Waikato stories
New Zealand and Canada have launched a partnership to boost the commercialisation of Kiwi food innovations, addressing global market demands effectively.
Its push into renewable energy and co-investment funds is set to broaden access to industrial assets while backing New Zealand growth.
A nationwide rollout aims to plug New Zealand’s 157,000-worker manufacturing, engineering and logistics gap as employers back paid training.
The win spotlights a shortage of skilled tradespeople, as 97 apprentices battled through practical tests and interviews for national honours.
Over 1,200 New Zealand schoolgirls are gaining first-hand tech industry experience through ShadowTech25, aiming to boost female representation in technology careers.
The Greens say restoring passenger rail could ease pressure on Auckland, Hamilton and Tauranga as regional airlines cut routes and costs climb.
Housing targets could erode New Zealand’s food-producing base, as experts warn losing LUC3 land would lock in permanent damage to supply and exports.
Rents are easing nationwide, but tenants in Southland, the West Coast and Otago are still facing sharp annual increases.
Tuatahi First Fibre has appointed Ventia as its primary partner in a NZD $110 million deal to support its expanding fibre broadband network across New Zealand.
Almost 80,000 New Zealanders moved to Australia in 2024 as economic pressure worsens mental health, with over half citing financial stress as their main concern.
Several New Zealand schools report improved literacy after using the AI-driven Writer's Toolbox, showing significant gains in student writing skills and confidence.
Real-time data is becoming essential for Kiwi builders as cost spikes, weather disruptions and green mandates squeeze already thin margins.
National average asking prices rose 60.3% in 10 years, but Auckland lagged as regional New Zealand drove most of the gains.
New Zealand’s housing market finished 2024 quietly, with sales, prices and listings all showing mixed shifts as inventory stayed elevated.
Falling interest rates and higher inventory are drawing more buyers back, with October sales up 20% nationally, REINZ says.
Rising listings and stronger open-home turnout suggest buyers and sellers are regaining confidence as interest rates ease.
Buyer demand picked up in July, with sales rising 14.5% year on year even as the national median house price slipped 2.2%.
WorkSafe has backed a half-million-dollar safety overhaul after a kiwifruit worker lost a leg in a forklift incident.
Spark secures resource consent for a new 40MW data centre in Auckland's North Shore, using innovative heat exchange and solar power to enhance sustainability.
Patronage is rising and subsidy dependence is easing, bolstering the case for keeping the Auckland-Hamilton service running beyond its trial.
