Morning Update: Trump trades tariffs for ‘gifts’
Good morning. Canada is laying the groundwork for USMCA talks while Trump rewrites trade policy one hazy deal…
What the latest jobs data is (and isn’t) telling us
June’s employment indicators suggest New Zealand’s labour market is weakening – but topline numbers don’t show the full…
Surcharge sticker shock to end as government bans most fees at the till
The move to scrap in-store surcharges is good news for consumers but has many retailers and card issuers…
Gib monopoly faces heat as building-product floodgates open
The government hopes its new list of approved overseas building materials will push down construction costs across the…
The Government’s homelessness problem; Christopher Luxon and his minced oath – Audrey Young
Major hurdles ahead for Waikato Lobbying by Waikato University paid off and, after convincing National to promise a…
What did Nicola Willis’s cost-of-butter meeting with Fonterra actually achieve?
The butter price crisis prompted a high-profile meeting at the Beehive – but global markets, not politicians, are…
Waikato medical school approved after years of lobbying and controversy
While Waikato University celebrates, Otago and Auckland continue to argue that the project will be a costly mistake,…