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Source: Finance and Mortgage Advisers Association of New Zealand November 18, 2025 – Borrowers are in the box seat to secure better loan deals amid signs of improving credit conditions yet many will still be paying more than they should, according to the Finance and Mortgage Advisers Association of New Zealand (FAMNZ). FAMNZ managing director … Read more
Source: New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa is delighted to announce that Fleur Beale is the NZSA 2026 President of Honour, who will deliver the prestigious NZSA Janet Frame Memorial Lecture in 2026. This prestigious honour is bestowed on a … Read more
Source: Greenpeace It’s the award no country wants to receive. New Zealand has been presented with the ‘Fossil of the Day’ at COP30 in Brazil over recent backtracking on methane targets. The award, presented each day of the UN climate conference by Climate Action Network International, is awarded to the country that is “doing the most … Read more
Source: University of Auckland (UoA) A new study has found that many New Zealand adolescents are eating diets high in sugar, salt and unhealthy fats, with young people in more vulnerable circumstances most affected. Published on 18 November in BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health, the research analysed data from more than 4,000 12-year-olds taking part … Read more
Source: NZ Principals Federation Open Letter follows: To: Hon Erica Stanford, Minister of Education From: Otago Primary Principals’ Association (OPPA) November 2025 Tēnā koe e te Minita, As school leaders representing primary principals across the Otago region, the Otago Primary Principals’ Association (OPPA) wishes to express our strong opposition to your decision to strip the Teaching … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government Co-founder and CEO of Dawn Aerospace Stefan Powell and Southland schoolgirl Sophie Ineson are this year’s recipients of the Prime Minister’s Space Prizes. “These prizes highlight the extraordinary talent and vision driving our space industry forward today and celebrate the next generation,” Mr Luxon says. “Stefan and Dawn Aerospace have made … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government The latest quarterly update from the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission show the National Infrastructure Pipeline now includes nearly 12,000 infrastructure projects worth a total of $275 billion, Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop says. “The Pipeline provides an independent view of current and future infrastructure projects and programmes across the country, from roads, … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The airline says no formal notice of a strike has been received. Kai Schwoerer Air New Zealand says it has been made aware by E tū union that staff have voted to take industrial action. “We are aware that cabin crew represented by E tū union have voted to take industrial … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government A new 10-year strategy aims to strengthen New Zealand Sign Language, making it a more visible, valued part of everyday life Launching the NZSL Strategy 2026-2036, Minister for Disability Issues Louise Upston says it’s important for NZSL to be supported, strengthened and promoted in New Zealand. “Increasing everyday use and fluency … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Sanford’s net profit for the year ended September was $63.7 million. Supplied / Sanford Seafood company Sanford has made a record full-year profit driven by the strong performance of its aquacultural business. Net profit for the year ended September was $63.7 million, or more than three times the year earlier’s $19.7m. … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Instant coffee prices have spiked this year. creative commons – pixabay – moritz320 The cost of food continues to climb, with Stats NZ figures showing some of the sharpest increases in staples like cheese, eggs and milk. But few items rose as sharply in price as instant coffee – up 25.5 … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Some of the Dot Ingredients team in the lab at AUT that they are currently working out of. Claire Concannon Oil and water famously don’t mix – until surfactants get involved. These molecules act as tiny brokers between two opposites, one end binding to the oil and the other to water, … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Black Ferns Ruahei Demant. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz Black Ferns co-captain Ruahei Demant is heading to Britain to help develop her game. Demant will play for the Bristol Bears on a four month deal starting later this month. A former World Player of the Year, Demant is one of just three players to … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Black Cap Daryl Mitchell takes a catch. Andrew Cornaga / www.photosport.nz / Photosport Ltd 2025 Black Caps batter Daryl Mitchell will miss the rest of the ODI series against West Indies because of injury. Mitchell experienced discomfort in his thigh while scoring his seventh ODI century in Sunday’s seven-run win over … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Anti-family violence white ribbon day is 25 November. 123RF WARNING: This story includes content that may be disturbing to some readers. One Rotorua women’s refuge says it has been shocked at the increase in those needing to escape abusive homes over the past 18 months. But the rise in those affected … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Educational Colours Rainbow Sand has been recalled. Supplied / Product Safety NZ The deputy prime minister says several hundred schools and childhood centres have contacted the Ministry of Education after the discovery of asbestos in a range of coloured play sand. Rainbow sand from Educational Colours and coloured sand from Creatistics … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The children have been named in the Givealittle campaign for their mother as August, Hugo and Goldie. GIVEALITTLE / SUPPLIED Police have been keeping guard overnight at the scene of a house fire in Manawatū on Saturday, where three children and their father died. The deaths at Sanson are being treated … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Less than 50 percent of trainees are completing apprenticeships. RNZ / Dom Thomas Vocational Education Minister Penny Simmonds says she is seeking extra funding so new industry bodies can investigate low apprenticeship completion rates. Speaking at the Vocational Education and Training Research Forum in Wellington, Simmonds said she was concerned that … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Anthony Joshua after his fight against Oleksander Usyk in 2021. Mark Robinson / PHOTOSPORT Former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua will take on YouTube star Jake Paul in a bout next month. Joshua and Paul will meet in Miami on 19 December, with the fight to be broadcast on Netflix. … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins. RNZ / Mark Papalii Labour has been gaining ground in opinion polls, leading on issues from the economy and healthcare, but a new survey suggests voters are split on its capital gains tax proposals. Leader Chris Hipkins announced last month the party would campaign on the tax … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Statistics Minister Shane Reti has called the national system “dated and constrained”. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone A unique trove of information for measuring the impact of government services on millions of New Zealanders is sitting on “old and increasingly unstable” technology. It is hard to use and badly in need of … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins. RNZ / Mark Papalii Labour has been gaining ground in opinion polls, leading on issues from the economy and healthcare, but a new survey suggests voters are split on its capital gains tax proposals. Leader Chris Hipkins announced last month the party would campaign on the tax … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Pixabay/shafin_protic An advocacy organisation says it receives calls from people covertly asking for help to avoid offending – but despite evidence that programmes work, resources to help are thin. When The Detail ran a podcast episode about how Customs tries to stop child sexual exploitation material at our borders, our listeners … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand My favourite number has always been three. In my mind, three is a waltz moving in circles, graceful and hypnotic. It plays brightly in a major key, hauntingly beautiful in minor. It’s a deep midnight blue fading into royal purple, like an acrylic painting of the setting sun. In a numerical … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Naomi Osaka at the US Open tennis tournament on 28 August. AFP / Timothy A Clary Former world women’s tennis number one Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from this summer’s ASB Classic in Auckland. Osaka cited a change of schedule for her withdrawal. The Japanese player reached the final of the 2025 … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand triathlete Hayden Wilde. Alan Lee / www.photosport.nz New Zealand triathlete Hayden Wilde is sure there will be more robust technical involvement in future T100 events following a farcical finish to the latest round in Dubai. Wilde and a number of other athletes rode an extra lap on the bike … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Indigenous educators from across the world reconnected with the knowledge of their tūpuna at WIPCE 2025 – guided by Māori kaihautū and two of the original Hōkūleʻa navigators whose first voyage helped revitalise Pacific wayfinding. RNZ / Layla Bailey-McDowell ‘If you’re on a canoe, you’re in the same space your ancestors … Read more