The White House released a list of countries and the tariff rates they charged the US. It was clearly wrong as NZ has an average tariff of around 1.7% on US imports and the list said 20%. I thought it ...

The Government is accelerating Local Water Done Well for the Wellington region to provide greater transparency at Wellington Water and ensure it is delivering value for money for ratepayers, say Local ...

President Trump has announced massive tariffs on most countries, including a 10% tariff on all NZ exports to the US. The table he released claims that NZ imposes an average 20% tariff on US goods.

A submitter known only as “Amy” has schooled the Commerce Commission on a regulatory change that could, she says, cause her parents grief. The commission said earlier this week that it is assessing wh ...

Edelman reports on their annual trust survey in institutions. The net trust for each institution (60+ is trust, under 50 is is distrust) is: Business 54 NGOs 53 Government 45 Media 35 What is ...

The article, released on Friday and written by Otago University Professor Nick Wilson, researcher Dr John Horrocks and George Thomson, discusses the growing international concern around impaired ...

The University of Sussex has been fined a record £585,000 by the higher education regulator for failing to uphold freedom of speech. Hopefully that will change the incentives somewhat. Prof Roseneil, ...

Tauranga City Council has copped some backlash after accepting a five-year contract for coffee machines and coffee at a total cost of $470,000.

The founder of The Spinoff, Duncan Greive, says he has been put on notice of a potential defamation claim from news publisher Stuff after a stand-off – stemming from an exclusive report last December ...

Auckland Council Commissioners turned down consent for an 11 storey building on K-road – a decision labelled by Chris Bishop as “insane”. Hayden Donnell covers it well: The Da Vincis of denial weren’t ...

So the advertising spend has increased a healthy 30% in five years. But the proportion spent on digital advertising has gone from 6% to 60%. With this change, radio has held up very well as an ...