Regardless, the coalition government’s recent extension of the golden visa scheme has been touted by Immigration Minister Erica Stanford as likely to “turbo charge our economic growth.” The waiving of ...

Trump launched a tariff war with three of America’s biggest trading partners. Tariffs are a tax paid by importers that almost ...

The Government’s exhortation to hunt harder for fewer jobs and for more people to work more, and for longer hours, comes as fresh evidence was published to show real incomes after living costs and ...

Three weeks in, and the 24/7 news cycle is not helping anyone feel calm and informed about the second Trump presidency. One day, the US is threatening 25% trade tariffs on its friends and neighbours.

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The week’s big story has been about China’s DeepSeek low-cost AI model. Because DeepSeek requires fewer advanced chips, its advent has had a huge impact on the fortunes of US chip-making giant, Nvidia ...

Donald Trump made his fortune by speculating in real estate. These days, Christopher Luxon makes a lot of his money the very same way. True, Luxon did also run a neo-monopoly airline during those ...

Yesterday’s demotion of Shane Reti was inevitable. Reti’s attempt at a re-assuring bedside manner always did have a limited shelf life, and he would have been a poor and apologetic salesman on the ...