For one family the $50 million dream is over, but for seven others the $7.1 million dream is about to begin. Yes, I got caught up in the “$50 million must be won” hype. No, he invested in a ticket, like the rest of us waiting patiently in line, in the hope of the ‘big win’. Your money ceiling is the level of income and assets that your beliefs will allow you to have. By the way, yes, you can raise your money ceiling, but that’s a whole different story for another day.
The China 10 year bond rate is unchanged as usual at 2.32%. The NZ Government 10 year bond rate is now at 4.80% and up +11 bps from this time yesterday. The Kiwi dollar starts today at just on 61.2 USc and up less than +¼c since this time yesterday. That all means our TWI-5 starts today at 70.8, and up +20 bps from yesterday. The bitcoin price starts today at US$70,043 and up +0.6% from this time yesterday.
Video / NZ Herald / NIWA / Metservice / GettyAround 10 vehicles were involved in a major crash on Auckland’s Southwestern Motorway this morning, with commuters experiencing long delays as a result. The first crash happened just before 6.30am in the southbound lanes of State Highway 20, after the Hillsborough Rd on-ramp. UPDATE 7:55AMThis multiple-vehicle crash has now been fully cleared from #SH20 with all southbound lanes after Hillsborough Rd OPEN again. Police said the crash was reported to them around 6.30am, telling the Herald around 10 cars were involved. Around 7.15am the second crash had been cleared of lanes but delays had not yet eased for northbound commuters.
Paul Henry at the ACT party rally in central Auckland; Newshub and soon-to-be Stuff newsreader Samantha Hayes; Lloyd Burr. “My bet is the budget replacement 6pm news Stuff are cobbling together will be costing them far more than they anticipated. Outgoing Newshub - and incoming Stuff - 6pm newsreader Samantha Hayes. Next week, Special New Zealand has been shortlisted as Global Creative Agency of the Year by Campaign in the UK. Amongst the 23 categories are four big ones - sales team of the year, media business of the year, media agency of the year and inspiring individual.
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White Stuff is launching stores across the US this summer, as it ramps up its international expansion plans through its growing wholesale business. Starting this month, customers in seven states will be able to shop from a specially curated collection of women’s clothing from the retailer. White Stuff said its wholesale business had allowed it to extend its reach to a wider customer base, partnering with local independent retailers that pre-order stock direct from the company to sell via their own stores and channels. Its wholesale business currently represents around 8% of its overall sales, with 410 existing partnerships across the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Greece, Canada and New Zealand. White Stuff CEO Jo Jenkins said: “The US is a big market with a meaningful opportunity for a distinctive British brand like ours, and we’re confident that our thoughtfully created designs in quality fabrics will resonate with US customers across the pond.
New research released by Datacom shows New Zealand businesses may not have the quality of data to capitalise on AI and all it offers. From the results, it extrapolates that:Just 9 per cent of New Zealand businesses consider 100 per cent data to be “clean” - that is complete, and free of inaccuracies, duplication, inconsistencies or outdated material. Nearly half (47 per cent) of New Zealand businesses believe that “close to 75 per cent” of their data is clean. “The quality of AI outputs is wholly dependent on the quality of data that is available – garbage in, garbage out,” Gray says. It found:91 per cent of New Zealand businesses believe their organisation has adequate data and security protocols to protect their information.
Cost pressures in the building industry are continuing to ease, according to the latest figures from QV's CostBuilder database. CostBuilder follows pricing trends for more than 60,000 separate building industry costs. The figures suggest price increases are likely slowing even further with costs increasing by just 0.3% over the three months to the end of May. "The rate of building cost inflation is certainly on the wane," QV CostBuilder spokesman and quantity surveyor Martin Bisset said. "This will be welcome news to all those who are currently contemplating or pricing up new building projects."
The bond and FX markets reacted, but the equity market went quiet at unchanged levels (although they may argue this gain was already priced in). But in the event, April consumer debt levels only rose +US$6.4 bln again, up just +1.5% from a year ago. Their jobless rate rose to 6.2%. In India, their central bank held its policy rate unchanged at 6.5% and said inflation's pressure at 4.85% is not changing much. The IMF is pointing out that growth without sufficient productivity improvement is a problem for the world's financial stability, especially when the largest economies drag the chain on productivity.
From January 2013 to February 2014, he worked for The Manning Foundation (now called the Canada Strong and Free Network). (They possibly still are: the Atlas Network no longer discloses member organisations on its website.) During this time, Houlbrooke attended multiple Atlas Network events, as documented by the Atlas Network. He must know that he worked for Atlas Network think tanks for years, and that he was a guest at Atlas Network events. He must also know ACT party staff members worked for Atlas Network think tanks for years and attended Atlas Network events.
The Rt Hon Winston Peters, joined by Mike King, has announced $24 million over four years for the ‘I Am Hope Foundation’, and will provide young people aged between 5 to 25 years with free mental health counselling services. This funding will help I Am Hope’s ‘Gumboot Friday’ initiative give
A leading family violence crisis agency says the current cost of living crisis is exacerbating domestic abuse and harm in New Zealand, with a marked increase in people reporting more severe assaults - often involving weapons and strangulation. Shine senior adviser Rachel Kain said the rate of family violence being reported to the organisation was “at an all-time high”. On average, police attend a family violence episode every four minutes. Kain said family violence cases had become much more complex due to poverty-related issues. Crisis line - 0800 742 584 (available 24/7)Ministry of Justice: For information on family violenceTe Kupenga Whakaoti Mahi Patunga: National Network of Family Violence ServicesWhite Ribbon: Aiming to eliminate men’s violence towards women.
The upshot of that, Motion Sickness, took root in their quintessential scarfie Dunedin flat. Ten years down the line, Motion Sickness has branched out even further, social media now becoming a small part of their channel agnostic approach, with a focus on large scale integrated brand campaigns. The agency also recently launched ‘The Motion Sickness Design Office’, a new arm to the agency offering branding and identity services. Audiences seem to immediately connect with a Motion Sickness campaign because it brings a fresh perspective to a brand, ensuring it stands out from the crowd and avoids being bland. Despite the near-constant plaudits Motion Sickness has received since their inception, Stuchbury says it’s not easy being an independent business.
Paul Collins and Sky on the longhead course at the New Zealand sheepdog trial championships in Taranaki late last month. It was a southern trifecta as Brian Dickison and Jake, from the Greenvale club, were third in the New Zealand championship. Mr Collins and Sky were named non-travelling reserves. Back home on the farm last week and busy with shearing, Mr Collins joked it was a little hard to get motivated. Mr Collins had tried to get some pups out of Sky but had not yet been successful.
By Hannah Martin ofPhoto: SuppliedWomen are facing the "unpleasant and very frightening" prospect of missing out on menopause treatment as hormone replacement therapy supply issues have reached "crisis point". Cheer was frustrated and "absolutely devastated" by ongoing HRT supply issues, saying millions worldwide would suffer as a result. Fenton said there have been HRT supply issues for about four years. She said of the 75 percent of women who experience menopause symptoms, about a third of that group have significant symptoms. "There's a global supply issue with these patches, and we acknowledge that this supply issue may be causing stress for some people.
