New Zealand

Immigration Minister Erica Stanford has accused her own ministry of deliberately withholding information from ministers and using creative accounting to hide cost blowouts on a failed technology project that wasted more than $30 million of taxpayer money. Stanford made the comments at a parliamentary Scrutiny Week hearing on Tuesday, alongside

New Zealand now has 26 billionaires, eight more than last year, with the tech sector driving most of the growth. The National Business Review's annual rich list found the country's wealthiest people are collectively worth $129 billion, up from $102 billion in 2025. Zuru Toys co-founders

Invercargill and Southland mayors are clashing over how the Oreti River should be managed under proposed council reforms, with both citing the waterway as crucial to their preferred governance models. Invercargill Mayor Tom Campbell says his council cannot accept Southland District Council's two-council model because it would separate

SIT has signed up a new Indonesian university partner with 44,000 students. A delegation from Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta visited Invercargill on Sunday May 24 to explore academic partnerships with Southern Institute of Technology. The Indonesian university is one of the country's leading private institutions, offering programmes from

Police have arrested eight people and seized cash and drugs following search warrants in the Queenstown area. Over the past two months, Police have executed a number of search warrants in relation to the possession and supply of class A drugs. During the warrants over $120,000 in cash was

Majority of New Zealanders View Mining Positively, New Poll Finds A new nationwide survey has found that mining enjoys more support than opposition among New Zealanders, with many recognising its contribution to jobs, exports, and economic growth. The Curia Market Research poll, which surveyed 1,400 people across the country,

TSB is selling itself to Heartland Bank for $620 million in a deal that would create New Zealand's largest regional bank. The conditional agreement would see Heartland Group buy all of TSB's shares from the Toi Foundation to create TSB Heartland Bank. The combined bank would

The following people have been recognised with awards in the King's Birthday Honours 2026. The New Zealand Order of Merit DNZM To be Dames Companion of the said Order: Mrs Susan Jean Hassall, ONZM, JP - For services to education Professor Elizabeth Mary Rata - For services to