Working holiday visa: NZ could gain from Australia backpacker crackdown
Immigration New Zealand last year had 45,000 working holiday applications, with 98% approved. “A lot of the people…
Cost of living: Here’s why it feels like your money is tighter
Milk The average price for two litres of milk was up 57% over 10 years, from an average…
Trump rejects world’s calls for tighter regulation of AI technology race
Trump has also floated the idea of renaming the Atlantic or Pacific oceans. In his speech, Trump dismissed…
Nasdaq 100 enters correction as three Fed officials back rate hike
“Parsimony, uncertainty and volatility are the points put forward by Warsh as he attempts to change the Fed’s…
Tauranga sports facility projects advance as councillors demand cost control
The combined cost of the Memorial Park Aquatic Centre and a “national-scale courts and events hub” at Baypark…
Tauranga animal bylaw review: Have your say on new leash rules and bans
Most of the changes apply to dog rules, with the council saying the purpose of the bylaw was…
Lake Ōkāreka crackdown: Tighter boat checks to stop gold clams
A meeting of community stakeholders over the gold clam threat. “Iwi, community groups, councils and government agencies all…
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…
Mother calls for tighter rules on nitrous oxide sale after daughter’s harm
Nitrous oxide is known on the streets as nangs or laughing gas. It has been used as a…