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New aviation rule aims to cut costs for regional airports
1+ hour, 37+ min ago (394+ words) Regional airports will be able to use more flexible and potentially lower-cost runway safety measures under a new civil aviation rule announced by the Government. Associate Transport Minister James Meager said the rule would replace what he described as a…...
Unemployment rises to 5.6 percent as parties clash over economic direction
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (946+ words) New Zealand’s unemployment rate has risen to 5.6 percent, with young people and Māori experiencing some of the sharpest increases in underutilisation. Figures released by Stats NZ show the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased from 5.4 percent in the March quarter to…...
Retail card spending posts strongest growth in more than two years
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (262+ words) New Zealand retailers have recorded their strongest annual growth in core retail spending since January 2024, according to the latest Stats NZ Electronic Card Transaction data for May 2026. Core retail spending rose 2.8% in May compared with a year earlier, the biggest…...