According to Infometrics principal economist Brad Olsen, New Zealand’s shifting unemployment rate reflects a surge of people actively searching for work rather than widespread job losses. The working-age population expanded by 0.8% since June 2025, pushing more individuals into the labor market as households battle a 3.2% cost-of-living increase over the 12 months leading to … Read more
Planning and design are underway for a new multi-storey acute services building, Trotter said. Acute or unplanned care is urgent healthcare for illness or injury. Currently, the hospital’s current acute assessment unit is a 20-bed unit next to the emergency department. It assesses and treats patients expected to stay less than 36 hours. Planned Location … Read more
South Pacific Growers Ltd received a $13 million Government loan from the North Island Weather Event Fund in December 2023, according to an MBIE spokesman, but the company has since collapsed into receivership with the debt entirely unpaid. Appointed receiver BDO Auckland confirmed that none of the cyclone recovery loan has been repaid, leaving unsecured … Read more
The Rising Financial Burden of Elite Youth Sports The cost of pursuing elite athletic success has shifted significantly, with families spending about $100,000 on a child’s basketball during their teenage years. According to Daniel Fonotia, whose son Elijah moved from New Zealand to the United States for basketball, these expenses often necessitate major lifestyle sacrifices, … Read more
Heatha Edwards, a long-serving real estate principal and branch manager in Waipukurau, has amassed over two million views on social media by posting unscripted, authentic content about her daily work, according to her recent interviews. Operating in the industry for 32 years, Edwards initially questioned her digital reach before embracing a massive online audience that … Read more
Structural Benefits of Lean Mix Concrete The primary advantage of using LMC lies in its high stiffness and consistency. This reduction in stress on underlying materials helps prevent deformation, which is particularly vital in areas where moisture or weak soil could otherwise compromise a road’s lifespan. Did you know? Specialised slipform paver machines can place … Read more
Thieves in Newton Park, Gqeberha, recently executed a large-scale copper cable theft by posing as a municipal maintenance crew, according to local reports. Over the course of a weekend, the group replaced approximately 200 meters of copper power lines with cheaper aluminum conductors, leading the municipality to open a formal investigation into vandalism and unlawful … Read more
The Weiti Bay housing project, a 909-hectare coastal development north of Auckland, remains stalled in a high-stakes legal battle as creditors seek to recover more than $67 million in debt. Following a May Court of Appeal ruling, control of the land is now subject to an expressions-of-interest process managed by administrators, as warring parties contest … Read more
A Hawke’s Bay mother has launched a formal complaint with the Health and Disability Commissioner (HDC) after her infant daughter was hospitalized twice for “failure to thrive,” a condition she alleges went unmonitored by her Tamariki Ora provider. The infant, Soleia, lost 400 grams in three days and dropped to the second percentile in growth, … Read more
Rental markets in Tauranga and Rotorua are showing signs of stabilization as tenants become increasingly price-sensitive amid ongoing cost-of-living pressures. While coastal suburbs like Mount Maunganui and Pāpāmoa remain the most expensive, with weekly rents averaging between $735 and $740, property managers report that rental growth has slowed significantly across the Bay of Plenty over … Read more