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Tauranga teachers striking for change
Bay of Plenty teachers are out in force striking today, fighting for better working conditions.Nearly every unionised teacher...
Skin cream farmed from starfish could save Ōhiwa Harbour mussels
A new skin cream made from starfish collagen could save more than just people's skin - it could also save our mussels. The cream was developed by Cawthron Institute research...
Hawke’s Bay emergency hubs empty out as many flood-hit residents go home
More than a month on, Civil Defence says numbers have gone from 2000 in emergency accommodation to just 20.
Wairoa residents take chance to appeal to PM for urgency on cyclone aid
After two failed attempts Chris Hipkins has finally visited Wairoa - more than a month after the town was hit by Cyclone Gabrielle.
Napier-Taupō Rd reopens to traffic from Monday
State Highway 5 has been closed for a month after significant damage from Cyclone Gabrielle, but is ready to reopen during the day with speed restrictions and traffic management.
2023 wine grape harvest gets underway
The 2023 wine grape harvest is kicking into gear, with the first of Marlborough’s sauvignon blanc set to be picked this week. Last season 532,000 tonnes of grapes from around 700 wineries were harvested in New Zealand, with the sauvignon blanc variety accounting for about 75 percent of total production. Wine Marlborough general manager Marcus […]
Warning consumers may be saddled with costs of weather damage to powerlines
Consumers may have to pick up the tab for electricity lines repairs after the extreme weather events of the past few months, unless the government considers other options, like tapping into funds set aside for climate emergencies. The Electricity Networks Association has estimated the cost of repairs to lines damaged by Cyclone Gabrielle as being […]
NZ tech firm with funds in collapsed Silicon Valley Bank relieved over funds access
A New Zealand technology company with money trapped in collapsed Silicon Valley Bank says it is breathing easier at the news depositors will get all their money. US authorities have ensured depositors at the bank and a second bank, Signature, can access their funds at the start of the US working week. A second bank […]
Food prices rise at fastest annual rate in more than 30 years
Food prices have risen their fastest annual rate in more than 30 years driven by sharp increases in groceries, fruits and vegetables. Stats NZ said food prices rose 1.5 percent in February on the month before, to be 12 percent higher than a year ago. That was the highest food inflation rate since September 1989. […]
Economists say economy already shrinking, but OCR still likely to rise
The economy is expected to have shrunk at the end of last year, much sooner than Reserve Bank (RBNZ) has forecast. Gross domestic product (GDP), the broad measure of the economy’s value, is forecast to have contracted between 0.2 and 0.5 percent for the three months ended December. The RBNZ has forecast a rise of […]