Consumer Spending Remains Slow Across NZ And Yet To Respond To Declining Interest Rates
“The Core Retail merchants, excluding Hospitality, experienced slight spending growth during the month, albeit the growth rate was low and the experience of merchants was mixed. It seems the lower ...
How Multinational Dairy Companies Convinced Ministers To Back Away From New Rules For Baby Formula
New Zealand's obligations under the World Health Organisation code of marketing for breastmilk substitutes mean mothers ...
Kiribati's First-of-its-Kind Data Protection Bill Passes First Reading
Kiribati legislators unanimously passed a first-of-its-kind Data Protection Bill during its first reading in parliament on Tuesday. The bill's author, former education minister and now information, ...
New Rule For Faster Medicines Approvals Welcomed By Patients
The new rule, known as the “Rule of Two”, allows Medsafe to approve new medicines within 30 days if that medicine has already been approved by two recognised jurisdictions. Such jurisdictions will ...
New Hotel Will Make Hamilton “One Hell Of A Host City”
“This is not just a win for Hamilton, but our wider region too. Hamilton and Waikato are some of the fastest growing areas in ...
New 'State-of-the-Art' Passenger And Cargo Vessel Arrives In Tuvalu
Tuvalu has weclomed a new "state-of-the-art" passenger and cargo vessel, the Manu Sina, to Funafuti. The construction of the multi-million-dollar vessel, which arrived on Wednesday, was funded by the ...
Empowering Software Development Through Delphi Training And Consulting
Delphi training and consulting services bridge the gap, providing customized solutions to help organizations address their unique needs. Companies like Softacom have become very important in this ...
Cutting The OCR Next Week 'Likely The Wrong Thing To Do' - Economist
Kelly Eckhold said he expected the RBNZ will go ahead with a smaller sized cut of 25 basis points to 3.5 percent, because it had already strongly hinted a further cut would happen when it reduced the ...
Extended Skill Mix In Primary Care Teams Improves Patient Access And Outcomes
As Primary Health Organisations and general practices nationwide await a decision on funding continuation, a new report from General Practice New Zealand (GPNZ) highlights the improvements to access ...
Empowering Cultures: Students Ignite Polyfest50 With Pride And Purpose
Among them were cultural leaders Israel Gomes and William Tutui, deputy head boy Munroe Fusitua and Junior Kohinoa – all proudly embracing the 50th Polyfest while supporting their school’s Fijian and ...
‘Hang Yourself’: Mayor Raises Security Concerns After Abusive Messages
Tapsell also referenced Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown’s recent bolstered security after threatening personal messages. Brown said after the meeting she knew she broke the rules but had no regrets.
Strokes Of Inspiration? Mayors Mahé And James Hit The Water
Tauranga Mayor Mahé Drysdale and Western Bay Mayor James Denyer took to the water for a spot of rowing on Wednesday to help ...