Air New Zealand is set to relaunch 24 international routes, including some long-haul operations. The Government has announced a five-step reopening plan that starts progressively in February. The national carrier has responded with plans to restart flying to popular destinations like Singapore (March 27), Seoul (7 July), San Francisco (April 14), and Chicago (September 30). […]

There are 306 new community cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today – a new record high – with 216 cases in Auckland alone. In a statement today, the Ministry of Health said the new community cases were in the following DHBs – Northland (12), Auckland (216), Waikato (48), Tairāwhiti (4), Bay of Plenty (7), […]

A major state housing development that aims to create a village-like community in Hamilton’s south has been granted resource consent. The 47-home project will be built on a 26,000㎡ block of land leased from Waikato-Tainui. The Collins Rd project in Melville was unveiled in April, 2021 and is the latest in a series of major […]

A plan to replace Melville High School and Melville Intermediate with a single Year 7-13 institution has been confirmed, despite concerns from the high school. In a statement Thursday, Education Minister Chris Hipkins said “I am satisfied that Melville High School and Melville Intermediate should close, and a new school should be established to meet […]

Despite significant ongoing global turmoil, New Zealand agricultural producers are positioned for another profitable year in 2022, according to a just-released report by agribusiness banking specialist Rabobank. The report says 2021 had seen record farmgate pricing locally for most New Zealand-produced agricultural commodities. The New Zealand agricultural sector had performed well in navigating erratic supply […]

People are sleeping on the streets in overnight queues to get their health checks done for the one-off residency visa opening for applications next month. Many clinics that offer the immigration medical assessment are booked out, with one in Auckland CBD turning away a hundred people a day. The New Zealand Government announced the one-off […]

Nothing is off the table, including rent controls, as Government officials search for ways to help people struggling with the cost of accommodation, Associate Housing Minister Poto Williams says. With some of the measures being proposed a balance needed to be struck to ensure inequities weren’t created in other places. “Proposals around rent controls and […]

Rules which help foreign investors purchase farmland in New Zealand for forestry conversions are under review, with a paper expected to be brought to Cabinet later this month. Overseas Investment Office (OIO) data show in the last three years 360㎢ of farmland has been approved for sale to overseas investors under the special forestry test. […]

New Zealanders are set to be able to come home from Australia this month, and from the rest of the world two-weeks-later. For people who are vaccinated, they will need to head into their own isolation setup upon arrival. Isolation length Isolation requirements mean people would still have the same requirements as ‘close contacts’, needing […]

One of New Zealand’s key performances at the World Trade Expo has been unable to go ahead after members of Parris Goebel’s Royal Family Dance Crew tested positive for Covid-19. The crew are among a contingent of 401 performers, entertainers, leaders and guests granted group allocations to travel to Dubai and return via MIQ for […]