How soon will OCR cut lift economic gloom? | RNZ News
WEB3 days ago · File photo. Photo: RNZ. A Reserve Bank decision to cut the official cash rate by 50 basis points might be good news for home loan borrowers but it is likely to be months before it has a real impact on the economy. The OCR has been cut to 4.75 percent. That is still above what the Reserve Bank would consider a "neutral" interest rate.
A timeline of the search for missing Marokopa man Tom Phillips
WEB4 days ago · Here's what's happened so far: 13 September 2021: Police receive a call reporting Tom Phillips and his three children missing for the first time. A search and rescue operation is launched. 14 September 2021: First public police appeal for information on Tom Phillips and the missing children. 24 September 2021: After 12 days of searching, police …
Timeline: One year since the Hamas-led attack on Israel
WEB6 days ago · 7 Oct 2024. Timeline: One year since the Hamas-led attack on Israel. 9:58 am on 7 October 2024. Share this. Niva Chittock, Reporter. [email protected]. A plume of smoke rises in the sky of Gaza City during an Israeli airstrike on 9 October 2023. Photo: AFP. Today marks one year since Hamas militants crossed into Israel and launched a ...
'Credible sighting' of missing Marokopa father Tom Phillips - RNZ
WEB6 days ago · Waikato police are still investigating the "credible sighting" of fugitive Marokopa father Tom Phillips and his children. Detective Inspector Andrew Saunders said they were continuing to make enquiries after a sighting of Phillips and his children was reported on 3 October. The tip-off that Phillips had been seen in bush area west of Coutts ...
Locals fear damage, report smell after HMNZS Manawanui sinking
WEB6 days ago · Photo: Profile Boats / supplied. Residents on the south coast of Upolu in Samoa fear potential oil or chemical spillage from HMNZS Manawanui could be disastarous for the local environment and businesses. Local authorities are conducting environmental assessments after the $100 million specialist survey ship hit a reef on Saturday night …
KiwiSaver withdrawals soar: But how does it actually work?
WEB6 days ago · The number of people withdrawing money from KiwiSaver for financial hardship reasons has almost doubled in a year. File photo. Photo: 123rf. Large numbers of New Zealanders continue to withdraw money from KiwiSaver for financial hardship reasons. More than 4200 members withdrew money for this reason in August, up from 2760 in …
League teams named ahead of Pacific Championships - RNZ
WEB4 days ago · RNZ Pacific. @RNZPacific [email protected]. James Fisher-Harris and the Kiwis celebrate winning the Pacific Championships Cup Grand Final in 2023. Photo: Andrew Cornaga / www.photosport.nz. The Pacific Championship sides have named their squads ahead of the rugby league tournament beginning on 18 October.
Wellington apartments evacuated after earthquake safe to re …
WEB6 days ago · The magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Wellington in the early hours of Sunday morning. On Sunday evening, the Victoria Lane Apartments in Victoria Street were cordoned off and residences evacuated "as a safety precaution", police said. That was over "concerns there may be structural damage". Cordons were in place at the intersections …
Three New Zealand universities drop in international rankings
WEB4 days ago · The University of Otago fell from the 301-350 band of universities to 351-400, its lowest position ever in the league table, while Lincoln University dropped from 401-500 to 501-600. The remaining five universities' placings remained unchanged. The results round out a mixed year for New Zealand universities in the three main university ranking ...
Indian population leapfrogs Chinese to become third-largest
WEB6 days ago · Census data reveals the Indian population has leapfrogged the Chinese community to become the third-largest ethnic group in New Zealand. A total of 292,092 people in the country identified as a member of the Indian community in the 2023 Census, an increase of 22 percent since 2018. The New Zealand European ethnic group …