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Infrastructure spend needs to double to $40 billion by 2055 to meet demand.

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Silver Ferns captain Karin Burger says the new domestic competition is promising but it's too soon to say if it will draw overseas players home.

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Panelists Dileepa Fonseka and Sarah Sparks debate Raygun's documentary, the US-NZ port in the Cook Islands, and the comeback of cassette tapes.

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Health New Zealand's Dr Christine McIntosh says the free flu vaccine for our under 5-year-olds is important because they get sick quickly from influenza.

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Rukumoana Schaafhausen wins the Judge’s Choice Award at the 2026 BusinessDesk CEO Index Awards, as she leads a $150m Kotahitanga Fund bid.

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Herald Now senior correspondent Katie Bradford says a new report reveals not getting scope and design done early enough is driving up costs.

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Act Party leader David Seymour and Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson debate Tamatha Paul's false claim in the House.

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IP lawyers will be licking their lips with all these AI cases landing on their desks.

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Join Ryan Bridge TODAY with host Ryan Bridge as he brings you the day's news, interviews and panel discussions live from the NZ Herald newsroom.

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Join Herald NOW Business with host Garth Bray as he brings you the business news of the day, subject matter expert interviews, along with local and global thought leaders, live from the NZ Herald newsroom.

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BNZ chief economist Mike Jones says an expected lift in the OCR today won't unsettle the market too much.

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Matt Goodson on retirement village cashflow risks, slowing development and the impact of surging oil prices on business costs and margins.

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Sir Peter Beck named CEO of the Year as Rocket Lab founder takes top honours at the BusinessDesk 2026 CEO Index Awards.

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NZ Herald Sport Headlines | Wednesday, September 2, 2026.

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NZ Herald Morning Headlines | Wednesday, September 2, 2026. New Zealand’s per capita alcohol consumption has fallen to among the lowest in the OECD.

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New Zealand’s economic data is finally showing some signs of life – but for many businesses and households, it certainly doesn’t feel like a recovery. Nearly 3,000 hospitality businesses ceased trading in the past year, liquidations...

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Selwyn Mayor Lydia Giddon on fast track housing developments & that 4% rates cap

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New Zealand’s debt burden has nearly doubled in 10 years. But, there are signs the country’s borrowing habits are becoming more sustainable. New Zealand businesses have boosted their borrowings by more than $6 billion in the last year...

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A New Zealand-born grandmother who spent 13 years living in Australia has had her visa cancelled and is being deported after serving time for family violence. She is one of thousands of people sent to New Zealand under Section 501 of...

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ACT MP Cameron Luxton on the Local Tourist Dividend: doing away with the idea of a new tax on Kiwis travelling within their own country.

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Ruth Money, Victim's Advocate on the call for sexual violence expert panels to replace juries at rape trials.

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Irene King, Aviation Commentator - Air NZ records eye-watering loss, Student loan cap a massive blight for would-be pilots and Government support welcomed in regional airports.

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When Shane Anderson left Bluff, he expected to spend six months walking and sorting out his own head. By the time he reached Cape Rēinga, the former soldier had found he wasn’t doing it alone. David Fisher was there and reports on the...

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Intern Kate on Output Envy’s Father’s Day deals.

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Maui Solomon on the bizarre scrap stopping the excavation of the Moriori waka (and the inconvenient truth)

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Shock! MIchael Laws breaks down the Roy Morgan poll and reveals that Labour won’t control any Centre-Left coalition government.

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NZ Herald Afternoon Headlines | Tuesday, September 1, 2026. Labour refuses to say how much its proposed three-year fuel tax freeze will cost.

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Forget co-governance - the Centre Left will entrench Te Tiriti and co-governance will only be the start.

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James Christmas on Leaked Tamaki Electorate poll and vote splitting. The Platform live on YouTube — only $34.99/month! Join now → Support The Platform by joining Platform Plus: Download The Platform app for free: App Store: Google Play...

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Todd Stephenson on the Electoral Commission’s deception and mumbo jumbo.

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