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By Julian GOMEZ & Damaso Jaivenois Published on 19/09/2025 – 10:41 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT The study, published by online food delivery company Foodora, included data from Austria, Czechia, Hungary, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The survey revealed that sushi, for instance, has experienced the fastest-growing demand for food delivery in Stockholm and Helsinki. In Oslo, delivery orders for sushi increased by nearly 14% in 2024 compared to 2023. It also highlighted that, surprisingly, suburbs have overtaken city centres as the primary destinations for delivered food. Some outer districts around Budapest or Prague, for instance, spent up to 20% more than the average in the inner…
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon maintains he has full confidence in Finance Minister Nicola Willis after New Zealand’s GDP fell 0.9% in the June quarter.The drop, which was larger than some economists had predicted, led to calls for Willis to resign from the finance portfolio. Among those calling for her to step down were former finance minister Roger Douglas and University of Auckland Matthew Abel chair of macroeconomics Robert MacCulloch. Labour finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds said the Government’s efforts to tame the economy were “not good enough”. Speaking to media while at Air New Zealand’s new hangar in Auckland, Luxon was…
A Tararua iwi has launched a set of bilingual books retelling the journey of their ancestor from Hawaiki to Aotearoa, as part of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori.Copies of Whātonga: In Search of Man were gifted by Te Whare Taiao o Rangitāne to local schools, where they would be a local addition to the New Zealand History Curriculum.Mākirikiri Marae in Dannevirke was full of students and teachers on Wednesday there to listen to the story of Whātonga and his journey to New Zealand in search of Toi – his grandfather.Author and Rangitāne iwi historian Dr Manahi Paewai said in…
Woolworths NZ has been charged over a “significant rodent infestation” which led to the nearly three-week closure of its Dunedin South supermarket last year.New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS) deputy director-general Vincent Arbuckle said following a “thorough investigation into rodent activity at Countdown Dunedin South last year, New Zealand Food Safety has laid a charge against Woolworths New Zealand Limited under the Food Act 2014”.The charge related to a failure to ensure a significant rodent infestation was promptly identified and escalated in accordance with its food control plan. It carried a maximum fine of $200,000.Woolworths NZ director of stores Jason Stockhill…
Kāpiti Line services have resumed this afternoon after a downed overhead wire caused widespread disruption and left one train stuck on a rail bridge earlier today.KiwiRail Wellington metro general manager Andy Lyon said a cable came down at 7.50am on the line near Wellington Station.The resulting power loss affected three trains, forcing them to stop away from platforms.”Two were moved earlier this morning so that people could disembark,” Lyon said in a statement.A third train was moved into Wellington Station by a diesel locomotive after it was stuck on a rail bridge over Hutt Rd.KiwiRail and Metlink said 152 passengers…
The number of pet turtles found in waterways across the South Island is increasing, with concerns about the impact they are having on native plants and animals.The South Island’s only dedicated turtle rescue service said it’s already at capacity, having taken in more than 100 strays in the last eight years.Donna Moot has run Turtle Rescue in Christchurch for almost 20 years and she’s currently caring for almost 80 turtles at her three-bedroom home in Somerfield, with up to 30 more waiting for adoption being cared for in a large purpose-built pond on another property.She’s worried about what the next…
A police staffer was involved in fraud offending against a “large retail chain” before and after they started working for the police, an investigation found.The Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) released a summary of an investigation into the allegations this week.The IPCA oversaw a police investigation into an allegation that an employee was involved in “mass fraud offending” while working in his previous job. The offending related to a “large retail chain”.”Police conducted a criminal investigation and found the police employee was heavily involved in the fraud scheme before he was employed by New Zealand Police.”Police found evidence that the…
If you’ve been in the market for a new home lately, you’ve probably noticed it is relatively unusual to see a house listed with a price.Nationally, 29.9% of properties listed for sale in August had a display price, Realestate.co.nz said.Just under 23% were going to auction, 22.2% were for sale by negotiation and 21.9% had another sales method.In Auckland, only 12.07% of houses had a price listed, 31.54% were going to auction, 36.86% were selling by negotiation and 17.51% had another method of sale.In Canterbury, 31.21% had a display price and just 5.79% were by negotiation.In Wellington, 26.1% had a…
Kiwis in the South Island should make the most of today’s “nice clear skies” before a swathe of weather watches and warnings sweep in this weekend. On Friday afternoon, MetService issued some orange heavy rain watches and strong wind warnings for most of the South Island, and Wellington from late Saturday into Sunday. MetService meteorologist John Law said there would be more strong winds and heavy rain in store for the weekend.Law said it would be a “cold frosty night” on Friday into Saturday, with temperatures dropping to below freezing in parts of the North and South Island. He said…
Years after it was first announced, Air New Zealand has unveiled its huge new maintenance base at Auckland Airport and says it marks a bold step in its operations. Hangar 4 is touted as a state-of-the-art facility and one of the national carrier’s most significant investments in its infrastructure. It is the largest single-span arch aircraft hangar made from timber in the Southern Hemisphere. The hangar is 10,000 square metres, 35 metres high and almost 100 metres wide. Air New Zealand said that space meant it could house a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner and two Airbus A320 or A321s at the…