Both Labour and National have agreed to work together to solve housing supply problems. Today Housing Minister Megan Woods and Environment Minister David Parker together with the Leader of the Opposition, Judith Collins announced the Housing Supply Bill which they say will allow as many as 105,500 new homes to be built in under 10 […]

StatsNZ announced yesterday that the annual inflation rate was 4.9 per cent, compared to the September 2020 quarter. The construction of new houses and local council rates were major contributors to the increase. Further increases included 10 of the 11 main groups in the CPI list, food and transport were highlighted. The second largest contributor […]

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 […]