1 week ago Electronics, including smartphones and computers, excluded from Trump's China tariffs

President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters US President Donald Trump's administration granted exclusions from steep tariffs on smartphones, computers and some other electronics imported largely from China.

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1 week ago Smartphones, computers among Trump's China tariff exclusions

President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters US President Donald Trump's administration granted exclusions from steep tariffs on smartphones, computers and some other electronics imported largely from China.

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1 week ago Peters takes veiled swipe at PM's 'hysterical' tariff response

Winston Peters at the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, April 2025. Photo: Supplied Winston Peters has taken another veiled swing at the prime minister's phone call to world leaders over US tariffs.

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2 w. ago Christchurch United midfielder back in title chase after injury woes

Jago Godden’s late equaliser against Nelson Suburbs saw United snatch a 1-1 draw on Saturday. PHOTO: LIAM HIGGINS Christchurch United midfielder Jago Godden is back on the pitch and making an impact after a gruelling injury layoff.

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2 w. ago Prime Minister Christopher Luxon condemns 'trade war' aftermath of Trump tariffs

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon believes New Zealand is well positioned amid the uncertainty. Photo: RNZ By Craig McCulloch of RNZ  New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has made his strongest condemnation yet of US President Donald Trump's tariffs, denouncing a shift away from agreed rules and the risk of a global trade war.

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2 w. ago 'The potential impacts of a bird strike event are significant'

Waterfowl on the Shotover wastewater treatment plant's failing disposal field increase the risk of bird strike at Queenstown airport. PHOTO: GUY WILLIAMS Queenstown Airport gradually ramped up the pressure on the Queenstown Lakes District Council to address the increased bird strike risk caused by ponding on its failing wastewater disposal field.

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2 w. ago Trump threat to hike China tariffs further as markets plunge

Trump administration officials say the President is following through on a promise to reverse decades of trade liberalisation that he believes has undercut the US economy. Photo: Reuters A global trade war touched by United States President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs has escalated further, as Trump threatened to increase duties on China and the European Union proposed counter-tariffs of its own.

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3 w. ago All Treaty Principles submissions to be added to public record

Parliament has unanimously agreed to allow all submissions on the Treaty Principles Bill to be added to the public record. By Lillian Hanly and Russell Palmer of RNZ Parliament has unanimously agreed to allow all submissions on the Treaty Principles Bill to be added to the public record, after a last-minute motion was moved by ACT MP Todd Stephenson.

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3 w. ago US tariff: 'We don't really quite understand why it should be 20%'

By Susan Edmunds of RNZ US President Donald Trump's announcement of sweeping tariffs is not good news for New Zealand, but there is still a lot of detail to work through, commentators say.

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3 w. ago 'It will have an impact on exports': Trump adds 10% tariff to NZ goods

US President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington. Photo: Reuters New Zealand exporters face hundreds of millions of dollars of tariffs on goods sent to the US as President Trump carried through with his trade charges.

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3 w. ago 'I fear I will let myself go': Christchurch expert on the emotional impact of retirement

Financial expert Martin Hawes has written his latest book on preparing for retirement. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Martin Hawes admits he has a strange relationship with retirement.

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