New Zealand: GDP growth records fastest upturn since Q2 2023 in the first quarter

GDP reading: GDP growth accelerated to 0.8% on a seasonally adjusted quarter on quarter basis in the first quarter, up from 0.5% in the fourth quarter of last year and marking the fastest increase since Q2 2023. Broad expansion: Looking at expenditure …

Two BoP schools part of new classroom boost

Maungatapu School and Kawerau South School will soon have new classrooms, easing the pressures of growing school rolls. The two schools are among six in the Central North Island area that will receive a share of 32 classrooms costing $33 million, Education …

Explore New Zealand’s Criminal Underworld Through Audiobooks

Listeners may be familiar with Scandi Noir and Southern Noir, but how about New Zealand Noir? If you Google that phrase, as I did, you will likely find links to several brands of New Zealand Pinot Noir. Good, but not quite what you had in mind. The more …

Letter: New Zealand’s ‘bully-boy’ tactics

Dear Editor, Am I the only one who thinks the bully-boy tactics from the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs, scaring our people, and destabilising our Government is a little heavy-handed? It’s especially disappointing to see our usually anonymous …

East Clare artist stretches herself for new record

An East Clare-based ethnomusicologist has communicated her life’s journey in New Zealand and the Banner County in her latest music compilation. Jyoshna La Trobe is singer/songwriter who was born in England but spent her childhood in New Zealand and has …

Jeremy Piven in New Zealand: Mr Selfridge, Entourage star, wears his heart on his sleeve ahead of debut Kiwi show

Touched rightly so, not just by Ari Gold’s fire and fury, but by Piven’s incredibly diverse catalogue of work, which includes a memorable stint as a historical department store icon in a show beloved by Kiwis during its 2013-16 run. British production Mr …

TV tonight: Noel Edmonds shows off his unusual new life in New Zealand

Noel Edmonds’ Kiwi Adventure 9pm, ITV1 Noel Edmonds is an unusual man. On the face of it, this series simply documents his attempts to open a bar-restaurant in New Zealand with his wife, Liz. But the fun is in the journey not the arrival. Edmonds is …

Air New Zealand, Air China, Tourism NZ team up to drive Chinese tourists to NZ

Air New Zealand has announced plans to collaborate with Air China and Tourism New Zealand in order to drive more Chinese tourists to visit New Zealand. Over the next 12 months, the New Zealand flag carrier will invest more than NZD 700,000 ($419,000) in …

Motion Sickness and New Zealand Herpes Foundation scoop Glass Lion for Good Grand Prix

Week Ahead: All But Oil, Nonplussed Over The New Phase In Israel-Iran War

Image Source: Unsplash The Israel-Iran war continues, but outside of oil, the capital markets have barely reacted. WTI rose by about 2.7% last week after a 13% rally the previous week. It reached levels not seen since early January. The average retail …