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Board directors have a strong sense the economy is improving, amid rising concerns about shareholder activism, while other emerging risks go largely unchecked.The annual Director Sentiment Survey, by the Institute of Directors (IoD) in association with ASB, indicates 55% of directors thought the economy would improve over the next 12 months, compared with 52% last year and 28% in 2023.”This is the highest level of optimism about the prospects for the national economy that we have seen since the survey began in 2014,” IOD general manager Guy Beatson said.”Despite the improved outlook, boards continue to prioritise cost control, cashflow and…
Economist and trade unionist Craig Renney has been selected as Labour’s Wellington Bays candidate for the 2026 general election.The electorate is a new one after an adjustment of names and boundaries confirmed by the Representation Commission in August. Wellington Bays is currently the Rongotai electorate, held by Julie Anne Gentre of the Green Party.In a statement released today, Renney said it was “a privilege” to be chosen, and his campaign would focus on housing, health, jobs and the cost of living.“I grew up in a working-class family in Northumberland, UK. I saw first-hand what happens when communities are left behind,…
Prolific documentary and filmmaker Costa Botes – who found fame creating mockumentary Forgotten Silver alongside Peter Jackson – has died after living with cancer for nearly a decade.Botes won multiple awards for his work on Forgotten Silver in the late 1990’s as well as short film Stalin’s Sickle (1988) and later with Saving Grace (1999) and Lost in Wonderland in 2010.His Screenography on New Zealand On Screen credits his involvement in more than 40 productions between 1980 and 2023.He told the website he grew up in Wellington – after being born to Greek parents on the Turkish Island of Imbroz…
A series of musicians – starting with Jimmy Barnes – have been called up to rock life back into a Victorian capital city after years of infrastructure works and protests.The Khe Sanh singer joined forces with stars Kate Ceberano and Ian Moss on Sunday to perform a surprise free gig for Melburnians aimed at boosting CBD confidence.The singer belted out hits including Working Class Man in City Square, the first time it’s been open to the public since Metro Tunnel construction work started there eight years ago.It’s the first in a series planned across December and January, with crowds given…
Did you get through your beach picnics unscathed this summer? Or did you return from a swim only to find a seagull rifling through your bags in search of food? If the latter, shouting at it should help to stop the gull in its tracks and make it fly off – Neeltje Boogert’s latest research shows…Our previous experiment, published in 2022, showed that urban herring gulls perceive men shouting as a threat. When we played back recordings of men shouting “No! Stay away! That’s my food, that’s my pasty!”, gulls moved away, just like they did in response to our…
By Euronews Published on 23/11/2025 – 7:00 GMT+1 As Europe Today prepares to launch, we turn to one of the journalists driving this new Euronews chapter. Starting Monday, Méabh Mc Mahon, one of Euronews’ most recognisable faces and a prominent figure in the Brussels media scene, will co-host the network’s new flagship morning show alongside Maria Tadeo. A Brussels-based TV journalist with more than 15 years of experience, Méabh has reported on the EU and global affairs from the Brexit vote to the Brussels terrorist attacks. She has extensive experience as a field reporter and has travelled across the continent from…
NZTA has postponed a road closure planned for this weekend on Transmission Gully after major congestion.It originally said lane closures would be in place this weekend both north and southbound, but had now pushed back the southbound closure by one week to Friday, November 28 until 4.30am Monday, December 1.”We are working through the key causes of last weekend’s problems so that we can make improvements,” Mark Owen, NZTA’s regional manager for the Lower North Island/Top of the South.”We realise the congestion on Sunday afternoon and evening caused lengthy delays and frustration for drivers. We apologise for the inconvenience caused.”Owen…
Ngāpuhi’s general manager says they are insulted Te Pāti Māori leadership says it won’t participate in a hui after expelling its local MP.A hui is taking place in Kaikohe on Sunday with Te Tai Tokerau MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi after she and Te Tai Tonga MP Tākutai Ferris were expelled from Te Pāti Māori last week.Te Pāti Māori said they had been advised by “multiple rangatira of Te Tai Tokerau” not to attend “at this time”.Te Tumu Whakahaere, or general manager, of Te Rūnanga-ā-iwi o Ngāpuhi Moana Tuwhare told RNZ’s Saturday Morning, there had been a lack of transparency from those…
Two people have been injured, including one in a critical condition, after a person was trapped following a crash near Glenorchy, Otago this morning. Police were notified of a single vehicle crash around 9.40am on Glenorchy-Paradise Road, between Priory and Lovers Leap Roads.FENZ said it responded with one truck from Glenorchy, one from Frankton, two from Queenstown, and one helicopter. One person was trapped in the vehicle following the crash. Hydraulic cutting equipment was flown in on a helicopter to free the person. Hato Hone St John assessed and treated one patient who was airlifted to Dunedin hospital in a…
More than 500 vehicles, many towing boats, have crossed the Auckland Harbour Bridge today in a protest against aspects of the Hauraki Gulf Marine Protection Act and other proposed fishing reforms.The One Ocean convoy travelled nearly 30km from Albany to Mission Bay, with organisers and supporters calling for “one rule for all” in how the Gulf is managed.Co-organiser Ben Chissell said the protest was not against commercial fishing, but his position was that if the Hauraki Gulf was so badly depleted that areas needed to be shut off, then no one should fish them.Legislation which came into effect last month…