Breakfast briefing: Doubts remain in the US & Canada that inflation is beaten yet
Nationally, the widely-watched Conference Board survey of consumer sentiment dipped in June from May, but not as much as expected. Separately there was a US Treasury 2 year bond auction earlier today and it was strongly supported, delivering a median yield of 4.66%. The latest South Korean consumer sentiment survey rose in June to its highest level since March. Australian consumer sentiment is mired in low territory, according the June update of the Westpac-Melbourne Institute survey. Despite the improvement, consumer sentiment remains below its March level and still firmly in deeply pessimistic territory.
Source:New Zealand Herald
June 25, 2024 20:02 UTC
Five reasons you might get a tax bill
Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-KingWondering why you've had a tax bill? Inland Revenue is in the process of sending out bills to those taxpayers who have underpaid tax in the most recent tax year. Since 2019, the tax department has been running automated tax returns when it has all the information on a taxpayer's income to do so. This may be what happened to someone who wrote in about their experience of a tax bill while on the supported living allowance. I have money in my KiwiSaver fund which I cannot access until I am 65, which I think is where the incorrect tax rate was calculated."
Source:Stuff
June 25, 2024 12:13 UTC
Heather du Plessis-Allan: I'm weirdly grateful for the Government's cancer drugs stuff-up
I think we can all see the Nats stuffed up the 13 cancer drugs announcement on so many levels. They should never have promised specific drugs, that's Pharmac's job. And then, it's never really a good look if you finally get dragged to delivering on your promise because of public outrage. We have just had the single biggest injection of cash into Pharmac ever, we've had more cancer drugs than ever promised to be delivered in one go. So in the end, I'm weirdly grateful for National stuffing this up, because we’ve ended up funding 54 new drugs we didn't have funded a couple of days ago.
Source:Stuff
June 25, 2024 11:42 UTC
‘Matariki baby’ Stacey Morrison heads home for special broadcast
Broadcaster Stacey Morrison faces a hectic week, with the “Matariki baby” juggling whānau, her June 25 birthday, and co-hosting the national Māori New Year coverage from her own haukāinga (home territory). Morrison spoke to Stuff ahead of the official Mānawatia a Matariki 2024 broadcast from Treble Cone in Wānaka, a significant event for home iwi Ngāi Tahu. Read this story in te reo Māori and English here. / Pānuitia tēnei i te reo Māori me te reo Pākehā ki konei. “Those aspirations and dreams of our ancestors are being embodied in this generation.”Stuff will livestream the broadcast from 6am on June 28.
Source:Stuff
June 25, 2024 11:25 UTC
Stuff pulls plug on Northland community newspapers
Photo: RNZ/Marika KhabaziMedia company Stuff is closing the last of its Northland community newspapers with immediate effect. All three weekly newspapers have been edited from Auckland since 2018, when the company's remaining Northland staff were laid off. The only other surviving newspapers in Northland are the biweekly, Kaitāia-based Northland Age, also owned by NZME, and the Dargaville-based weekly Kaipara Lifestyler, which is independently owned. That had resulted in the launch of new mastheads the acquisition of others, including The Wairarapa Times-Age; the merger of some community newspapers; and the closure of titles such as The Whangārei Leader and The Northern News. The spokesperson said Stuff had "a strong Northland audience of people choosing to consume their news digitally".
Source:Stuff
June 25, 2024 09:03 UTC
Surge of older migrants gaining NZ residency
Data from the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment shows a big surge in the number of older migrants gaining New Zealand residency over the last two years, with particularly strong growth in the number aged 65 and over getting residence visas in the last 12 months. They then surged strongly over 2022/23, hitting 8538 in the 12 months to May 2023, then dropped back to 6285 in the 12 months to May 2024. But there has been a big shift towards more older migrants aged 65 and over gaining residence visas in the last 12 months. Of the 8538 aged 50-plus who gained residence in the year to May 2023, 7023 (82%) were aged 50-59, while just 621 (7%) were aged 65 and older. However in the year to May 2024, the number of residence visas approved for people aged 65 and over jumped to 2223, which was 35% of all residence visas approved for people aged 50 and above.
Source:New Zealand Herald
June 25, 2024 06:31 UTC
Stuff pulls plug on Northland community papers
PHOTO: RNZMedia company Stuff is closing the last of its Northland community newspapers with immediate effect. All three weekly papers have been edited from Auckland since 2018, when the company's remaining Northland staff were laid off. The only other surviving newspapers in Northland are the biweekly, Kaitāia-based Northland Age, also owned by NZME, and the Dargaville-based weekly Kaipara Lifestyler, which is independently owned. The spokesperson said Stuff had "a strong Northland audience of people choosing to consume their news digitally". It was run from the Bay Chronicle office in Kerikeri until Christmas 2018, when Stuff laid off all remaining Northern News, Bay Chronicle and Whangārei Leader staff, though the company continued to publish all three papers.
Source:Stuff
June 25, 2024 06:12 UTC
Sponsors congratulate YouTube NZ Marketing Awards 2024 finalists
Warm messages of congratulations are coming in for finalists in the prestigious YouTube NZ Marketing Awards 2024, whose names were announced yesterday afternoon. Blunt, Goodman Fielder, My Food Bag, Pak’nSave, Restaurant Brands – KFC NZ and Woolworths Group are the finalists in this category. And from new sponsor TRA: “Congratulations to all finalists and a special note of congratulations to Brand of the Year finalists. ‘Outstanding’ entriesThis year, YouTube NZ Marketing Awards judging is led by Michael Friedberg, CEO of SwayTech. The NZ Marketing Awards have been celebrating excellence in the industry for 33 years.
