Green investment bank’s pool of capital now $700m after government cash injection
In a pre-Budget announcement, Climate Change Minister James Shaw said the government had nearly doubled the amount of money in its green investment bank.
Vege prices drop as some growers start to recover
The price of a variety of vegetables has dropped this week, a welcome relief for Kiwi consumers and the growers ahead of…
Matariki public holiday: Booklet aims to empower more New Zealanders to celebrate
The path towards the rising of Matariki has been laid at an event in Takapō (Lake Tekapo) on Thursday.
Govt unveils winter preparedness plan
Expanding telehealth services and free pharmacy consultations are among 24 initiatives the government hopes will reduce pressure…
ANZ cuts two, three-year home loan rates
ANZ will cut the interest rate it charges on its two- and three-year home loans.
Fund opens to advance Māori-led research
New Government fund He Tipu Ka Hua is now open for proposals from Māori organisations to advance Māori-led research programmes…
Raising awareness of what we breath in
New Zealanders need to be more aware of indoor air quality and its impact on health, particularly over winter, caution the…
Economy may avoid technical recession in latest quarter, ANZ says
It is now possible the economy may escape another fall in growth in the first quarter of the year, the bank says.
Prime ministers Chris Hipkins and Anthony Albanese speak in Brisbane: ‘True friends have equal relations’
Australian PM Anthony Albanese says the new citizenship agreement with NZ is “the way things should always have been”, as he meets with his counterpart from across the Tasman today.
Seafarers rally over Maersk decision to pull New Zealand coastal service
Seafarers are rallying in Wellington, protesting the recent cancellation of the Coastal Connect container service by global shipping company Maersk.