20+ hour, 48+ min ago   (86+ words) The Government's defending its record on cutting public servant numbers. Official advice shows every thousand jobs cut, would save the Government 103-million dollars a year in salaries. But redundancy payouts would eat into those savings — averaging 52-thousand 500 dollars last year…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (164+ words) Vandalism to fibre cables in Swanson and Massey has left thousands of customers without internet. A spokesperson for Chorus confirmed they were responding to an ongoing outage in the region caused by vandalism to network cables. The outage appears to…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (109+ words) Newstalk ZB Follow the podcast on ASB's anticipating the upswing in the housing market will be steadier than in the past. Its latest housing outlook predicts a more measured, household income-led recovery, rather than previous borrowing-led booms. Chief economist Mark…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (88+ words) House prices could be on track for a much faster recovery than ASB expects. The bank says national prices are still 15 percent below their late-2021 peak - and won't fully recover until 2029. But real estate agent Rawdon Christie thinks the market's…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (138+ words) Newstalk ZB Follow the podcast on Labour is campaigning on stronger checks and balances to manage the growing risks of artificial intelligence. The party's proposing establishing an 'Office of AI' to co-ordinate policy across Government, including clearer copyright rules, safe…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (102+ words) Newstalk ZB Follow the podcast on Queenstown's Mayor says National's alternative to a bed tax is better than nothing. The party's pledging to change how the International Visitor Levy is spent, pouring $100 million into conservation a year and $50 million for…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (136+ words) There's a view National's alternative to a bed tax would remove some pressure on smaller councils. The party's pledging to re-set the International Visitor Levy, putting aside $100 million a year for conservation and $50 million for tourism. The rest would go…...

6+ day, 32+ min ago   (166+ words) Who Doesn't Do a Bit of Casual Meth? Newstalk ZB Follow the podcast on FIRST WITH YESTERDAY'S NEWS (highlights from Tuesday on Newstalk ZB) What Could Possibly Go Wrong?/Keep Doing What You're Doing/Zoo-talk vs Poo-Talk ZB/Weight Loss…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (82+ words) Newstalk ZB Growing inflation and a changing economy could inspire Australia's Reserve Bank to start putting the OCR up again, according to one expert. Australia's current official cash rate is currently at 4.35 percent, but the central bank is due to…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (130+ words) Reassurances that life is not over after using methamphetamine as wastewater testing revealed record high consumption. The Herald's obtained a justice briefing showing almost two million doses were detected in testing in a single week in April. That equates to…...