pricing in potential cuts to interest rates. Last Friday saw PCE inflation in the US rise 0.2 percent over the month to be up 2.6 percent...
Tonight on The Huddle, Josie Pagani from Child Fund and Jordan Williams from the Taxpayer's Union joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day...
Finance Minister Nicola Willis says she's determined to ensure the health system is as efficient and effective as possible. A survey by the General Practice Owners...
I'm going to be fascinated to see what comes of the Oasis ticketing fiasco in the UK - but I imagine it would be nothing. What's happened is that Oasis tickets went...
On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Monday 2 September, the College of Midwives defended giving new mothers tea and toast after one Wellington...
Consumer New Zealand says Ticketmaster's 'dynamic pricing' for the Oasis tour tickets is likely to be following the law. People have complained after wildly different...
There were a few raised eyebrows as the All Blacks' pre-match haka was drowned out at Johannesburg’s Ellis Park. The team's rendition of Kapa O Pango was interrupted...
There's a real likelihood GP clinics will close, as the financial squeeze goes on. A survey by the General Practice Owners Association has found 83 percent of respondents...
The Transport Minister says today's National Land Transport Plan shouldn't surprise councils. Simeon Brown's unveiled the new $32.9 billion scheme, which includes...
The Government's earmarked an extra $32.9 billion as part of its new National Land Transport Plan for the next three years. The plan includes $5.5 billion for pothole...
An Australian animal handler has been hospitalised after a tiger mauled her at the Gold Coast theme park, Dreamworld. The woman was transported to hospital on Monday...
The All Blacks accept they need to be better in the closing stages of test matches as they move to Cape Town for the second test against the Springboks. The team...