Venezuela inflation hit 475% in 2025, the world’s highest level
Washington eventually deposed the authoritarian socialist leader on January 3 in a US special forces’ raid on Caracas…
Level 3 water restrictions for Hawke’s Bay as usage soars in Hastings and Napier amid dry conditions
Napier’s daily water use was sitting at around 35 million litres. A Hastings council spokesperson said water use…
Reserve Bank Governor says there is no preset course for monetary policy after Westpac hikes interest rates
She declined the opportunity to explicitly talk the market up or down. Rather, she stressed a couple of…
Berlin’s famed techno scene battles closures amid gentrification squeeze
Maike Schoeneberg, a 33-year-old Berliner, said that “all the clubs that I knew when I came of age…
Central Otago freedom camping surge prompts tougher bylaw proposal
“The Queenstown Lakes does seem to be a very popular place for tourists to visit,” Galloway said. Freedom…
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,…