NZ sharemarket gains as Fletcher hands over NZICC – Market close
The bank said the recent data suggests some inflationary pressure may remain in the economy, while private demand…
New Zealand sharemarket inches upward amid recovery hopes – Market close
The local market has quietly gone about making steady gains over the last 12 months. At the end…
Whangārei Boys’ High School students unearth medals that may belong to war hero
Whangārei Boys’ High School students Hugh Manson (left) and Brock Reid uncovered two medals that may have been…
Treasury warns ACC costs unsustainable despite smaller deficit
In addition, its total Outstanding Claims Liability (which includes liability for current claimants into the future) climbed from…
High Court reaffirms 19-year jail term for serial sexual offender Myles Bruce
Given his continued denials of the offences, that could have been indefinite. The sentence reaffirmed one handed down…
The reason ice cream is so expensive now
The economics of indulgence The why starts with cost. According to Stats NZ’s food price index, dairy prices…
Gisborne Girls’ High principal Jan Kumar to retire after 38 years in education
Kumar always attended board meetings equipped with data-driven reports, he said. “Everything is ‘how can we do better…
Health NZ confirms measles case at Auckland Grammar, contact tracing under way
“The School has been conferring with the National Public Health Service (Public Health) to develop a plan to…
‘Green shoots are emerging’, ANZ’s Sharon Zollner says, as business confidence jumps to eight-month high
But the pieces were in place for a cyclical recovery, Zollner said. “Though we are expecting growth to…
Measles outbreak grows to 13 cases as Health NZ warns of high risk
The other case is also in Auckland and currently has no links to any other cases. Chamberlain said…
Society Insider: Who bought Kurt Gibbons and Ben Cook’s high-profile Auckland properties? Plus, The Caker Jordan Rondel’s California wedding
Ben Cook of Cook Properties, whose wealth is said to be more than $700m, sold the historic Ponsonby…
Kelston Boys’ High School faces charter school takeover bid by community group Bewt
The bid was backed by a sponsor called Bangerz Education and Wellbeing Trust (Bewt), which is a youth…