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Source: Radio New Zealand Fiscal drag is a constant pressure on taxpayers’ wallets. RNZ Are you paying more tax, but no better off? Fiscal drag, or bracket creep, is the process by which taxpayers move up through the marginal tax bands as they get pay increases, and end up paying higher proportions of their income…
Source: New Zealand Police Roads are closed around the roundabout connecting Mangawhero Road, Tower Road, Burwood Road and Broadway in Matamata following a vehicle hitting a property. The incident was reported to emergency services around 1.30am. One person sustained critical injuries and was transported to hospital. The Serious Crash Unit were notified. Motorists, especially those…
Source: Radio New Zealand The government plans to slash public service jobs by about 14 percent over the next three years. RNZ / Quin Tauetau A public servant affected by the sweeping cuts of two years ago is “terrified” their job will soon be on the line again. The government plans to slash public service…
Source: Radio New Zealand What the peanut-shaped roundabout will look like. Hamilton City Council The opening of a so-called ‘peanut-about’ in Hamilton got everyone talking about roundabouts. The peanut-shaped roundabout while unusual, is not the only one in New Zealand, with a few others scattered around the motu. But it did get RNZ listeners sharing…
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Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Housing market confidence has taken a tumble as interest rates rise, prices are expected to stay flat, and inflation heads higher. ASB’s latest housing confidence report in the three months ended April showed a net 19 percent of respondents expecting prices to rise over the next 12 months from 30…
Source: Radio New Zealand Consumer NZ says no bank has earned one of its People’s Choice awards for customer satisfaction this year. RNZ / Supplied Consumer New Zealand says no bank has earned one of its People’s Choice awards for customer satisfaction this year. Based on a survey of 1958 New Zealanders, no bank met…
Source: Radio New Zealand Fisheries New Zealand is reviewing management measures for recreational shellfish harvesting in Auckland and Coromandel. 123RF More than 300 people have submitted feedback to Fisheries New Zealand as part of a review into shellfish gathering in Auckland and Coromandel. Last month, the regulator announced it was reviewing management measures for recreational…
Source: Radio New Zealand On Sunday afternoon at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Auckland, 49-year-old Anna Maharaj lit a candle as part of an annual remembrance service. She has done this almost every year for 24 years to honour someone she could never meet and whose name she will never know. Perhaps that person’s family…
Source: Radio New Zealand A senior public servant was replaced as acting chief executive of a government organisation following revelations she once used cocaine prior to starting in the public service. 123rf A senior public servant was replaced as acting chief executive of a government organisation following revelations she used cocaine once “a number of…
Source: Radio New Zealand TRENZ 2026 is kicking off at the New Zealand International Convention Centre in Auckland. RNZ / Tess Brunton The tourism industry is hopeful an influx of international travel buyers will spark millions of dollars in new business. TRENZ, the country’s largest international tourism business event, is underway in Auckland. More than…
Source: ASB Housing confidence has softened this quarter as interest rate expectations have shifted sharply higher, with most households now expecting rates to rise. House price expectations have eased but remain positive, with more people now expecting prices to stay flat rather than fall. Buying sentiment eased only slightly, supported by plentiful housing supply despite … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand “Offering us 0.6 percent is just frankly disgusting,” says one officer. File photo. RNZ / Richard Tindiller Some police officers say they are beginning unlawful industrial action – such as a go slow on issuing traffic tickets – following a 0.6 percent pay rise labelled a “kick in the guts”. The…
Source: Radio New Zealand The cordon in Papatoetoe after Tangaru-Noere Turia was shot by police in 2021. RNZ / Simon Rogers Tangaru-Noere Turia was showing signs of psychosis and wielding a shotgun when he was killed by police. But a coroner says better mental health support and interventions could have helped prevent the 2021 shooting.…
Source: Radio New Zealand Embryo development. Supplied / Colossal Biosciences A multibillion-dollar de-extinction company believes it is one step closer to resurrecting New Zealand’s largest and long-extinct flightless bird. Colossal Biosciences – headquartered in Texas – is heralding a “major breakthrough” in its development of an artificial egg that it says is crucial to giant…
Source: DESTINATION QUEENSTOWN & LAKE WĀNAKA TOURISM Queenstown, New Zealand (19 May 2026) Electrify Queenstown 2026 has wrapped after three days of energy, ideas and action, drawing more than 1,000 attendees through the doors. The award-winning event, now in its third year, brought together leading politicians, business leaders, energy experts, community organisations, and residents, to … Read more
Source: Statistics New Zealand Electronic card transactions: April 2026 – information release 19 May 2026 The electronic card transactions (ECT) series cover debit, credit, and charge card transactions with New Zealand-based merchants. The series can be used to indicate changes in consumer spending and economic activity. Key facts All figures are seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified. … Read more
Source: Statistics New Zealand Business price indexes: March 2026 quarter – information release 19 May 2026 Business price indexes (BPI) includes the producers price index (PPI), capital goods price index (CGPI), and farm expenses price index (FEPI). Key facts In the March 2026 quarter compared with the December 2025 quarter: the output producers price index (PPI) … Read more
Source: Statistics New Zealand Māori population estimates: Mean year ended 31 December 2025 – information release 19 May 2026 Māori population estimates give the best available measure of the Māori ethnic population, by age and sex, usually living in Aotearoa New Zealand. This release contains the provisional estimate of the national Māori ethnic population for … Read more
Source: Media Outreach BEIJING, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 19 May 2026 – During Donald Trump’s high-profile diplomatic visit to China, a state-level welcome banquet was hosted in Beijing, assembling global industry leaders from the semiconductors, consumer electronics, new energy and intelligent manufacturing sectors. Beyond diplomatic protocol, the banquet’s strategic seating arrangement sparked extensive … Read more
Source: Media Outreach A Pristine New Expression of Chef Vicky Cheng’s Culinary Excellence Arrives at the Award-Winning Luxury Resort MACAU SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 19 May 2026 – Galaxy Macau upholds its status as Asia’s leading dining destination with the debut of Estuary by Vicky Cheng on May 29, 2026, a collaborative masterpiece … Read more
Source: Amnesty International Military-connected social media accounts target activists with disinformation Online slurs precede intimidation and violent attacks against dissidents Meta, TikTok, X and YouTube allow harmful content to spread rapidly. Coordinated disinformation campaigns portraying government critics as “foreign agents” are silencing dissent and fueling intimidation and violence under Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, Amnesty International … Read more
Source: IHC New Zealand IHC welcomes the Government’s move to clarify the role of Disability Support Services (DSS), which will provide certainty for families and disabled people. However, any reform must also recognise the enormous financial and emotional burden carried by families supporting intellectually disabled family members. The Government this week introduced legislation clarifying that the … Read more
Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace today delivered a petition signed by over 26,000 people urging Prime Minister Chris Luxon to not sign a minerals deal with the USA. Greenpeace illustrated the public opposition to the deal with a depiction of Luxon and Trump riding a US branded missile. “We’re here today to highlight the concerns of more than 26,000 people … Read more
Source: PSA – Saving $2.4 billion means services will have to be cut – Impacts to be felt nationwide – 55% work outside Wellington – One in seven jobs could be gone by 2029 The Finance Minister’s irresponsible plan to sack around 9,000 public service workers within the next three years will decimate services New Zealanders rely on around … Read more
Source: Ngā Kaituhi Māori and The NZ Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa Ngā Kaituhi Māori and The NZ Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa have announced the recipients of the NZSA Ngā Kaituhi Māori Mentorship & Kupu Kaitiaki Programmes for 2026. We are pleased to congratulate the four emerging writers … Read more