News in Brief

News in Brief
NZ to ban 'forever chemicals' in cosmetics
Law & Regulation

NZ to ban 'forever chemicals' in cosmetics

PFAs can be found in lipstick, mascara and shaving cream.

Staff reporters 30 Jan 2024
Home transfers increased by 7% during December quarter
Property

Home transfers increased by 7% during December quarter

Auckland and Queenstown-Lakes still feature highest for overseas buyers.

Staff reporters 30 Jan 2024
Green party co-leader James Shaw resigns
Politics

Green party co-leader James Shaw resigns

Shaw has been in the job for nearly nine years. 

Staff reporters 30 Jan 2024
$2.3 billion: The insurance gap for 2023’s bad weather
Economy

$2.3 billion: The insurance gap for 2023’s bad weather

Economists at the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research say the insurance gap from the 2023 Auckland anniversary weekend floods and Cyclone Gabrielle is $2.3 billion.About one-third of the assets damaged from the two storms was uninsured, NZ Institute of Economic Research (N...

Staff reporters 30 Jan 2024