Economic recovery a tale of two islands

Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf It’s tough for shoppers buying meat and dairy at the checkout but strong dairy payouts and higher returns for sheep and beef farmers are fuelling the early days of economic recovery. The latest look at the state of regional economies by consultancy Infometrics confirms the recovery is underway but is … Read more

Kākāpō might not be the bird of the year, but this is the year of the kākāpō

Source: Radio New Zealand Kākāpō chicks Marian-A2 and Marian-A3. They belong to the Fiordland dynasty of kākāpō. Their mother Marian is 5 years old and 2022 is the first time she has bred. Alison Ballance Next year – 2026 – could be the year that the kākāpō breeding programme takes such a big leap forward … Read more

New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell named world’s best ODI batter

Source: Radio New Zealand Daryl Mitchell of the Black Caps celebrates 100 runs during the 1st ODI cricket match against West Indies, 2025. © Photosport Ltd 2025 www.photosport.nz The Black Caps’ Daryl Mitchell is the new world number one ranked ODI batter. It is just the second time a New Zealander has occupied the top … Read more

Work Christmas parties are coming – how to smash small talk

Source: Radio New Zealand This time of year we’re forced into even more small talk situations than normal, as Christmas events are added to the calendar with family, friends and end-of-year office mixers. Robert Poynton reckons feeling awkward about breaking ice and making chit-chat is totally normal. The University of Oxford associate fellow helps leaders … Read more

NZ silent so far on climate summit push for a ‘fossil fuels’ roadmap

Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s four electricity gentailers were recently given permission to stockpile coal at Huntly power station to improve security of supply. RNZ New Zealand is yet to join a group of countries pushing for a ‘road map’ to phase out fossil fuels at this year’s global climate summit. Formal negotiations are … Read more

How the government plans to save $2b on new Cook Strait ferries

Source: Radio New Zealand Rail Minister Winston Peters. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Rail Minister has lifted the lid on how the government plans to save cash on the new Cook Strait ferries. The costings have been revealed for the project which will see two new ships sail into New Zealand in 2029 with new … Read more

Accusations of ‘green washing’ after tests find no contamination at Paritūtū Dow chemicals plant

Source: Radio New Zealand The DOW Agroscience plant in Paritutu, New Plymouth pictured on 15 February, 2001. Getty Images / David Hallett Soil tests done as part of a remediation project at a controversial former chemicals plant in New Plymouth have given a large section of the site a clean bill of health. However, dioxins … Read more

Formula 1 is more than a sport – it’s a style

Source: Radio New Zealand What images does Formula One fashion in the days of yore conjure up? Or even Formula One 15 years ago ago? Scantily dressed “grid girls” on display before a race? Stands of sunburnt men on boys weekends in their best dad jeans topped with a Ferrari red polo shirt? Drivers walking … Read more

UABBHK 2025 Responds with TECHFORMANCE: Architecture as Performance in the Age of AI

Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 19 November 2025 – The 2025 Hong Kong & Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism Architecture (UABBHK 2025) launched its curatorial direction under the theme TECHFORMANCE: Architecture as Performance in the Age of AI. Organised by The Hong Kong Institute of Architects Biennale Foundation, this … Read more

All Blacks v Wales: Main selection talking points

Source: Radio New Zealand Scott Robertson will make changes for the test against Wales. Graphic: Liam K. Swiggs ActionPress Wales v All Blacks Kick-off: 4:10am Sunday 23 November Principality Stadium, Cardiff Live blog updates on RNZ While it feels as though the All Blacks’ season came to a shuddering halt last weekend at Twickenham, there … Read more

Review finds school phone ban is working, could smartwatches be next?

Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Quin Tauetau The Education Review Office says the government should consider taking its mobile phone ban a step further and block children’s access to social media during school hours. In a report published on Thursday, Do not disturb: A review of removing cell phones from New Zealand’s classrooms, the … Read more

Kelston Boys’ board hopes no other school will face unwanted charter bid

Source: Radio New Zealand A push to convert Kelston Boys’ High School in Auckland into a charter school was against the wishes of the school and its board. SUPPLIED/GOOGLE MAPS The board of the school at the centre of an unwanted outside bid to turn it into a charter school says it hopes the same … Read more

Firearms Safety Authority review finds conflict of interest risks

Source: Radio New Zealand The Firearms Safety Authority was established following the Christchurch mosque attacks in 2019. 123rf.com A comprehensive review of Te Tari Pūreke Firearms Safety Authority found risks for the authority and police in relation to financial oversight and conflict-of-interest management across police. RNZ earlier revealed a “health check” of the police agency … Read more

Authorities test other sand products for asbestos after three brands recalled

Source: Radio New Zealand The recalled sand products. Supplied The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is widening its net to test products similar to play sand currently being recalled. Quartz-based sand from Education Colours, Creatistics and Anko have been found to be contaminated with tremolite, a naturally occurring type of asbestos. About 40 … Read more

AI scribe tool rolled out to emergency departments, promises to slash clinicians’ admin

