Tāmaki Makaurau - A team of Penn State University researchers have investigated how seeing frightening news about climate change day after day may shape the way people feel about the phenomenon and how willing they are to take action to address it. The US research team found seeing bad news about
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EU trade agreement to increase NZ exports by $1.8 billion
New Zealanders are increasingly concerned about the impact of climate change
Tāmaki Makaurau - New Zealanders are increasingly concerned about the impact of climate change, but fewer believe that the government has a clear plan in place to tackle it, according to a new study. Significantly more New Zealanders are concerned about the impacts of climate change that are already being seen
More than 6300 overseas workers added to NZ health workforce
Ōtautahi - New Zealand’s health system now has thousands more health workers thanks to new visa pathways put in place. A year on since the borders reopened more than 6300 overseas health workers have joined our health workforce through the Accredited Employer Work Visa scheme and the green list straight to
El Niño develops in tropical Pacific, resulting in hotter weather
Geneva - El Niño conditions have developed in the tropical Pacific for the first time in seven years, setting the stage for a likely surge in global temperatures and disruptive weather and climate patterns. The latest update from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) predicts a 90 percent probability of the El
New Zealand to phase out coal boilers by 2037
Budget buys can beat premium brands
Te Whanganui-a-Tara - Consumer NZ’s expert testers have found that top priced products don’t always perform the best. As the cost-of-living crisis rolls on, the consumer watchdog has provided insights into three reasonably priced products that gave expensive versions a run for their money. A $69 microwave from Kmart rated higher than
NZ’s 2022 income increased by $89.9 billion to $847.3 billion
Ōtepoti -New Zealand’s total income in 2022 increased by $89.9 billion up 11.9 percent to $847.3 billion, according to Stats NZ’s latest annual enterprise survey. Total expenditure increased by $80.2 million, or 12.2 percent, to $735 billion. The annual is New Zealand’s most comprehensive source of financial statistics covering around 500,000 businesses.