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New Zealand's economic recovery remains uneven despite improving manufacturing activity and stronger business confidence. Kiwibank economists believe last week's Official Cash Rate increase risks placing additional pressure on households already struggling with higher borrowing costs. Report by elocal · Based on reporting by Kiwibank Economics. Original report HERE. · OCR decision divides economists · Last week's Monetary Policy Review…

"Lindsey Graham was a perfectly revolting specimen, a poor excuse for a human being. I put it down to his repressed sexuality and the very murky alleyways into which that took him. I have no problem with him being gay, but he did have a problem being gay. · That's why he had to use sex workers. That's why he used them sometimes in quite extreme circumstances. And he didn't just use them in America. · He certainly used them in profusion in the…

Trade agreements are easy to announce but much harder to measure. If New Zealand has committed itself to a long-term partnership with India, shouldn't taxpayers also be told whether that partnership is actually delivering what was promised? The signing ceremony is over. · The speeches have been made. Hands have been shaken, photographs taken and another chapter added to New Zealand's long history of free trade agreements. · Now comes the…

Questions over one clause in New Zealand's new Free Trade Agreement with India have prompted renewed political debate, after India's Prime Minister described it differently from the wording contained in the legal text. Trade Minister Todd McClay insists both countries signed exactly the same agreement. Report by elocal Based on reporting by RNZ. Original article · Investment clause questioned · Trade Minister Todd McClay has defended the…

New Zealand's fuel supply chain has settled into one of its quieter periods, but the vessels already scheduled tell an interesting story. While the number of arrivals has slowed, global refining trends and changing trade routes continue to shape what eventually reaches our shores. Anyone who follows the daily updates will have noticed this past week has been relatively quiet. That's not unusual for this time of the month, but it does give us an…

New Zealand and India have formally elevated their relationship to a Strategic Partnership, setting out an ambitious Roadmap to 2030 that spans trade, defence, maritime security, technology and education. The announcement comes during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first official visit to New Zealand in four decades. Report by elocal · Based on reporting by Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira for RNZ. Original article HERE. · Strategic relationship…

The death of veteran Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has triggered tributes from across the United States while creating an immediate vacancy in the Senate. Graham had been one of Washington's most influential voices on foreign policy and a key ally of President Donald Trump during his second term. INR Report: Based on reporting by David Hawkins for Slay News. Original article HERE · Sudden announcement · Republican Senator Lindsey Graham…

An internal Oranga Tamariki review has identified significant shortcomings in the agency's handling of an infant who was later killed by his father. The findings highlight failures in risk assessment, case oversight and ongoing monitoring despite earlier concerns about the child's safety. Report by eLocal: Based on reporting by Sam Sherwood for RNZ. Original article HERE. · An internal review has found Oranga Tamariki failed to adequately…

Russia’s security service prevents a major planned terror attack on a military airfield in southern Russia, after a man recruited by Kiev turned himself in voluntarily. · Rioters are forced to apologize on camera in the Western Ukrainian city of Lvov, after forced conscription raids set the city ablaze. All while Zelensky cries foul over chaos in the very heartland of right-wing nationalism. · The late Iranian supreme leader has been buried…

One of the world's most successful public health campaigns has become the focus of renewed debate following a Redacted investigation into the history of the polio vaccine. The programme argues that important scientific questions surrounding polio, diagnosis and environmental factors remain insufficiently explored. INR Report: Based on reporting by Redacted. Original podcast HERE. · The latest Redacted investigation revisits one of the most…