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As it stands in Aotearoa New Zealand, beneficiary fraud (fraud by people on benefits) is largely dealt with under the Crimes Act, while tax evasion is prosecuted under the Tax Administration Act. This, among other factors, means beneficiaries engaging in financial fraud face significantly stiffer penalties than professionals doing the…

New Zealand's forestry standards are weak, but the industry is already bound by international standards it is breaching routinely in Tairāwhiti, writes Dame Anne Salmond

The latest Nielsen BookScan New Zealand bestseller list, described by Steve Braunias (plus recipe book giveaway)

Launching medicinal products has been far more difficult than expected.

Hong Kong police have provided lessons to their Kiwi counterparts on riot control, despite allegations of brutality and misconduct after a crackdown on protesting residents.

With release day arriving in NZ before the rest of the world, Jesse Saywell was at the front of the queue for Metallica's 72 Seasons

White House edits transcript after US president referred to military force rather than New Zealand rugby team

Josh Storey has completed his solo walk of New Zealand, ending with a gruelling 204km, 58-hour continuous leg to finish a journey to prove a point about mental resilience.

In the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle, New Zealand is again talking about “building back better”. But how do we build back better when we don’t necessarily understand what “better” means? Or how to achieve this across a country with significantly different risk profiles?

Jacinda Ardern's water infrastructure reforms are the latest policy to be axed by her successor as New Zealand prime minister, Chris Hipkins.

The incident caused a slack-jawed response from those within the room in Dundalk