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Watch NZH Focus: Wasty Food into Tasty Food
New Zealand

Watch NZH Focus: Wasty Food into Tasty Food

When new laws in Italy and France came into effect recently making it illegal for supermarkets not to donate their surplus food it raised the debate of whether NZ should do the same. Tristram Clayton went to find out what supermarkets here were already doing to help reduce waste and was pleasantly surprised.

Watch: Auckland Unitary Plan debate
New Zealand

Watch: Auckland Unitary Plan debate

Sally Hughes (Character Coalition): The Unitary Plan will do nothing to ease the city's affordable housing issues if the market is left to cherry pick expensive locations for high priced housing in the character suburbs. It will merely enable the unnecessary destruction of a finite historical resource. Leroy Beckett (Generation Zero): Auckland finally has a plan for housing that will meet demand. The Unitary Plan isn't designed to give anyone everything they want, it's the result of years of public submissions and expert testimony The time for political grandstanding is over, the council need to get on with it and pass the plan.

Watch: David Jones opens new Wellington store
New Zealand

Watch: David Jones opens new Wellington store

The wait is over for Kiwi shoppers as Australian retail giant David Jones opened the doors to its new Wellington store this morning. Its new shop on Lambton Quay is in the building which once housed the venerable Kirkcaldie & Stains department store.

The Economy Hub: Rise of the machines
Business

The Economy Hub: Rise of the machines

Will a robot kill your job? Experts says they could already replace 45 per cent of the workforce. Business editor at large Liam Dann talks to AUT Professor of Human Resource Management, Jarrod Haar about what we can do.

The Economy Hub: Rate cuts likely
Business

The Economy Hub: Rate cuts likely

Rate cuts are more likely now new lending restrictions are in place but our biggest bank boss says more work is needed to avoid a housing slump. What does it all mean? Liam Dann talks to economist Christina Leung and fund manager Matthew Goodson.

Watch: Joe Biden's NZ speech
New Zealand|politics

Watch: Joe Biden's NZ speech

Biden said the US and New Zealand had a vested interest in ensuring continued growth, stability and economic prosperity through the region "and I think we are better equipped to do that when we stand side by side to advance our mutual interests".

Not all airlines created equal - FCM
Business

Not all airlines created equal - FCM

With many people sunning themselves in warmer climates for school holidays, it has those left behind dreaming of getting away. Ant Bodle from FCM is here with some inside info on how not all airlines are created equal.