Water restrictions may tighten before Christmas for Napier and Hastings; dams low for some farmers
Meanwhile, the Wairoa District Council has no water restrictions in place at present for its residents, while Central…
Concerns over Rotorua Night Market trial as stallholders report drop in sales
“Putting the market into Kuirau Park does not achieve that purpose.” Some retailers said the CBD had “become…
Purex Mega Long toilet rolls reduced in size, accusations of shrinkflation
A packet of six Purex Mega Long rolls used to contain 450 sheets of loo paper but this…
Reserve Bank narrows odds on new Governor cutting in February
It published a rate track suggesting this is likely to be the lowest the official cash rate goes…
Cancer Medicine Prices Reduced by upto 40%
COLOMBO (News 1st); The list of 350 medicines with maximum prices stipulated was tabled in Parliament today. The…
Tauranga MP Sam Uffindell calls for temporary toll reduction on Takitimu Drive
Uffindell said his community appreciated the long-term benefits these improvements would deliver. There was “frustration”, however, that motorists…
Reality TV funeral director Fiona Bakulich released from prison after winning sentence reduction on Auckland High Court appeal
Court documents state Bakulich swindled grieving families out of about $18,000 altogether, starting with a $3000 charge in…
Covid response: Reserve Bank admits ‘more aggressive tightening might have reduced inflation sooner’
After cutting the OCR to a low of 0.25% to help businesses and households survive initial Covid lockdowns,…
Rotorua gang member Raymond Heta fails to get jail term reduced after his attack left victim paraplegic
The group then punched and kicked the man. When he tried to fend them off, they stabbed him…