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Australians ‘getting better deal on Easter eggs’
Source: Radio New Zealand An economist has compared the price of New Zealand Easter eggs with those in Australia. Cybèle and Bevan / Unsplash New Zealanders are paying more for...
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Easter weather: Calm before a possible storm – heavy rain forecast for parts of country
Source: Radio New Zealand MetService said it had “moderate confidence” a heavy rain warning will be needed for the ranges of central and northern Westland. Julia Sudnitskaya / 123RF A...
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Fuel disruption brings City Rail Link benefits into sharper focus
Source: Auckland Council The world’s fuel shock is making life challenging at the pump. Conflict in the Middle East and this fuel price pressure, whilst difficult on many fronts, are...
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Trucking firm says fuel bill has increased 110% due to Middle East conflict
Source: Radio New Zealand The trucking and tourism sectors are struggling with rising fuel costs. RNZ / Unsplash A trucking sector veteran says the soaring price of diesel is the...
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Border fee changes make system fairer
Source: New Zealand Government A new levy regime that comes into effect today makes the goods management system fairer by better reflecting the risks and costs associated with clearing goods...
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Government commits $10 million to EIT Hawke’s Bay campus rebuild
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 23 seconds ago The Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT) has welcomed Cabinet’s approval of $10 million from the Government’s contingency fund to support the rebuild...
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New Zealand WWII pilot’s watch found in Germany more than 80 years later
Source: Radio New Zealand The watch found in Germany. Supplied When Tom Metcalfe left for England to fly bombers in the second world war, he took a watch given to...
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Murderers, money troubles and Malcolm: April’s Best TV
Source: Radio New Zealand Margo’s Got Money Troubles This new dramedy from uber-TV producer David E. Kelley (Ally McBeal, Big Little Lies) stars Elle Fanning as Margo, a college dropout...
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Family ‘devastated with worry’ over French man Antoine Richard who’s missing in central Otago
Source: Radio New Zealand Antoine Richard hasn’t been seen since 21 March. Supplied / NZ Police The family of French national Antoine Richard is appealing for more help in the...
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‘No actual change’: Chris Bishop downplays scaling down of Auckland housing plans
Source: Radio New Zealand Housing Minister Chris Bishop. RNZ / Marika Khabazi The housing minister says nothing has fundamentally changed as the government scales back Auckland’s minimum housing target even...
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Update: Common Room bar fight, Hastings
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Sergeant Heath Jones: Police have arrested a second person in relation to a fight at the Common Room bar earlier this month. Police...
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Universities – Significant rise in sepsis cases, research finds – Otago
Source: University of Otago, Wellington – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka, Pōneke Hospital admissions for sepsis rose significantly between 2000 and 2019, with infants, people over 70, Māori and Pacific peoples and...
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‘Needed more than ever’: Living wage rises to $29.90 per hour
Source: Radio New Zealand The living wage was set by Living Wage Aotearoa NZ. (File photo) RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King The living wage will rise to $29.90 per hour from...
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What’s going wrong for New Zealand small businesses?
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF New Zealand small businesses have ranked last out of 11 Asia-Pacific countries in terms of their growth, for the second year in a row. CPA...
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Nuts about food science: Torere Macadamias partners with Riddet Institute
Source: Radio New Zealand Riddet Institute acting director Paul Moughan and Torere Macadamias general manager Vanessa Hayes discuss macadamias at the Riddet Institute Agrifood Summit in Wellington in February. Supplied...
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New Zealand relies increasingly on migrants to pay our tax: Is that a problem?
Source: Radio New Zealand A paper written by a Treasury principal adviser has found that people born elsewhere are becoming increasingly important for the country’s tax base. RNZ People who...
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Start-up asked for regulation changes to allow controversial marine carbon storage
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ An international start-up has been pushing for regulation changes to allow it to carry out controversial marine carbon storage in New Zealand waters. The company,...
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PM Edition: Top 10 Business Articles on LiveNews.co.nz for April 1, 2026 – Full Text
PM Edition: Here are the top 10 business articles on LiveNews.co.nz for April 1, 2026 - Full Text
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AM Edition: Top 10 Politics Articles on LiveNews.co.nz for April 1, 2026 – Full Text
AM Edition: Here are the top 10 politics articles on LiveNews.co.nz for April 1, 2026 - Full Text
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Update: Search for Antoine Richard
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Phill Hamlin: The search for missing 21-year-old French national Antoine Richard is continuing, after he was reported missing in Cromwell last weekend....
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Christchurch council staff back away from mayor’s proposal to pump sewage into sea
Source: Radio New Zealand Pegasus Bay. Supplied / Todd Group Christchurch City Council staff are backing away from a controversial plan to pump millions of litres of sewage out to...
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‘Shouldn’t come as a surprise’: No extensions to incorporated societies deadline, minister says
Source: Radio New Zealand Consumer Affairs Minister Scott Simpson. RNZ / Mark Papalii Consumer Affairs Minister Scott Simpson says there will be no extension for the more than 3000 clubs,...
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Kaitaia residents say town will be devastated if big employer Juken timber mills shuts gates
Source: Radio New Zealand Juken New Zealand’s Northland Mill, on Whangatane Drive on the northern fringe of Kaitāia. Peter de Graaf Long-time Kaitaia residents say the Far North town would...
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The resurrection of the Lake Onslow pumped hydro scheme
Source: Radio New Zealand The Lake Onslow pumped hydro scheme is back on the table, after industry players formed a private planning group. Flickr / Shellie Evans The same government...
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David Tamihere’s double-murder convictions quashed: What happens now and could he get compensation?
Source: Radio New Zealand David Tamihere pictured outside court in 2018. (File photo) RNZ David Tamihere’s convictions have been quashed, 36 years after he was found guilty of murdering two...
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Parents do have a favourite child, according to research
Source: Radio New Zealand No matter how many times parents protest that they don’t have a favourite child, research shows that preferential treatment does happen – even in adulthood. For...
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Marine carbon dioxide removal is a big idea – with big hurdles
Source: Radio New Zealand Using microalgae to ‘fix’ carbon is one type of marine carbon dioxide removal. RNZ Explainer – A start-up company wants to carry out marine carbon dioxide...