Power distribution company WEL Networks and renewables developer Infratec are in the final stages of assessment for what will be New Zealand’s first utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS). WEL Networks, one of 29 electricity distribution entities in the country, said that the 35MW project in the Waikato District of New Zealand’s upper North Island […]

New Zealand health care workers administered a record number of vaccine jabs Saturday as the nation held a festival aimed at getting more people inoculated against the coronavirus. Musicians, sports stars and celebrities pitched in for the “Vaxathon” event which was broadcast on television and online for eight hours straight. By the evening, more than […]

New Zealand inflation surged at the fastest pace in 10 years in the third quarter. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand, which seeks to keep inflation around the midpoint of a 1-3% target band, raised its official cash rate on Oct. 6 and signaled more increases are coming. The currency rose and bond yields climbed […]

Did you know Christchurch had an official wizard? After more than two decades as the cities official wizard of Christchurch, Ian Brackenbury Channell saw his $10,000 annual contract with the council come to an end. He has been best known as a decades-long street performer, often perched in Cathedral Square holding a wooden staff and […]

It’s another two weeks of lockdown for Auckland and it could be even longer. By the time the next decision is made for the region, Aucklanders will have spent 11 weeks in either level 3 or 4. The level 3 and 4 lockdown between March and May last year was 52 days long. When Auckland’s […]

The Prime Minister says Aucklanders shouldn’t hold off on booking Christmas trips as the Government prepares to reveal how it will deal with Covid-19 in New Zealand’s largest city. Jacinda Ardern told the AM Show this morning the Government was working towards all restaurants and bars being open by Christmas. She said the Government needed […]

Auckland Chamber of Commerce chief executive, Michael Barnett says the Government needs to make vaccinations against Covid-19 mandatory for workers. A recent survey indicated that 90 percent of the Chamber’s members endorsed mandatory workplace vaccination. “We have had government make it clear that 90 per cent vaccination is the target for New Zealand,” says Barnett. […]

Shane Marsh and James McEniery are two kiwis who, due to Covid-19 returned home to New Zealand from Singapore. The pair have just launched a digital wallet which they believe will enable individuals and businesses alike to make contactless payments. Their app called “Dosh,” a colloquialism for money, instant payments to businesses for goods and […]

A local Queenstown buyer has purchased a home which overlooks the CBD for $3.1million +GST. The home was the police station in two series of New Zealand made TV drama One Lane Bridge. The Auckland based vendor decided to sell the property he had owned since the mid-’90s due to a “change in circumstances.” New […]

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern this afternoon announced that this Saturday would be a televised ‘vaxathon’ which she hopes will set new records for kiwis receiving the Covid-19 vaccination. There is capacity to perform 100,000 vaccinations in a day and has set that as a target for ‘Super Saturday.’ The previous best in August was 93,000 […]