Wellington stories
Residents face higher Wellington water bills after the Commerce Commission said Tiaki Wai's costs still justify rises and no cap is needed now.
Wellington households face mounting pressure as fixing ageing pipes could add more than $80,000 to each ratepayer over 25 years.
Housing groups say the move could leave Wellington's public-housing shortage worse, as more than 600 households wait for a home.
Lower prices are drawing investors back to Auckland, but weak rents, higher costs and modest capital growth are limiting the appeal.
The rise has pushed cocaine to its highest share of workplace drug positives in a year, with Auckland's North Shore hit hardest.
Home sellers face weaker demand as QV says buyers have the upper hand and the average New Zealand house value has slipped to $892,580.
Rents are expected to stay subdued despite the election, as weak demand, ample supply and household finances continue to cap increases.
The finalist nod comes after Talent New Zealand lifted management profit 3,691% as Smith diversified the business beyond traditional recruitment.
Higher mortgage costs and uncertainty have kept turnover weak, with August deals down 11.6% year on year and values still subdued.
Buyers still have the upper hand as the national Home Value Index slipped 0.3% in September, leaving values 1.3% below a year earlier.
The expansion could create up to 1,000 jobs and take the chain beyond 100 sites nationwide over the next five years.
Patients at Wellington Hospital's emergency department are facing longer waits as staff shortages and overcrowding have kept it in code red for months.
Where councils helped build homes, Clutha has reversed decline, tripling section values and keeping young families in town.
Many buyers are overlooking flood and other hazard risks, leaving some homeowners exposed to higher premiums or uninsurable properties.
Public bodies and mid-market firms in New Zealand can now use a single managed cyber service to cut tool sprawl and relieve overstretched IT teams.
The move signals a deeper push in New Zealand, where Revolut plans to invest NZD $120 million and add 90 jobs by 2027.
The internal promotion keeps the family-owned builder on track as it nears eight decades in business and expands across the North Island.
Taxpayers face a NZD $50.7 million bill after a cancelled Immigration New Zealand upgrade failed to deliver any measurable benefits.
The review says delayed tightening helped drive inflation to 7.3 percent, forcing sharper rate rises and weighing on growth and jobs.
New data centre builds in six New Zealand zones should gain faster links to offshore customers as EonFibre packages site-to-cable connectivity.
