Trade Me has banned the sale of raw pounamu from its online marketplace, removing existing listings and blocking new advertisements in a significant move to combat illegal greenstone trading and protect one of Aotearoa’s most treasured taonga. The decision follows growing concerns about the theft, illegal collection and black-market sale of pounamu, particularly on the…

A $400 million election commitment to strengthen general practice has been welcomed by New Zealand’s GP advocacy organisation, GenPro, which says the country’s primary healthcare system is under enormous pressure from workforce shortages, rising costs and growing difficulties for patients trying to see a doctor. GenPro has welcomed the ACT Party’s proposal to invest an…

Food prices across New World, PAK’nSAVE and Four Square have risen by just 1.6 percent over the past year, according to new Foodstuffs figures, but a weaker New Zealand dollar, soaring fuel costs and mounting supplier pressures could spell trouble for households already struggling with the cost of living. New data released by Foodstuffs New…

Labour is promising to get tamariki off their screens and back into sport, hobbies and community activities, unveiling a new election policy aimed at making after-school programmes more affordable, improving online safety and helping parents manage the growing influence of technology on childhood. Labour leader Chris Hipkins has announced the party’s Kids Off Screens policy,…