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NZ Herald
a day ago
- Health
- NZ Herald
Why US$42b DataDog is going all in on AI
Melatonin to be available over the counter at NZ pharmacies Associate Health Minister David Seymour announcing Melatonin will be available at pharmacies. Video / Mark Mitchell


NZ Herald
a day ago
- Politics
- NZ Herald
Unlucky Luxon's popularity hits new low
A recent poll found 49% of New Zealanders have an unfavourable impression of Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Photo / Mark Mitchell KEY FACTS Despite economic challenges, Christopher Luxon remains safe as National Party leader, but faces a difficult potential second term. According to this week's Freshwater Strategy-Post poll, Luxon is now as unpopular as Te Pāti Māori (TPM). The poll found that 49% of New Zealanders have an unfavourable impression


NZ Herald
a day ago
- Health
- NZ Herald
Matariki 2025 art trail map
Melatonin to be available over the counter at NZ pharmacies Associate Health Minister David Seymour announcing Melatonin will be available at pharmacies. Video / Mark Mitchell


NZ Herald
2 days ago
- Politics
- NZ Herald
Greg Dixon's Another Kind of Politics: One-legged recruits not proof of sliding police standards says minister
Minister of Police Mark Mitchell: Rushing to meet election pledge of 500 additional frontline police by December. Photo / Getty Images Online only Greg Dixon's Another Kind of Politics is a weekly, mostly satirical column on politics that appears on The country's first one-legged cops will be hopping the beat within weeks, as the government rushes to meet its election pledge of 500 extra frontline police by


NZ Herald
2 days ago
- Business
- NZ Herald
Parliament is asking tough questions about whether taxpayers are getting value for money
New Zealand is spending nearly $190 billion this year, but outcomes remain elusive, Roger Partridge writes. Photo / Mark Mitchell THE FACTS This year, the Government will spend nearly $190 billion. Yet we know remarkably little about whether those billions represent value-for-money. The centrepiece of public sector performance is the Budget – a 700-page ledger of planned spending by department and programme. But it is not a performance report. It