Hamilton councillors back KPMG procurement reforms after $239m review
However, chief financial officer Gary Connolly warned against interpreting the $239.1m figure as policy breaches. He pointed to…
Denis O’Brien emerges as major shareholder in Whakatāne Mill recapitalisation
During 2024, the mill undertook a significant investment, spending $128 million upgrading equipment and technology to increase production…
Watch live: Review finds 24 children killed by carers since Malachi Subecz’ murder
New Zealand has made no significant improvement to children’s safety since the high-profile death of Malachi Subecz in…
GDT dairy prices jump 6.7% in strongest rise since 2021 as skim milk powder and butter prices up
Butter prices were up 8.8% at US$5773 a tonne, butter milk powder rose 6.4% at US$3147 a tonne…
Kāinga Ora Tauriko West land sale: Developer says agency will lose money
Classic Developments co-director Peter Cooney said the company was in the original bidding war with Kāinga Ora in…
US unemployment rate ticked up to 4.6%, the highest level since the Covid pandemic
Also, job creation in August was revised down by 22,000, showing the economy shed 26,000 jobs that month.…
Real New Zealand house values down 31.3% since 2021 peak, economists cite ‘renewed weakness’
ANZ economists said: “Sales volumes are back below their long-run historic[al] average for this time of year”, referring…
Microsoft New Zealand sees strong revenue growth – turnover now double its 2021 level
Net profit rose 13% from $47.4m to $53.4m. Income tax expense was $17.9m from the year-ago $15.4m. The…
Global concerns, local challenges: the alarming spread of FC428-related gonococcal strains in Nanchang City, 2021 | BMC Microbiology
New infections and AMR trends of N. gonorrhoeae in Nanchang, China As demonstrated in Supplemental Fig. 1, the incidence…
Man charged with manslaughter over 2021 disappearance of Jason Butler
Area investigations manager, Detective Senior Sergeant Paul Wilson, said it had been a long and extensive investigation. “I…
Health NZ data shows $13m in ED vouchers given out since 2021
A pilot programme at Auckland City Hospital started in April and there’s no financial data available yet. Auckland’s…
Scott McLaughlin reflects on tough 2025 IndyCar season after 10th place finish
“I think we left a lot of points on the table. I think we left probably 85 to…