The government's books are set to remain deeply in the red for the near term as a big dent in the tax take and higher expenses deliver continued budget deficits.
Dunedin Woolworths workers earned a 6.8% pay increase over two years after they stood up for themselves at work "and really, really ran with it", a union representative says.
An abandoned proposal by the Dunedin City Council to sell Aurora Energy cost more than $240,000, but several councillors say the information-gathering exercise was worthwhile.
The government's financial outlook is expected to deteriorate as a sluggish economy and weaker tax take further delay a return to budget surplus and cause an increase in borrowing.
Grant McLellan was shocked when he saw his $60,000 Mercedes listed for sale for just $9000. He had not created the listing and claims it was Christopher Schwartz, a former Christchurch car dealer.
A Christchurch woman says it took her a long time to shake the effects of her toxic workplace where she says she was "micromanaged", had her emails and texts read and was shouted at across the office.
By Jo Moir of RNZWinston Peters says rail-enabled ferries are a "no-brainer" and insists they will be the cheaper option for the Interislander replacements.
Food and fibre exports are set to reach $56.9 billion dollars in the year to the end of June 2025 driven by strong dairy prices and rebounding prices for red meat and logs.