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· April 9, 2026
Source: Cotality – Commentary by Chief Property Economist Kelvin Davidson As widely expected, the Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee held the official cash rate (OCR) unchanged at 2.25% today. Even...
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· April 9, 2026
Source: Save the Children Reports that the US and Iran have agreed to a two-week conditional ceasefire will be a welcome relief for families in the region, who have suffered five...
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· April 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Diesel prices had been costing Wellington’s public transport provider, Metlink, an extra $130,000 per week. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Wellington’s public transport authority is warning passengers...
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· April 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The finding follows a “fast-tracked” investigation ordered by former Director-General Tim Davie into the “serious mistake” that saw the racist slur aired during the event in...
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· April 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Diesel prices on 8th of April. RNZ / Mark Papalii The fuel industry says people should start seeing some relief at the pump over the next...
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· April 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand AFP / Getty Images / Michael M Santiago KiwiSaver providers are hoping news of a ceasefire in the Iran conflict may give investment markets more support....
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· April 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Defence Minister Judith Collins. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone A briefing shows former Defence Minister Judith Collins met US defence technology powerhouse Palantir in February on the...
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· April 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Do-it-yourself retail shareholders are holding on to their shares. Supplied/123rf Do-it-yourself retail shareholders are holding on to their shares, despite price volatility associated with the war...
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· April 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has welcomed news of a ceasefire between the US, Israel and Iran – but is warning New Zealanders of ongoing economic effects....
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· April 8, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government Foreign Minister Winston Peters says New Zealand welcomes the announcements by the United States and Iran over the past few hours – as we welcome all...
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· April 8, 2026
Source: DESTINATION QUEENSTOWN & LAKE WĀNAKA TOURISM Queenstown, New Zealand (8 April 2026) – Party leaders will go head-to-head on New Zealand’s energy future at Electrify Queenstown next month, in...
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· April 8, 2026
Source: Peace Action Wellington Date: Wednesday, 8 April 2026 – “The Foreign Minister Winston Peters has failed to call out the genocidal threats of the US and Israeli governments against the...
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· April 8, 2026
Source: Fossil Fuel Treaty APRIL 8, 2025 – As Pacific nations scramble to secure fuel supplies amid the Iran war – with Fiji hiking petrol prices by 20%, Tuvalu sending government...
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· April 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis isn’t impressed with Donald Trump’s threats to destroy Iran’s civilisation. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Finance Minister says she’s “alarmed” at “unprecedented”...
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· April 8, 2026
Analysis by Keith Rankin, 8 April 2026. Based on my reading of the latest upscaling of US rhetoric, one of the military options being considered by the Israeli-American axis is...
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· April 8, 2026
Source: Anti War Aotearoa (AWA) Awa spokesperson today issued condemnation of recent statements made by US President Donald Trump, calling his threats against the civilian population of Iran “alarming, irresponsible,...
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· April 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis isn’t impressed with Donald Trump’s threats to destroy Iran’s civilisation. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Finance Minister says she’s “alarmed” at “unprecedented”...
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· April 8, 2026
Source: Asthma and Respiratory Foundation A new fund named in honour of a young Northland woman who died from a devastating lung disease at 24 will help support families affected by...
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· April 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Could Donald Trump legally be removed from office? American rules allow two different ways it could happen. MANDEL NGAN / AFP Explainer – US President Donald...
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· April 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand [s ]Rising oil costs have put pressure on prices across New Zealand including food and grocery essentials. Fuel shortages or a change in fuel phases in...
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· April 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters (L) has outlined the significant negative economic impacts the conflict in the Middle East is having on New Zealand, and Pacific neighbours,...
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· April 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he’s gravely concerned about the conflict in the Middle East as it hits the six-week mark. He was facing questions about...
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· April 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A 2.8 percent drop in the value of the New Zealand dollar last month also supported export price growth 123RF Overall commodity prices are at record...
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· April 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is set to face questions about Iran, fuel prices and National’s poll numbers after a meeting of the government’s top ministers. Luxon...
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· April 7, 2026
Source: Greenpeace Barcelona, Spain – Greenpeace has announced that its ship, the Arctic Sunrise, will join the upcoming Global Sumud Flotilla. Sailing alongside more than seventy vessels and over a thousand participants...
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· April 7, 2026
Source: Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa – PSNA Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa has just written to Foreign Minister Winston Peters, urging him to put Palestine front and centre in his meeting...
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· April 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File image. Supplied/ Air NZ Air New Zealand is making further cuts to its flight schedules and lifting ticket prices in response to the high cost...