The Latest Breaking News from NZ

The announcement of a partnership between the government and the world’s biggest investment manager BlackRock in a NZ$2 billion climate infrastructure fund suggests the company is expecting renewable energy in New Zealand to increase its own profitability.

A US detective comes out swinging against an NZ investigation into the death of a young boy in Gore.

Humans typically reserve their practices of mourning for loved ones. But extending these rituals of grief and loss to non-human animals (and our shared habitats) can also help us appreciate being part of the natural world, not separate from it.

The closer we come to election day on October 14, the more media focus we’ll see on political polls. Poll results are often used to project the makeup of parliament, despite them being snapshots of the polling period rather than reliable predictions.

As the Government starts the process towards a Modern Slavery Act, findings from a new report into child labour in the cosmetics industry suggests stronger measures are urgently needed

Business wrap: NZX fails to rally; Rising oil prices threaten new inflation headwind; Big logistics company imposes a hiring freeze as earnings fall 43 percent. Markets editor Andrew Patterson reports.

Swimmer Erika Fairweather not only wins a coveted world championships medal but competes in a second final and makes NZ history, reports Dave Crampton

Will one more step for the Football Ferns equal one giant leap for the game in NZ? Suzanne McFadden asks women throughout football what impact the Ferns will have, win or lose their final World Cup pool match. 

It feels like there is a high-profile liquidation every other week. Media coverage has included stories on the collapse of tiny home companies, construction firms and homeware retailers, among many others. In just the past week, a failed pool company was under the spotlight.