NZX drops 2% as oil-shock fears send markets tumbling – Market close
The Australian S&P/ASX 200 Index was down 1.73% to 8490.8 points at 6pm NZ time; the Japanese Nikkei…
Oil bursts US$100 a barrel and shares slump – Market close
Overseas Across the Tasman, the S&P/ASX had fallen 3.2% to 8567.4 points at 5.30pm NZ time. The Japanese…
Increase in illegal rubbish dumping costing Whanganui thousands
For the last half of the 2024/25 financial year, 7.94 tonnes of illegally dumped material were sent to…
Rotorua Redwoods walk: Why slowing down beats New Year shortcuts
Early on, we reached a small stream. Three stones lay across the water, spaced just well enough to…
Black Ferns star Huriana Manuel on surprise pregnancy, slowing down and family support
Huriana had been helping run the couple’s two gyms, working as an Olympics ambassador, serving on the board…
Tauranga’s 90‑year‑old Reg Denny to walk City to Surf Half Marathon
“I started 75 years ago on a cycle, racing in England. Came out here and took up marathon…
$20b milestone: Kiwi tech firms enjoy another boom year, but local jobs fall sharply – Tin200 report
“The decline in the NZ dollar against the US dollar is helping offset some of the disruption in…
Weak rental market to persist with low migration and slowing wage growth
Tauranga rents fell 0.2% to $683/week and Christchurch was down 1.5% to $532/week. Dunedin is the only place…
China banks on ‘super golden week’ to boost slowing consumption
Economy Officials expect 2.36bn trips over eight-day break, backed by $46m in subsidies Tourists climb a dune at…