How does the OCR affect you? Inflation is still higher than New Zealand's central bank would like, which means the official cash rate is staying at 5.5 per cent. NZ Herald asks the public how the OCR is affecting them. Video / Alyse Wright

The recent cancellation of the Christchurch Blink-182 concert and an inflammatory comment from the lead singer have left locals asking: what’s my consumer rights again? Pop punk bad boys Blink-182 have enraged Christchurch fans to the point of potential legal action after cancelling their sold out concert two weeks prior to the gig, and then exclaiming “Fuck Christchurch” while onstage in Australia this week. “Fuck Christchurch? Blink-182 fan and Christchurch resident Kate was slightly less restrained than the mayor. “Things happen, cancellations happen, but the way you speak to your fans about it really matters,” she added.

A bad batch of gear was making the rounds during O-Week, leaving students both impoverished and with severe stomach pains after consumption. Gauging the extent of the damage, Critic Te Ārohi spoke to Max Phillips, the KYS co-regional manager. Whilst bath salts lowkey get the job done (don’t tell your mates), Know Your Stuff warns that users taking synthetic cathinones can suffer adverse side effects such as hypothermia, abnormal heartbeat, insomnia, and even paranoia in extreme cases. The scientists at Critic Te Ārohi estimate that a gram of gear sets you back around $200, a price few students would be willing to flush down the drain. No more samples of the bath salts have been found since the Thursday of O-Week

The housing market was flooded with new listings in February, giving buyers plenty of choice. Property website Realestate.co.nz received 11,788 new residential listings in February, up 45% on February last year and the highest number of new listings the website has received in the month of February since 2017. That pushed the total number of residential properties available for sale on the website to 31,424 at the end of February, up 8.1% on February last year. That means the amount of stock on the market at the end of February was the highest it has been in any month of the year since June 2015. It was also the only time since November 2015 that the total number of residential properties for sale has been above 30,000.

Here's our summary of key economic events overnight that affect New Zealand, with news the world's factories are giving quite conflicting signals in February. The UST 10yr yield starts today at 4.18% and down -7 bps from this time yesterday and down -7 bps from a week ago. The Kiwi dollar starts today at just on 61 USc and little-changed from this time yesterday. That all means our TWI-5 starts today at just over 70.3 and little-changed from yesterday, but down -100 bps in a week. The bitcoin price starts today at US$61,992 and down -0.5% from this time yesterday.

However, since the suspension of semi-auto gun ownership in that country as a response to those killings, the country has actually witnessed more violent crime taking place, much of it blamed on a rise in gang violence. Goldsmith is part of a coalition government that formed to oust the ruling Labour Party, under which the gun ban and coinciding rising crime occurred. All Gun Laws Are on the TableA big part of that will be revisiting the country’s Arms Act of 1983, which has shaped New Zealand’s gun laws for more than 40 years now. While such a move would fall woefully short of U.S. gun owners’ expectations and acceptance in light of our country’s Second Amendment, it’s a bold move forward in a nation where gun ownership is not protected. Currently, the only permitted uses for semi-autos is for pest control and if the gun is rendered permanently unusable, for collector’s items.

This ongoing battle between the powerful and the public media has been becoming more and more one-sided over recent years. According to the Public Relations Institute of New Zealand, the public sector is the main employer of comms staff. And the state model has arguably disconnected the media outlets from their audiences and made them beholden to their funders, not the viewers. He believes a lot of the media outlets conspire to keep certain perspectives out of the public debate, narrowing debate and disparaging those outside the narrow consensus. Peters says the $55m that was given to various private and public media outlets had “strings attached”, and this has fuelled public distrust in the media’s reporting, especially on topics such as Crown-Māori relations and Three Waters.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he will not take the $52,000 accommodation supplement after all, as it had become a “distraction”. The Prime Minister called into Newstalk ZB at 5pm to reverse his decision, just hours after defending it during a press conference in Queenstown. Luxon did not agree that it was hypocritical to take the accommodation supplement, that he did not need for housing costs, while seeking to cut spending elsewhere. Luxon said all non-Wellington based members of Parliament had the right to take an accommodation supplement and many did. The Prime Minister said he will repay the first instalment, of roughly $13,000, which was paid into a bank account only this week and not collect the subsidy going forward.

In Hawke's Bay, a significant endeavor has been successfully concluded to repair and clean approximately 29,200 fruit bins affected by last year's cyclone, aligning with the commencement of the apple picking season. The restoration project, a collaborative effort involving Tumu Group, the Evergreen Foundation, and governmental support, offered a vital enhancement to growers by refurbishing bins at no additional cost. This initiative spanned roughly a year, addressing bins laden with silt due to the previous February's floods. The endeavor not only involved Tumu's facilities in Hastings but also benefited from the support of neighboring properties. Through this initiative, damaged bins, some of which were initially deemed irreparable, were meticulously restored and sanitized before being returned to the growers, thereby facilitating the ongoing harvest.

However, few prime ministers have claimed it – Luxon is the first in at least 34 years. Out-of-towners like Jacinda Ardern have opted to live in the prime minister’s official residence, Premier House, for free. Other prime ministers like Chris Hipkins and Bill English, were already based in Wellington. A spokesperson for the Prime Minister said Luxon was “claiming an accommodation allowance on his Wellington apartment in accordance with the rules”. …so brutal free market austerity capitalism for bottom feeders but $52 000 worth of socialism for Christopher Luxon???

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Photo: Supplied / Invercargill City CouncilA suitcase purchased at an "exorbitant" price by Invercargill City Council for the sole purpose of bringing gifts home from Japan has not been used since. Described by council group manager finance and assurance Patricia Christie as a "hard-shell, Samsonite-style case", it was purchased during a trip to sister city Kumagaya in July 2023. Invercargill City Council governance and legal manager Michael Morris confirmed the item had not seen much daylight since last winter. "The suitcase purchased by Invercargill City Council in Japan last year is being stored at Te Hīnaki Civic Building, and has not been used since its return," Morris said. Since arriving in Invercargill, the bowl and plate have been stored in council archives alongside other items not currently on display.

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Meanwhile, retail sales in Japan rose +2.3% year-on-year in January, slowing slightly from an upwardly revised +2.4% gain in December. Meanwhile, Taiwanese retail sales grew just +0.3% year-on-year in January, the lowest expansion since February 2022. The -1.4% decline in real German retail sales continued in January. In Australia, the January retail sales brought a modest bounce, but not to a level that satisfied anyone. That all means our TWI-5 starts today at just over 70.3 and little-changedThe bitcoin price starts today at US$62,275 and up +0.82% from this time yesterday.

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