A gram of meth that cost an average of $563 in 2017 now sells for about $253 in inflation-adjusted terms in 2025. This trend is striking because retail prices of illegal drugs often remain unchanged ...

Since the start of hostilities, Iran has launched large numbers of drones and missiles against military bases, residential areas and energy facilities across these Gulf States and Jordan. Strikes and ...

The mayor of Central Hawke's Bay says the region has been hit hard by back-to-back announcements of factory closures. On Friday Heinz Wattie's confirmed it would go ahead with shutting its frozen ...

Twenty-eight lucky Lotto players will be celebrating tonight after each winning $13,923 with Lotto Second Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. Four lucky players also won Powerball Second Division, ...

Resort to the use of force, at a time when negotiations were ongoing, is a strategic failure that has had a devastating impact on civilians. Bombs and missiles are not the path towards sustainable ...

It will be a night to remember for two lucky Powerball players from Auckland after each winning $12.75 million with Powerball First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning tickets were sold ...

The Auckland ACES return home to Eden Park’s Kennards Hire Community Oval this week to face table-toppers Canterbury in the final round of the 2025-26 Plunket Shield, with first ball at 10:30am from ...

My colleagues in Yemen remain arbitrarily detained – and some have been deprived of their liberty for five years now. Every day, the injustice of their detention is compounded. Their suffering, and ...

Since its inception in 1996, NZ Sculpture OnShore has raised more than $3 million dollars for Women’s Refuge NZ. Friends of Women’s Refuges Trust chair Rachel Brebner says she is extremely grateful ...

The cost of living continues to emerge as New Zealanders’ top concern - yet sustainability continues to play a decisive role in how people judge businesses, according to new research released today.

The establishment of Kura Toa reinforces the value of iwi leadership in education design and delivery. By embedding tikanga Māori and local knowledge, Kelly says the kura creates a learning ...

Their story was intriguing: no tractors or cellphones, off-grid, subsistence and organic, relying on hand and bullock-power rather than fossil fuels to feed three generations of 25 people off a slip ...