23+ hour, 4+ min ago   (669+ words) People learning te reo Māori should not let the fear of getting it wrong stop them from using the language, Māori Language Commission chair Professor Rawinia Higgins says. With Te Wiki o te Reo Māori taking place from 14-20 September, Higgins…...

23+ hour ago   (960+ words) In a new five-part bilingual podcast for RNZ, Eugene Bingham, Adam Dudding and James Dansey find themselves surrounded by te reo Māori. Along the rail corridor, through the backcountry, and past backyards where kunekune pigs roll about in the dust,…...

1+ day, 35+ min ago   (755+ words) Labour has been "ankle tapped" by National on KiwiSaver according to the managing director of Simplicity, but the wife of Sir Michael Cullen, who got the scheme going, says the party's found the "perfect solution." It comes as Nicola Willis…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (603+ words) Labour will make employer contributions to KiwiSaver compulsory, as well as raise the minimum to 6 percent even when employees reduce or pause their own, with the party saying it wants to make the retirement savings scheme "work harder for more…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (203+ words) There's been great anticipation in Auckland with the long-awaited City Rail Link opening to the public on Sunday Morning. The CRL, which took over a decade to complete and faced massive cost blowouts, is New Zealand’s biggest infrastructure project and…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1221+ words) What does a meteorologist, a parrot trainer, a former All Black captain and a DJ have in common? They're all vying to be the next MP for Tukituki in Hawke's Bay. The bellwether seat is currently held by National MP…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (330+ words) An Auckland bar owner says he's looking to reap the rewards of staying afloat through tough times when the City Rail Link opens on Sunday. The project took ten years to complete and cost $5.5 billion dollars. It has also caused…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (697+ words) After nearly a decade and with a budget of NZ$5.493 billion, expectations for Auckland's City Rail Link are high ahead of its September 13 opening. The twin 3.45-kilometre tunnels, which will expand the central city's public transport options and optimise the…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (881+ words) Home loan borrowers choosing the right term to fix for have a choice: take the cheaper short-term rate or lock in some certainty for longer, at a slightly higher price. Interest rates have risen from their lows of the end…...