Imports for NZ widen account deficit
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Te Whanganui-a-Tara – New Zealand’s seasonally adjusted account deficit has widened to $6.5 billion in the December 2021 quarter, from $4.7 billion in...
World’s first vegan-certified paracetamol lands in Germany
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
London – The vegan-certified medicinal drug, Paraveganio, is the world’s first medical product to be registered with the vegan trademark by The Vegan...
Singing in the brain
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Boston – Neuroscientists have identified a population of neurons in the human brain that respond to singing, but not other types of music.
For...
Food systems make up third of global GHG emissions
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Tāmaki Makaurau – Food systems account for up to one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions and are failing 768 million people living in...
NZ stamps to recognise Kiwi muslim communities
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Ōtautahi– For the first time, in April stamps will be issued to recognise New Zealand’s muslim communities.
Eid al-fitr marks the end of Ramadan,...
Singapore aiming to produce 30 percent of its own food
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Kirikiriroa – Singapore is aiming to produce 30 percent of its own food by 2030, a number that is currently closer to 10...
Burger King London restaurant going fully vegan – trial
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Otautahi – Burger King’s flagship London restaurant is going fully vegan for a month, as a trial.
The titan fast food company says that...
Top price expected for a Hammond painting
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Tāmaki Makaurau – A 2015 Bill Hammond painting, And the Seven Seas, could fetch up to $600,000 at Webb’s flagship auction on March...
Overseas visitor arrivals down 386,000 in January
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Te Whanganui-a-Tara – Overseas visitor arrivals were 205,000 for January, down 386,000 from January last year, Stats NZ says.
The biggest decreases were in...
Property prices remain firm as supply now outweighs demand
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Tāmaki Makaurau – February statistics show New Zealand house prices are continuing to climb but the pace is slowing down.
While sales activity is...
NZ about to start drinks container return scheme
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Ōtautahi – New Zealand will soon introduce a drinking container return scheme.
People will pay a deposit when they buy a drink which is...
Fruit and vegetables drive up NZ’s annual food prices
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Tamaki Makaurau – Annual food prices rose 6.8 percent in February compared with February last year, Stats NZ says.
This was the largest annual...
