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Army captain builds a bridge to Rugby World Cup Black Ferns naming: Across a fortnight, Laura Bayfield has fast-tracked from her Black Ferns debut to defending the Rugby World Cup – switching army boots for the black jersey. newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/25/arm…

The independent climate watchdog’s first progress check of the Government’s policies finds significant risks due to an over-reliance on forestry and unproven tech newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/25/cli…

A blown pipe caused water outages in parts of Waipukurau last night; the council warns these will become common as it agrees to halve its $200m spend on water infrastructure. Other small councils are to follow. My exclusive report is at @NewsroomNZ Pro($) newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/25/cas…

Business ministry 'breaches contracts' in work-from-home crackdown The new policy bars employees from working remotely on a Monday and a Friday, but seeks to avoid everyone coming into the office on the same day because they simply won’t fit newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/23/bus…

Newsroom daily quiz, Friday 25 July newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/25/new…

Who Benefits: The power of the farm lobby, part two Is having a former farm lobbyist driving freshwater policy valuable expertise, democracy at work or potentially compromising the public interest? newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/25/who…

My latest @NewsroomNZ column is a reminder that submissions on the NPS-Natural Hazards closes on Sunday! This is important and deserves attention newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/23/new…

Those who move house and don’t update their details ahead of the 12-day advanced voting period may no longer have their electorate vote counted newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/24/hun…

A fast-talking Kiwi businessman who left behind scores of hurt investors, including a Hollywood producer and the family of Taika Waititi, has finally been struck off as a company director newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/24/fai…

Overseas investment changes will undo water bottling safeguard Foreign ownership of our water sparked nationwide protests less than a decade ago – now, the coalition is rolling back one of the changes made to safeguard the resource newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/23/ove…

Who Benefits: The power of the farm lobby, part one This first story in Newsroom’s Who Benefits series is a deep dive into proposed changes to freshwater policy. Agricultural lobby groups pushed for further changes, and then ministers intervened. newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/24/who…

Newsroom daily quiz, Thursday 24 July newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/24/new…

As the city runs out of places to bury its dead, a longstanding plan to buy or requisition land in west Auckland for a cemetery is sent back to plot one newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/23/auc…

Analysis: Local authority rates revenues are going up faster than inflation – but so too are Government tax revenues, writes Jonathan Milne newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/22/a-b…

Anne Salmond: New Zealanders deserve better Reflections on the politics of personal attack, a sign of hope and some ways forward, by Dame Anne Salmond newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/22/ann…

Newsroom daily quiz, Tuesday 22 July newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/22/new…

Planned terrorism law overhaul 'slippery slope to authoritarianism' With closed-door consultations taking place on NZ’s terror laws, there are concerns the Government could follow the lead of others and crack down on legitimate protest newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/22/pla…

Newsroom daily quiz, Monday 21 July newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/21/new…

Booze warnings on hold Outdated alcohol guidelines put New Zealand out of step with modern research, but our health authorities are in no hurry to update them newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/21/boo…

Auckland mayor's top executive liquidating personal firm owing $570k The chief of staff to Wayne Brown has put a personal property development company into liquidation over money due to Inland Revenue, Todd Niall reports newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/21/auc…