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All eyes on new governor's benchmark first policy statement
2+ hour ago (123+ words) All eyes on new governor's benchmark first policy statement'Newsroom Business news in association with As the Reserve Bank's new governor, Anna Breman, gets ready to deliver her debut monetary policy statement this week, the OCR looks very likely to remain…...
Comparing KiwiSaver and Aussie Super is the $6 trillion dollar question
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (1239+ words) Personal Wealth in association with Comment: Every few months a fresh comparison between KiwiSaver and Australia's compulsory superannuation scheme, Australian Super, gains traction. It's often accompanied by the claim that New Zealanders are missing out " bigger balances must mean a…...
How to keep the humans in charge
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (575+ words) Expert opinion from University of Auckland - Waipapa Taumata Rau We did not intentionally decide to let algorithms reinterpret our personal history. It happened incrementally as we traded the raw, grainy truth of a moment for the glossy perfection of a…...
Debt collectors to pursue Pacific students over govt scholarships
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (177+ words) Debt collectors to pursue Pacific students over govt scholarships'Newsroom Debt collectors will be enlisted to pursue Pacific scholarship recipients who fail to return home after completing their studies in New Zealand, with officials concerned that growing debt and non-compliance will…...
National's LNG blunders are a warning ahead of election campaign
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (835+ words) Comment: On Monday, Energy Minister Simon Watts triumphantly announced the Government had approved the construction of a $1 billion-plus gas import terminal in Taranaki, funded by a small levy on electricity generation. While the sector was supportive, criticism from expected and…...
Why the new LNG terminal could raise, not lower, your power bill
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (139+ words) Analysis: Energy Minister Simon Watts is confident importing gas will lower power prices, but questions remain about the scheme and its costs. Analysis: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Energy Minister Simon Watts announced on Monday that the Government was negotiating…...
Cash-strapped Clutha resorts to a little Think Big
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (102+ words) Cash-strapped Clutha resorts to a little Think Big'Newsroom The name Clutha is synonymous with its river, Mata-Au. Running 338 kilometres from Lake W'naka to the Pacific Ocean, it's New Zealand's fastest and largest river by volume. By the time its turquoise…...
Planning when you don't know the rules
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (965+ words) Sandringham residents Kristin De Monchy and Philip Bradley are walking around sodden, empty sections in their neighbourhood, wondering if the next homes to be built here will be swept away " again. De Monchy's home flooded in the 2023 Auckland anniversary weekend…...
Trump makes his weirdest appointment yet – what it means for NZ
1+ week, 4+ day ago (130+ words) Trump makes his weirdest appointment yet " what it means for NZ'Newsroom Business news in association with Analysis: There's an old journalism aphorism of indeterminate provenance " perhaps coined by the 1st Viscount Northcliffe, perhaps by erstwhile New York Sun editor John B…...
How to forgive a murderer
1+ week, 6+ day ago (861+ words) Yesterday I sent my publisher the book I've been working on since 2006. FET: 20 First Pacific Women Poets. Fet" means stars. I am the star charter, and the star chanter. The book is dedicated to Caroline Sinavaiana-Gabbard, and her lines begin…...