Source: Radio New Zealand An AI scribe tool is being rolled out across the country’s emergency departments. 123RF An AI scribe tool is being rolled out across the country’s emergency departments following trials in Hawke’s Bay and Whanganui. However, while some clinicians were heralding the Heidi AI Scribe technology as “the way of the future”, … Read more

Meeting with govt ‘complete waste of time’, Pike River families say

Source: Radio New Zealand Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Pike River families say their meeting with the Workplace Safety Minister was “a complete waste of time”. Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse sat down with Workplace Safety Minister Brooke van Velden at Parliament on the 15th anniversary of the Pike River disaster. … Read more

The difference in investing strategies between over-60s and under-30s

Source: Radio New Zealand The third quarter ASB Investor Confidence Survey indicates a clear divergence of strategies between investors over 60 and those under 30 years of age. RNZ Investor confidence is improving, with a clear divergence of strategies between investors over 60 and those under 30 years of age. The third quarter ASB Investor … Read more

Māori business leaders feeling upbeat about performance after primary sector strengthens

Source: Radio New Zealand Māori business leaders are feeling upbeat about their performance. RNZ Māori business leaders are feeling upbeat about performance, driven by a stronger primary sector. The latest edition of accounting firm BDO’s Pūrongo Pakihi Māori, the Māori Business Sector Report, showed nearly two thirds of Māori business leaders were positive about current … Read more

Employment – Kāinga Ora staff get just 9 days to comment on job cuts proposal – PSA

Source: PSA Kāinga Ora, the Government’s social housing agency, has given staff affected just nine days to comment on a change proposal to axe 10 jobs and let workers losing their jobs know in the week before Christmas. Kāinga Ora released a change proposal to affected staff at 5pm on Tuesday to reduce the Ministerial services … Read more

Education – ERO finds removing cell phones from classrooms improving learning, reducing bullying – but only half of secondary students follow the rules

Source: Education Review Office ERO finds removing cell phones from the classroom has improved learning and reduced bullying – but only half of secondary students follow the rules. Education Review Office’s (ERO) independent review has found that removing cell phones from the classroom has improved students’ learning. From Term 2 last year, students were required to … Read more

Banking – ASB Investor Confidence Survey: Confidence up 9% for Q3

Source: ASB Net investor confidence is now at 10%, up from 1% last quarter, with Auckland up to 16%. Perceptions of a home as the best returning investment have dropped to their lowest level since first measured in 2015, with under 30s driving the shift to other investments, particularly the share market with confidence jumping … Read more

Taiwan Medical Textile Alliance Achieves Breakthrough in Thailand’s Healthcare Market with Cross-Industry Collaboration

Source: Media Outreach TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Media OutReach Newswire – 19 November 2025 – To address the export challenges faced by Taiwan’s textile industry amid global trade and tariff pressures, leading functional and smart textiles manufacturer, Asiatic Fiber Corporation, has initiated cross-industry collaboration between textile and medical equipment companies, establishing the “Taiwan Medical Textile Alliance” … Read more

Business price indexes: September 2025 quarter – Stats NZ information release

Business price indexes: September 2025 quarter – information release 19 November 2025 Business price indexes (BPI) includes the producers price index (PPI), capital goods price index (CGPI), and farm expenses price index (FEPI). Key factsIn the September 2025 quarter compared with the June 2025 quarter: the output producers price index (PPI) rose 0.6 percent the input … Read more

KOI Founder Named to Forbes China’s 2025 Top 100 Most Influential Chinese

Source: Media Outreach NEW YORK CITY, US – Media OutReach Newswire – 19 November 2025 – KOI, the globally recognized premium bubble tea brand, proudly announces that its founder, Khloe Ma, has been named one of Forbes China’s 2025 Top 100 Most Influential Chinese, in the Value Creator category. The honor recognizes entrepreneurs and business … Read more

Cyberport and Telkom University Formed Partnership to Accelerate HK Tech Expansion in ASEAN and Belt & Road

Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 19 November 2025 – Cyberport formed partnership by exchanging a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Telkom University (Tel-U) on 17 November 2025, Indonesia’s leading private technology university, and its innovation hub, Bandung Techno Park, to deepen collaboration between Hong Kong and Indonesia in innovation … Read more

The Timeless Wisdom of Rivers: Collaboration and Shared Vision

Source: Media Outreach NANJING, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 19 November 2025 – From November 21 to 22, the 2025 Yangtze Culture Forum will be held in Nanjing, China. This gathering will bring together global scholars in river studies, ecological conservation experts, cultural ambassadors, and representatives from international waterfront cities for intercontinental dialogues on … Read more

Hop on the Holiday Express: “Ticket to Christmas” Launches at Pacific Place and Starstreet Precinct

Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 19 November 2025 – This year, Pacific Place and Starstreet Precinct invite everyone to gather at the heart of the city for a Ticket to Christmas — a joyful celebration set within the enchanting Christmas Grand Central, a European-inspired train station brimming with magic, … Read more