The invasion of Ukraine pushing up prices
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Te Whanganui-a-Tara – How will the New Zealand agriculture sector be impacted by the Russian invasion of Ukraine?
Russia and Ukraine are minor trading...
NZ consumer confidence plummets
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Tamaki Makaurau – A new survey shows consumer confidence plummeted to a record low in February, as respondents nervously eyed up widespread covid...
Mortgages and home loans still driving household debt
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Ōtepoti – Total household debt increased 29 percent from the year ended June 2018 to the year ended June 2021, Stats NZ say.
Household...
Spread of NZ wealth unchanged between since 2015
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Tamaki Makaurau – There has been no significant change in the distribution of wealth between 2015 and 201, Stats NZ says in a...
NZ has productivity and climate problem, report says
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Otautahi – New Zealand has a productivity problem, and now it is also a climate problem. For decades, the country has fallen behind...
Free rapid antigen tests now available for home testing
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Te Whanganui-a-Tara – Kiwis who are symptomatic or a household contact, can now order covid rapid antigen tests (RATs) through a newly launched RAT...
February weather: extreme rainfall in between highs
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Te Whanganui-a-Tara – Taupo, Napier, Christchurch, Masterton, Westport and Wanaka all have one thing in common, according to the MetService.
It was the wettest...
International trade in services shows $5.4 billion deficit in 2021
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Otautahi – International trade in New Zealand services showed a deficit in 2021 following surpluses in 2020 and 2019, Stats NZ says.
New Zealand’s...
NZ Symphony Orchestra stamps take centre stage
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Te Whanganui-a-Tara – NZ Post’s latest stamp release celebrates a milestone birthday for the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO) and pays homage to...
Accelerating omicron outbreak presents challenges to NZ recovery
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Otautahi – The acceleration in the number of COVID-19 cases across New Zealand will weigh on the economic recovery over the coming year, according...
Sharma and Kohli invest in plant-based company
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Mumbai – A Bollywood star and a test cricketer have revealed their partnership with Blue Tribe Foods to their collective 240 million Instagram...
Threat to health of the planet
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Berlin – Human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and affecting the lives of billions of people around the...
