Fast Facts
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248Horticulture welcomes major biocontrol milestone
The New Zealand horticulture industry has welcomed the Environmental Protection Authority’s (EPA) decision allowing the release of a tiny Samurai wasp into...
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238Gender pay gap is second-smallest
The gender pay gap was 9.2 percent in the June 2018 quarter, Stats NZ said.
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228Fuel and grocery retailing boosts card spending
Consumers spent more on essentials such as fuel and groceries in July 2018, Stats NZ said. This contributed to a 0.7 percent...
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255The Warehouse Group bids goodbye to 21 million single-use plastic checkout bags
New Zealand’s largest listed retail group is bypassing its transitionary step of introducing compostable bags at its checkouts and is moving directly...
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268Package of options needed to fund local tourism infrastructure
LGNZ President Dave Cull has at the 2018 Quarterly Media Briefing congratulated the government on recognising that tourists should contribute to the...
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243Oldest and youngest workers have highest injury rates
Oldest workers had the highest rate of work-related injury claims in 2017, Stats NZ said.
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276Island life helps birds evolve bigger brains
Species of birds that live on oceanic islands (islands that rise from the ocean floor due to seismic or volcanic activity) have...
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247Employment highest ever for women
The seasonally adjusted employment rate for women rose to 62.8 percent in the June 2018 quarter, Stats NZ said. This follows an...
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198Minimum wage pushes up private sector pay rates
The rise in the minimum wage helped lift private sector salary and wage rates 2.1 percent in the June 2018 year, Stats...
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219Feds: Unfair to short-change South Canterbury on representation
As Environment Canterbury’s largest constituency by far, covering an area with significant water quality and quantity issues, South Canterbury should not be...
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