Source:Stuff
June 25, 2024 05:45 UTC
Invercargill deputy mayor changes tune on Nobby Clark
Photo: Supplied / LDRInvercargill's deputy mayor has seemingly changed his rationale for why he requested the mayor to step aside from public speaking engagements. On Friday, deputy Tom Campbell put forward a motion at an extraordinary council meeting strongly recommending mayor Nobby Clark delegate all public engagements moving forward. One way to provide that protection was to delegate all public engagements to either the deputy mayor or another councillor, he said. Photo: ODT / SuppliedServing in his first term as a councillor, Campbell was a former Tiwai Point aluminium smelter general manager who entered the chambers under Clark's 'Let's Go Invercargill' ticket. On Friday, all four voted against councillor Ian Pottinger's failed motion requesting the mayor step down.
Source:Otago Daily Times
June 25, 2024 04:57 UTC
How Northland Became New Zealand’s Deepest Shame
Last week Northland had a power pylon simply fall down on a still day. The main state highway SH1 through the Mangamuka’s to the Far North has been out of operation for two years. Northland has had no shortage of outstanding civic leaders, with Moko Tepania, its first-ever Maori Mayor, advocating powerfully through the media since the 2023 floods. There’s no doubt there are valiant and honourable people working and leading really hard in difficult circumstances to improve Northland. It is not just the shame of successive governments, but of investors, banks, politicians, the media, and frankly of us all.
Source:New Zealand Herald
June 25, 2024 04:46 UTC
Stuff Group’s new partner across the ditch
Stuff Group has appointed WeThinkMedia as its advertising sales representative in Australia in what it is calling an unparalleled opportunity for brands across the Tasman. The publisher of the country’s largest digital news site stuff.co.nz, a large stable of national mastheads and regional and community titles as well as video and audio platforms, Stuff Group collectively delivers to more than 3.4 million monthly visitors. Stuff Group Brand Connections Managing Director Matt Headland says the partnership with WeThinkMedia delivers seamless access to all of Stuff Group’s audiences with opportunities for data and customer journeys across digital, print, video, audio and events. “This partnership allows us to offer our clients access New Zealand’s largest digital news website and a broad ecosystem of products both national and local. Our experienced media team can share awhole-of-market view and provide comprehensive insights and recommendations to advertisersabout opportunities in the Kiwi market, with the streamlined ease of one point of contact.”
Source:Stuff
June 25, 2024 04:21 UTC
NZ’s top publisher appoints Australian ad sales representative
Stuff Group, New Zealand’s top digital and print media company, has appointed WeThinkMedia as its exclusive advertising sales representative in Australia. The publisher of stuff.co.nz, national mastheads The Post and Sunday Star-Times, plus a slew of regional and community titles, Stuff Group delivers more than 3.4 million monthly visitors across its sites. Stuff Group brand connections managing director Matt Headland said that company has recently entered into a new collaboration model with MediaWorks, New Zealand’s only outdoor and radio media business, as well as delivering a 6pm nightly TV news bulletin in a deal with Warner Bros. “These innovative new partnerships, together with the enormous scale Stuff Group delivers 24/7 across channels, has created a unique offering in the New Zealand market, with all of the deep insights into Kiwi consumer behaviour that these partnerships can offer,” Headland said. “We look forward to leveraging our expertise to deliver exceptional advertising outcomes for our clients and Stuff Group.”
Source:Stuff
June 25, 2024 01:46 UTC
NZ's Stuff appoints WeThinkMedia Australian advertising partner
Stuff Director of Agency Markets Jaana Collins and WeThinkMedia Head of Sales Jane Stucci . New Zealand digital and print media company Stuff Group has appointed WeThinkMedia its exclusive advertising sales representative in Australia. Stuff brand connections managing director Matt Headland said this partnership delivers access to all of Stuff Group’s audiences across digital, print, video, audio and events. "We look forward to leveraging our expertise to deliver exceptional advertising outcomes for our clients and Stuff Groupl," Wiltshire said. "This further strengthens WeThinkMedia's 'Home of NZ Media' positioning," Stucci said.
Source:Stuff
June 25, 2024 01:09 UTC
Open mike 25/06/2024
Locke belonged to a generation that still believed in a world that could be, through struggle, relieved of its chains. That struggle constituted the core of a life lived with purpose, courage and determination. would, no doubt, have been surprised to discover that Keith Locke was ...
Source:Stuff
June 25, 2024 00:13 UTC
Far North volunteers honoured for selfless work
Some of the many Far North volunteers were treated to a Big Shout Out for National Volunteer Week last Wednesday by Volunteering Northland manager Jessie Manney, front in red T-shirt. Some of the many Far North volunteers were treated to a Big Shout Out for National Volunteer Week last Wednesday by Volunteering Northland manager Jessie Manney, front in red T-shirt. The Far North has many selfless volunteers and to mark National Volunteer Week many of them were treated to a Big Shout Out for their outstanding community efforts. Last week was National Volunteer Week, which honours the collective energies and mana of volunteers across the country. At present, we have approximately 250 volunteering roles available across Northland and work with over 200 community organisations that rely on volunteers.
Source:New Zealand Herald
June 24, 2024 23:34 UTC