New Zealand

The current National-ACT-NZ First coalition government is strongly positioned to win a second term, according to the latest NZ Herald-Motu Research Poll of Polls. The research shows the coalition has an 88.3% probability of forming the next government, with combined support of 50.2% compared to the opposition'

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has declared the government's fees-free university scheme a complete failure, announcing it will be scrapped in this month's budget. The policy, which covered students' final year of tertiary study, will end for new cohorts from next year, though current final-year students

Southland based construction company Calder Stewart has been awarded a significant contract to build a new train maintenance depot in the North Island. Greater Wellington has announced that Calder Stewart will build the new depot in Masterton, Wairarapa as part of its Lower North Island Rail Integrated Mobility (LNIRIM) programmed.

An Invercargill photographer has transformed her career into social work after completing her degree through Open Polytechnic's distance learning programme. Kayla Brady was the student speaker at Thursday's graduation ceremony at Wigram Airforce Museum in Christchurch, where 106 South Island students received their qualifications from New

The Commerce Commission has approved the merger of fuel retailers Gull and NPD, creating a nationwide network of around 240 service stations from Invercargill to the far north. The competition watchdog said today it was satisfied the proposed merger would not substantially reduce competition in New Zealand's fuel

New Zealand has signed a groundbreaking trade deal with Singapore that guarantees essential supplies like food and fuel will keep flowing between the two countries, even during major crises. The Agreement on Trade in Essential Supplies (AOTES) was signed this week by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and his Singaporean counterpart

TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman has resigned after what she described as unprecedented scrutiny that made her position "untenable". Sherman announced her departure on social media Friday, citing enormous pressure following recent controversies. "The level of scrutiny on me this past week has been unprecedented, and this

The Government has announced plans to disestablish the Broadcasting Standards Authority following a controversial ruling that extended the regulator's reach to online platforms. Media and Communications Minister Paul Goldsmith said the decision comes as New Zealand's media landscape has changed dramatically while regulatory settings have failed