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Expert questions effectiveness of roadside drug testing

Next month, Wellington will be the first place to introduce police use of a saliva test on drivers, with plans...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 25 Nov 2025 | 4 min read
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Genesis Energy greenlights Edgecumbe solar farm

Genesis Energy has given the green light to its $236 million Edgecumbe Solar Farm project in the Bay of Plenty. The...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 24 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
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Kiwi Property Group’s net profit plummets 77%

Kiwi Property Group’s net profit dropped by 77%, with an unrealised fair value loss of $30.3 million, compared to a...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 24 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
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Legislation to enhance weather services clears first reading

Legislation that unites New Zealand’s trusted weather forecasting agencies has successfully passed its first reading.  “The Meteorological Services (Acquisition and Policies)...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 24 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
brazil’s ex president taken into custody over flight risk

Brazil’s ex-president taken into custody over flight risk

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was taken into federal police custody on Saturday after the Supreme Court deemed him a...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 24 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
climate talks in brazil fall short on fossil fuel promises

Climate talks in Brazil fall short on fossil fuel promises

The UN climate summit COP30 in Belém, Brazil, concluded without securing firm new commitments to reduce fossil fuel use, disappointing...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 24 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
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Air NZ cabin crew set to go on strike next month

Air New Zealand cabin crew will go on strike for 24 hours on Monday, December 8, 2025, after months of...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 24 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
trump officials meet russian envoy in miami to draft ukraine peace plan

Trump officials meet Russian envoy in Miami to draft Ukraine peace plan

In late October, Trump administration officials met with Kirill Dmitriev, a sanctioned Russian envoy, in Miami to draft a peace...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 24 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
g20 leaders back climate action, debt relief in south africa

G20 leaders back climate action, debt relief in South Africa

The G20 summit held in South Africa concluded with the adoption of a key declaration addressing major global issues like...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 24 Nov 2025 | 3 min read
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NZ and Australia tourism grows slowly but steadily

Australia’s tourism sector is accelerating sharply in 2025, with international arrivals and visitor spending well above last year’s levels. The...

By Nicole Valdez | 23 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
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NZ population deceleration, Wairarapa report says

New Zealand’s population growth has now slowed for three successive years, and the Wairarapa’s latest results for the year to...

By Nicole Valdez | 23 Nov 2025 | 3 min read
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Economic outlook Improves among directors, survey finds

The Institute of Directors (IoD), together with ASB, reports in their annual Director Sentiment Survey that 55% of directors expect...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 22 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
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Bill ends schools’ opt-out from international maths and reading tests

A bill is set to end schools' ability to opt out of international maths and reading tests and accelerate the...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 21 Nov 2025 | 3 min read
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Market conditions delay new supermarket plans in South Dunedin

Approval for the New World supermarket, located at the intersection of Midland and Otaki Streets, was granted in April 2022....

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 21 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
uk, gsk partner on ai to speed antibiotic discovery

UK, GSK partner on AI to speed antibiotic discovery

The UK has launched a £45 million scientific initiative to tackle the urgent problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), where infections...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 21 Nov 2025 | 3 min read
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To make stalking a specific crime clears third reading

The bill defining stalking as a distinct criminal offence has successfully passed its third reading in Parliament. It amends the...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 21 Nov 2025 | 2 min read
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