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Spain's health ministry has revealed that a Dutch cruise ship battling a hantavirus outbreak will soon dock in the Canary...
Oil prices dipped during Asian trading on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump outlined plans to pause a key military...
President Donald Trump has temporarily suspended the U.S. "Project Freedom" operation designed to escort commercial ships through the blockaded Strait...
ACT leader David Seymour says New Zealanders should brace for rising costs, warning that the war in Iran is already...
New Zealand’s financial system is in a strong position and should be able to support households and businesses even if...
Some Mercury customers have been incorrectly told they’re behind on their power bills. They received messages saying the company had “noticed...
Both leading AI developers, Anthropic and OpenAI, have unveiled plans for joint ventures aimed at expanding their enterprise services, marking...
Unemployment is expected to remain near a decade high, with the conflict in the Middle East weighing on early signs...
The ACT Party is proposing a change to school transport rules that would allow children to board any passing school...
Samsung’s founding family has completed payment of a record inheritance tax bill in South Korea, ending a closely watched five-year...
BYD’s passenger vehicle sales fell for the eighth month in a row in April, as tougher competition in China’s electric...
120 officers, 30,000 phantom tests Sometime in late August 2025, a GPS-enabled dashboard at the National Road Policing Centre flagged something...
The numbers that should embarrass the agency New Zealand's Active Investor Plus visa has been a headline success. In its first...
One river, zero remaining competitors In November 2025, a joint venture called Rafting JV Co applied to the Commerce Commission for...
The rebate that wasn't From 1 April 2026, all 29 electricity distribution businesses were required to pay rebates to households and...
The front door is jammed shut The government's own data tells the story plainly. 25.7% of adult New Zealanders reported being...
