Independent Analysis and Reportage
Source: Radio New Zealand Turners Automotive Group. (File photo) RNZ / Nate McKinnon Car dealer and financier Turners Automotive has posted a slightly lower net profit after a goodwill write-down in its credit business masked a record performance across its divisions. Key numbers for the year ended March compared with a year ago: Net profit…
Source: Radio New Zealand Northern Mystics defender Catherine Hall. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz Mystics star defender Catherine Hall has been ruled out of the rest of the ANZ Premiership season due to injury, leaving her Silver Ferns Commonwealth Games prospects in serious doubt. Hall could be seen on crutches when the Mystics beat the Stars 57-51 on…
Source: Radio New Zealand Stephen Colbert’s final Late Show broadcast on Thursday in the US (Friday NZ time) will close out his run in the storied CBS late-night chair once occupied by David Letterman. What comes next remains an open question for one of television’s most prominent entertainers. In the months leading up to his…
Source: Radio New Zealand Philanthropist Sir Graham Dingle. (File photo) Sir Graham Dingle Philanthropist Sir Graham Dingle says wealthy Kiwis need to invest in young people to help them reach their goals. Through his organisation, the Graham Dingle Foundation, he’s launching a nationwide fundraising initiative Move Mountains for Youth, calling on New Zealanders to help…
Source: Radio New Zealand A military drone operated by the NZDF. NZDF / supplied A retired major general says New Zealand is “tinkering” with military drones while other countries forge ahead. Australia and the US last month ramped up their drone rollout plans. But observers and industry players doubt that next week’s Budget will deliver…
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand has joined the international condemnation of Israel’s far-right national security minister, even summoning the Israeli ambassador to convey that message. A video posted by Israel’s national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, showing him taunting detained flotilla activists, drew international condemnation on Thursday. The video showed kneeling activists, with their hands…
Source: Radio New Zealand She has reigned as certified Australian pop royalty across five decades, rising from homegrown TV sensation to worldwide chart domination. As with any storied superstar, however, the dazzling professional highs have inevitably come with some squirming middles and difficult lows. And Kylie Minogue’s career is no exception. “It was all of…
Source: Radio New Zealand OKSANA KAZYKINA/123RF New Zealand’s largest drug maker AFT Pharmaceuticals has reported strong full year sales growth and net profit, giving the company reason to lift its 2027 revenue target to more than $300 million. Company chair David Flacks said the strength of its core Australasian business and increasing geographic and product…
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Dan Cook Insurance company Tower’s interim profit has more than halved amid a jump in weather-related claims, a subdued market and pricing pressure. Key numbers for the six months ended March compared with a year ago: Net profit $22.9m v $49.7m Gross written premium $301m v $297m Underlying profit…
Source: Radio New Zealand Police were called to Ponsonby’s Williamson Ave on Wednesday evening. (File photo) RNZ A man has been charged for allegedly stealing a car outside an Auckland supermarket and forcing a child out of the front seat. Police were called to Williamson Ave in Ponsonby after 6.15pm on Wednesday. Senior Sergeant Dave…
Source: Radio New Zealand Climate activists gathered outside the International Court of Justice in July last year after the court issued its opinion finding countries could be held legally responsible for their greenhouse gas emissions. Jamie Tahana A United Nations resolution backing the findings of a landmark climate change ruling has been passed with the…
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland Night Markets operates in Albany every Tuesday night. RNZ / Duoya Lu Auckland Night Markets has confirmed a change of ownership. In a social media post on Monday, Auckland Night Markets said founders Victoria Yao and Paul De Jonge, operators of the markets for 16 years, would hand over the…