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Energy Minister Simeon Brown says there is no single solution to New Zealand's high electricity bills, with the Government now examining whether changes to the regulation of power distribution companies could put downward pressure on prices. Network charges for poles, wires and substations make up around a quarter of household power bills and have accounted for two-thirds of recent increases. eLocal Report: Based on reporting by RNZ's Morning…

New Zealand housing affordability has returned to its long-term average following the extraordinary rise in property prices during the Covid-19 pandemic. New Cotality figures show lower house prices, rising household incomes and easing mortgage rates have substantially improved the position for buyers — although owning a home remains far from cheap. eLocal Report: Based on reporting by RNZ Digital Reporters HERE · House Prices Back to 6.7…

A North Shore man facing two murder charges and one charge of attempted murder can now be named after his interim name suppression lapsed. Marc Govinden is accused of murdering his parents, Raman and Rooksana Govinden, before attempting to murder his brother Andrew. eLocal Report: Based on reporting by Felix Walton for RNZ. · Accused Appears in High Court · Marc Govinden appeared in person at the Auckland High Court, where Justice Mathew Downs…

Questions surrounding the US pandemic response have intensified following two separate developments involving former NIAID director Dr Anthony Fauci. Senator Ron Johnson says Fauci has refused a private transcribed interview, while veteran journalist Terry Moran has alleged that an ABC News investigation into the Wuhan Institute of Virology was heavily rewritten after its script was sent to Fauci for review. INR Report: Based on reporting by…

Ankara condemns Israel as the Middle East’s “greatest enemy of peace” after strikes on a Syrian airfield near Turkey. Russian forces advance further in Donetsk, taking two more towns as Zelensky waits for additional Western weapons. Meanwhile, Tehran says the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until Washington meets its obligations, while Iran’s Revolutionary Guard tells RT that US efforts to control crude oil prices have failed.

A significant political split is developing inside the movement that twice carried Donald Trump to the White House. An analysis by historian Tarik Cyril Amar argues that Tucker Carlson is emerging as the most prominent voice of a MAGA faction that remains committed to “America First” principles but increasingly believes Trump himself has departed from them. INR Report: Based on analysis by Tarik Cyril Amar for RT HERE · MAGA Without Trump? ·…

A Ukrainian government MP has delivered a damning assessment of the country's controversial military mobilisation system, alleging that recruitment authorities display the characteristics of an “organised criminal group.” Aleksandr Kachura claims men are being forcibly detained while substantial bribes are being paid both to escape mobilisation and to obtain senior positions within the recruitment system. INR Report: Based on reporting by RT…

US President Donald Trump has declared the Strait of Hormuz a “new US territory” in a social media post, prompting an immediate rebuke from Tehran. The extraordinary statement comes amid a continuing US naval blockade, stalled negotiations with Iran and a dispute over who should control passage through one of the world’s most important energy corridors. INR Report: Based on reporting by RT HERE · Trump Claims US Territory in Hormuz · US…

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Six civilians are killed in Russia’s Belgorod region in an overnight Ukrainian strike. Another four are wounded including a child. Western intelligence services in co-ordination with Ukrainian counterparts are planning to damage Russia's ties with Latin American states using seized Russian weapons on the battlefield. Tehran offers a 30-thousand dollars reward for killed or captured US soldiers, again stressing it controls the Strait of Hormuz.…