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The global rollercoaster ride of US trade tariffs has entered a new phase with sobering ramifications for many countries including the US. Auckland-based Economics professor Niven Winchester explains. The global rollercoaster ride of United States trade tariffs has now entered its latest phase.President Donald Trump’s April 2 “Liberation Day” announcement placed reciprocal tariffs on all countries. A week later, amid financial market turmoil, these tariffs were paused and replaced by a 10% baseline tariff on most goods.On July 31, however, the Trump Administration reinstated and expanded the reciprocal tariff policy. Most of these updated tariffs are scheduled to take effect…
The wait to restore specialised birthing help in the eastern Bay of Plenty has been extended further as Health NZ says it’s unlikely Whakatāne Hospital will be back to secondary services until at least March or April next year. The situation is causing anxiety for some expectant mothers who face longer journeys if there are complications during birth.Whakatāne Hospital downgraded its services at the start of the year after the last of its obstetricians left, leaving expectant mothers across the region in the hands of clinicians in Tauranga. Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora told 1News it “should’ve done better…
Timaru plumbing and building contractor GFY Ltd has gone into liquidation by a court order owing Inland Revenue (IRD) about $915,000. The company folded because of a failure to provide for taxation. The official assignee from the Insolvency and Trustee Service was appointed as liquidator on June 12 after the IRD initiated proceedings in the High Court at Christchurch. The business was registered in 2019. Murray Bartlett is named by the NZ Companies Office as the sole director and shareholder. In the first liquidator’s report, the official assignee said the director would be interviewed and company records obtained to determine…
While gaining too much muscle can strain the heart, moderate exercise can reverse its age-related stiffening – and it’s never too late to start, writes cardiology expert William Cornwell. On July 24, 2025, the American pro wrestling celebrity Hulk Hogan, whose real name was Terry Bollea, died at the age of 71. Hogan had chronic lymphocytic leukemia and a history of atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, a condition in which the upper chambers of the heart, or atria, beat irregularly and often rapidly. His cause of death has been confirmed as acute myocardial infarction, commonly known as a heart attack.Hulk Hogan…
Alliance Group is refusing to comment on speculation Irish meat company Dawn Meats is taking a majority stake in the farmer-owned co-operative. Last year, Alliance appointed Craigs Investment Partners to explore external capital-raising options after posting a full-year after-tax loss of $95.8 million for the year ending September 30, which followed a $70.1 million loss the previous year. It is understood shareholders would be given an update on the capital raise this month ahead of a series of roadshow meetings followed by a formal shareholder vote in the next few months. Chairman Mark Wynne reiterated the company would not be…
A 230-hectare solar farm project has had its first row of solar panels installed with many more to go on Christchurch Airport property. About 300,000 panels will be installed before the project is completed next year. By then, the 168MWp (megawatt peak) solar farm will be generating enough renewable electricity to power the equivalent of more than 36,000 homes. The Kōwhai Park solar complex is a joint venture between international solar energy developer and manager Lightsource BP and energy generator and retailer Contact Energy on land leased from the airport company. Construction costs of $273 million were estimated last year.…
A 27-year-old Northland woman charged with ill-treatment/neglect of a child after a two-year-old was found alive in a suitcase in a bus luggage compartment has appeared in court.Yesterday, police were called after a passenger asked for access to the luggage compartment during a planned stop in Kaiwaka shortly before 1pm on a trip from Whangārei to Auckland.The driver became concerned when he noticed the bag moving – and when the driver opened the suitcase, they discovered the two-year-old girl.At the North Shore District Court today, the name of the woman was suppressed. She made no plea and was remanded in…
A man has been arrested and a vehicle seized after a person was shot and critically injured in Lower Hutt yesterday.Emergency services were called to Hanson Grove in Stokes Valley at 9am on Sunday to reports of a gun being fired.A man was found with life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to Wellington Hospital, where he remains in a critical condition in the Intensive Care Unit.Detective Sergeant Martin Todd said a 25-year-old man was arrested last night and charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and unlawful possession of a firearm.”We have also located and seized a vehicle…
A person has been seriously injured after their car left the road and went 100 metres down a bank in Waikato’s Hauturu this afternoon. Police said they were alerted to the incident on State Highway 31 Kawhia Rd, between Te Rauamoa Rd and Harbour Rd, around 5pm. “The vehicle is about 100 metres down a bank and the eastbound lane is closed while emergency services work at the scene,” a police spokesperson told 1News. “Motorists should expect delays for the next couple of hours if they need to use the road.”
Former National Party Cabinet minister Aussie Malcolm likely engaged in coercive and/or criminal sexual conduct with “multiple young boys”, a police review reveals.Anthony ‘Aussie’ Malcolm died in September last year aged 83. Following his death it was revealed there had been at least three police investigations into alleged sexual abuse.Police then launched a review of historical complaints in relation to Malcolm. A summary of the review was released to RNZ on Monday under the Official Information Act.The document says a review was initiated following referrals from the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in State Care concerning historical sexual assault…