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Release: Reserve Bank acts while Govt shrugs
Source: New Zealand Labour Party Nicola Willis continues to sit on her hands amid a global economic crisis, leaving the Reserve Bank to act for New Zealanders who are worried...
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Energy Sector – Extended support on the way during the Low Fixed Charge Tariff phase-out
Source: Electricity Retailers’ Association of New Zealand (ERANZ) The Electricity Retailers’ Association of New Zealand (ERANZ) and Electricity Networks Aotearoa (ENA) are pleased to announce that members from both organisations...
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Supporting Kiwis with the costs of power
Source: New Zealand Government Energy Minister Simon Watts is welcoming an extension to the industry funded Power Credit Scheme which is supporting lower income Kiwis with the costs of power. The...
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Economy Commentary – Tariff uncertainty keeps OCR ‘downward bias’ in place – CoreLogic’s Kelvin Davidson
Source: CoreLogic – Commentary from Kelvin Davidson, Chief Property Economist at CoreLogic, soon to rebrand to Cotality As widely expected, the Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) cut the official...
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Economy – OCR: 3.5% – Further reduction in OCR appropriate – Reserve Bank
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand 9 April 2025 – The Monetary Policy Committee today agreed to reduce the Official Cash Rate by 25 basis points to 3.5 percent. Annual consumer...
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FHA-Food & Beverage 2025 Welcomes 65,000 Visitors to Celebrate Asia’s Premier International F&B Tradeshow
Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 9 April 2025 – The highly anticipated Food & Hotel Asia – Food & Beverage (FHA-F&B) event officially opens today, reaffirming...
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Man charged over Auckland burglaries
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Police have caught up with a burglar who broke into three homes, including one in which he was disturbed by the victim. Members of...
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Government restraint offers hope to firms, farms, and families
Source: ACT Party Responding to the Reserve Bank cutting the Official Cash Rate by 0.25 points, ACT Leader David Seymour says: “Spending restraint is paying off. The Reserve Bank has...
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Release: Property Law Amendment Bill pulled from ballot
Source: New Zealand Labour Party A Bill to protect first home buyers and others from bad faith property vendors has been drawn from the Member’s Ballot. “This simple Bill aims...
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Finance and Banking – ASB lowers variable rates for personal, business and rural customers
Source: ASB ASB is dropping variable interest rates across home lending, business and rural lending by 0.25%, following today’s decision by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to reduce the...
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OCR reduction affirms spending discipline
Source: New Zealand Government The reduction in the Official Cash Rate (OCR) affirms the work done by the Government to bring public spending back under control, Finance Minister Nicola Willis...
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NZCTU announce transformative policy vision for Aotearoa
Source: Council of Trade Unions – CTU The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi has launched a new policy platform, Aotearoa Reimagined, which has been developed by...
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World Vision – Sport and music stars join forces to raise funds to combat hunger in the Pacific caused by climate change
Source: World Vision A group of star-studded inspirational Kiwis, including rugby players, pop icons, and a climate activist are putting their names behind this year’s World Vision 40 Hour...
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Innovation – Nigel Latta Launches Parentland, a Groundbreaking Parenting App
Source: www.parentland.app AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Wednesday 9th April 2025 – Parentland, a revolutionary new app offering tailored, evidence-based parenting advice launches this week. The brainchild of renowned New Zealand clinical...
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Appointments – Kevin Jenkins appointed to BRANZ Board
Source: BRANZ BRANZ Chair Nigel Smith announced today the appointment of Kevin Jenkins to the BRANZ Group Board of Directors. “As a founding member of business advisory firm MartinJenkins, Kevin...
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Housing Market – NZ residential construction cost growth slows to near-record low – CoreLogic
Source: CoreLogic New Zealand’s residential construction costs are rising at one of the slowest annual rates on record with CoreLogic NZ’s latest Cordell Construction Cost Index (CCCI) recording a growth...
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Restauranteur placed on 6 months home detention, fined $20,000 for selling recalled food
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries A Christchurch restauranteur has been placed on 6 months home detention and fined $20,000 for selling food that had been recalled. In November last year,...
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First Public-Private Partnership for I&T in Hong Kong: HKSTP to Co-Invest in Tech Ventures and Drive Global Success
Source: Media Outreach HKSTP celebrates the launch of the HKSTP Co-Acceleration Programme and revealing four partners who will be the first batch of strategic partners in this groundbreaking Partnership HONG...
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Career change leads to valedictorian honour for EIT nursing graduate | EIT Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti 49 seconds ago More than a decade after first studying at EIT Hawke’s Bay, Kayla Hughes will return to the graduation stage, this...
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Little Stars Academy Unveils Modern Upgrades for a Better Learning Environment
Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 8 April 2025 – Little Stars Academy, a leading student care centre in Singapore, is excited to announce the completion of...
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Valedictorian credits EIT for helping rebuild his life | EIT Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti 3 minutes ago Study at EIT gave Elijah Rogers (Te Arawa, Ngāti Whātua, and Ngāpuhi) the chance to rebuild his life. Now, just...
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Alibaba Cloud Strengthens AI Capabilities with Innovations for International Customers
Source: Media Outreach Advanced AI models, tools and infrastructure updates now available to international customers HANGZHOU, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 8 April 2025 – Alibaba Cloud, the digital...
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Phu Quoc prepares for APEC 2027
Source: Media Outreach Phu Quoc Island has captured global attention as the chosen venue for the 2027 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Week. PHU QUOC, VIETNAM – Media OutReach...
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Tech – Samsung Introduces Real-Time Visual AI on Galaxy S25 Series With Gemini Live Update
Source: Samsung Galaxy S25 series users can experience new visual conversation capabilities through a free software update AUCKLAND, New Zealand – April 8, 2025 – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today...
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Māori and Pacific Communities Face Devastating Impact from Kāinga Ora Job Cuts – PSA
Source: PSA The disestablishment of hundreds of staff at Kāinga Ora will have a devastating impact on Māori and Pacific tenants, the PSA says. The latest restructuring of Kāinga Ora proposes...
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Greenpeace Statement: Greenpeace corrects Federated Farmers’ impotent attack
Source: Greenpeace In response to the “desperate bid” by Federated Farmers to curtail Greenpeace, the environmental heavyweight has issued a correction to the agri-industry lobby group’s “scurrilous complaint” made to the Charities...
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Expanding prescriber rights will increase access to medicines
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is making changes to prescriber regulations, giving New Zealanders better access to medicines, Health Minister Simeon Brown and Associate Health Minister David Seymour say.“We...