48 h. ago New memorial to mark Canterbury settlement’s first Anzac service

Kirwee’s war memorial has been installed just in time for what is believed to be the settlement’s first Anzac Day service.

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1 week ago 'Real tension going on there': PM doubles down on 'trade war' comment

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Photo: RNZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has repeated his view that there is a trade war playing out between the US and China, despite the foreign minister calling that language "hysterical".

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2 w. ago Data Sovereignty in Focus: Why Hosting in NZ Makes Business Sense

Data sovereignty has gone from buzzword to business essential—driven by breaches, evolving laws and contract requirements, and the real business benefits of kee

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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 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 '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 Revenue set to double for Chch company specialising in hydrogen fuel tech

Fabrum co-founders Hugh Reynolds, left, and Christopher Boyle at their Christchurch headquarters. PHOTO: TIM CRONSHAW A Christchurch company leading the way in zero-emission transition technologies is about to build hydrogen fuel stations - firstly in Invercargill and then in its home city.

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3 w. ago 'Someone’s junk is another man’s treasure': Bidding war over junk

The three-bedroom South New Brighton home fetched $368,000 at auction. The house was sold “as is, where is” and billed as “not for the faint-hearted”. Photo: Supplied A South New Brighton house overflowing with junk became a magnet for developers and bargain hunters when it was auctioned off in Christchurch.

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