Multiple news events across New Zealand in late August and early September
A dog was held after a fatal Christchurch child attack, and New Zealand and the US announced plans for a major port in the Cook Islands.
A fatal attack on a young child in Christchurch resulted in a dog being held at an animal shelter. The Auckland harbour crossing decision was deferred to at least 2027. A Mt Maunganui landslide was attributed to systemic failure. A Porirua pāua poacher took 373 times the legal limit. New Zealand and the US announced plans to build a major port on a former military base in the Cook Islands.
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1News
Five Big Things That Happened Today: Monday, August 17
Dog held at animal shelter after fatal Christchurch attack on young child; Auckland harbour crossing decision deferred to at least 2027; actor Hayden Panettiere dies aged 36
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What happened Monday
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; Kiwibank ups a key TD rate; students a boom sector, no food inflation, flat rents, retail sales up less than CPI, service sector expands slower, swaps…
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What happened today
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; no retail rate changes, eyes on mortgage fraud threat, PPI costs rise faster than prices, dairy prices firm, swaps ease, NZX firms, NZD eases, & more
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Five Big Things That Happened Today: Wednesday, August 19
'Preventable' Mt Maunganui landslide 'a systemic failure', Emmys unboxing for Dame Jacinda Ardern documentary, and an unclaimed $20m Lotto jackpot.
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What happened today
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; FMA warns insurers, Kiwibank profit falls, Heartland profit rises, an Auckland traffic solution?, big bond demand, retail failures up, swaps stable, NZD jumps, & more
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What happened today
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; BNZ raises TD rates, trade deficit jumps, businesses see inflation cooling slowly, Q3 GDP indication up, swaps firm, NZD firm, bitcoin jumps again, & more
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Five Big Things That Happened Today: Friday, August 21
Porirua pāua poacher took 373 times the legal limit; Buses struggle with Auckland roundabout built to make turns safer; Spring-like weather to bring heavy rain, gales.
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What happened today
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; Coop Bank tweaks some fixed rates, retail volumes retreat, Z Energy's owner makes hay, some food commodity prices jump, swaps soft, NZX soft, NZD stays up,…
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What happened Wednesday
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; Kiwi Bond rates jump, FHB affordability repairing, wage growth a mirage, mortgage activity soft; MBIE found in contempt, tracking election 'donations', swaps soft, NZD stable, &…
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What happened Thursday
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; low equity borrowing grows, the Heartland-TSB tie-up closer, mortgage market winners & losers, Selwyn to double its population in 25 years, swaps firm, NZD stable, &…
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What happened Friday
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; a new very low floating rate, consumer sentiment holds up, more filled jobs, more renting but rents flat, TVNZ has better results, swaps little-changed, NZX dips,…
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What happened Monday
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; Auckland new-build completions fade, business sentiment remains high, investors very concerned, large TDs popular, public service strike imminent, swap curve flattens, NZD hold, & more
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Five Big Things That Happened Today: Tuesday, September 1
NZ and US to build major port on former military base in Cook Islands; murder charges laid after pair fatally shot in South Auckland; and a jury convicts a man of murder for killing of Tupac Shakur
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What happened Tuesday
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; no retail rate changes but benchmark rates move up, TDs more popular, housing market soggy & good for buyers, swaps up, NZD down, NZD dips, &…