April Fools pranks: Tauranga school sale sign, goat mowers and goldfish regulations
Hawes said she emailed parents about the signs going up. “Some parents were on to us from the…
Inside Economics: Flying blind on oil shock fallout, how will RBNZ respond … plus our R&D dilemma
The war started on the last day of February. So its impact will be buried in the first-quarter…
Labour warns Govt not to sign FTA with India yet as deal text allegedly contradicts public statements
The Government is pressing ahead with getting the deal formally signed, which has previously been stipulated to happen…
Government’s oil-crisis response slick so far but the real test is coming; Labour navigates dangerous times – Audrey Young
This was the week that the importance of diesel as the lifeblood of the economy was rammed home,…
Fitch warning on debt puts pressure on Nicola Willis, Reserve Bank Governor pushes back on market panic – Inside Economics
That sentence needed reading twice. A rating downgrade would have been a real shock … a downgrade to…
Iran fires missiles at joint US-UK base, lets Japanese vessels through Strait of Hormuz – NZ Herald
Iran fires missiles at joint US-UK base, lets Japanese vessels through Strait of Hormuz NZ HeraldTrump weighs ‘winding down’…
Decade-long fight over a road sign in Central Hawke’s Bay – Tomoana White almost went to jail over it, now it’s been changed
White grew up at Tapairu and remembered throwing stones at the sign while he waited for the school…
After the oil shock: What economists now expect on inflation, GDP and interest rates – Inside Economics
That’s a good question. While there’s no shortage of speculation about what might happen, it’s all limited by…
'Hopefully this will end quickly': Kiwi on life in Dubai amid the chaos of war – NZ Herald
‘Hopefully this will end quickly’: Kiwi on life in Dubai amid the chaos of war NZ HeraldLive: NZ Defence…
Survey shows investors turn away from housing, plus … are Aussie bank profits too big? – Inside Economics
Be wary of overly dramatic headlines. The numbers will tell the best story. That’s because when it comes…
Nvidia smashes forecasts with record quarter as AI boom rolls on
Combined capital expenditure from the four major AI builders – Google, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft – could approach…
An OCR alternative…could KiwiSaver be used to control inflation? – Inside Economics
I was reminded of option (2) when Matthew Hooton recently (January 30, 2026) mentioned how the New Zealand…