17+ hour, 15+ min ago   (358+ words) A "horrendously high" number of babies in Fiji are dying due to HIV related complications, says a health researcher, as the prevalence of the disease grows there. The New Zealand government website SafeTravel says people travelling to Fiji should avoid…...

9+ hour, 29+ min ago   (197+ words) The environmental cost of a new pair of jeans could be enough to make a shopper blue. Brand new jeans can have an environmental footprint that is 180 times higher than pre-loved ones.That's according to new research from Planetary Accounting…...

9+ hour, 28+ min ago   (414+ words) Recent spikes in global oil prices and bond yields appear to be increasing the possibility the Reserve Bank will need to hike the Official Cash Rate again in October. While the Bank hiked the OCR earlier this month by 0.25 percent,…...

13+ hour, 50+ min ago   (519+ words) Beneficiaries are living on an average of $251 a week once they've covered their housing costs, a government report shows. A budgeting advisor says her clients are not getting by, and every day someone seeks help with KiwiSaver hardship withdrawals to…...

17+ hour, 40+ min ago   (762+ words) Auckland's City Rail Link has had its first full weekday in operation on Monday after a busy Sunday opening, and some businesses are already gearing up for opening an extra day in anticipation of more customers. Auckland Transport estimates 32,000 people…...

14+ hour, 30+ min ago   (250+ words) Local petrol prices are continuing to climb as the Iran-US war drags on and Houthi rebels threaten oil trade via the Red Sea. According to local fuel monitoring site Gaspy, the average price of 91 unleaded has jumped 15 cents a litre…...

13+ hour, 35+ min ago   (415+ words) The services sector extended its run of growth to three months in August, but the recovery is yet to spread across the wider economy. New Zealand's services sector has expanded for a third consecutive month, with new business continuing to…...

15+ hour, 22+ min ago   (323+ words) Grower T&G has launched its newest premium apple variety, the Joli, in Vietnam, ramping up its push into the lucrative Asian export market. T&G Apples managing director Shane Kingston said the new variety - a large red apple that…...

17+ hour ago   (645+ words) Financial adviser Niran Iswar says almost every rental property he's ever owned has lost money - and he thinks more people are coming around to the idea that it's not always a surefire way to make money. Iswar, who is head…...

18+ hour, 52+ min ago   (506+ words) There were early signs of Terry Stringer’s calling as a sculptor. As a boy in England, he would make human figures out of plasticine. “I have a distinct memory that I had the illusion that if one was a good…...