3+ hour, 32+ min ago   (154+ words) Newstalk ZB Follow the podcast on The Government has unveiled a proposed bill designed to ban under-16s from social media - and it could stop all Kiwis from accessing certain platforms if the companies don't comply. Section 38 of the bill lays…...

4+ hour, 30+ min ago   (602+ words) This week’s political noise was all about tax. It’s perhaps the key battleground heading into the election, even if the main parties seem determined to make their tax policies as uninspiring as possible. And that's not an accident. Our politicians…...

6+ hour, 42+ min ago   (443+ words) Russia struck an arms depot near Kyiv overnight, sparking fires and explosions that killed 37 people and wounded dozens of others, authorities said on Saturday. Plumes of black smoke loomed over the capital’s western suburbs, while Ukraine’s rescue services reported homes…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (93+ words) ACT is signalling the Climate Change Commission isn't the only agency in its firing line, if they're re-elected to Government. The party's revived a failed pledge from last election to scrap the agency tasked with monitoring and adapting to the…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (402+ words) The Climate Change Commission is one of those Government departments, and we've got heaps of them now, that spends most of its time writing reports. My general rule is that if a Government department exists mainly to write reports, then…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (402+ words) The Climate Change Commission is one of those Government departments, and we've got heaps of them now, that spends most of its time writing reports. My general rule is that if a Government department exists mainly to write reports, then…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (505+ words) The extra $20-a-week most of us got from the government’s tax cuts was like winning First Division Lotto, compared to the miserly amount you and I are going to save when this cap on council rates kicks in. The Local…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (93+ words) Wellington's Mayor says new rates cap could mean cutting back on important work. The Government's clarified key aspects of its plan to cap council rate hikes at 4%, which is expected to come into force in 2029. Councils would be expected to…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (600+ words) The Holocaust Centre’s called on Green MP Steve Abel to apologise, after he claimed potential deaths due to climate change will far exceed the Nazi’s war crimes. Abel also said bosses of high-emitting companies and complicit politicians are a truer…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (100+ words) Aucklanders have a big question to answer, as the council reveals three congestion charging proposals. They'll apply to different zones, with charges ranging from $2 to $7 dollars, depending on the times. The public can submit opinions in November. Councillor Shane Henderson…...