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New Zealand's softer jobs growth, wage inflation reinforce bets for more rate cuts
New Zealand's employment grew at a soft pace in the first quarter with the jobless rate holding around 4-1/2-year high and ...
A giant sculpture of Gandalf riding an eagle departs New Zealand airport for good
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — For more than a decade, passengers at New Zealand ’s Wellington Airport have boarded flights ...
Huge ‘Hobbit’-themed eagle sculptures to depart New Zealand airport
Two giant eagle sculptures inspired by “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings” have loomed over visitors to Wellington ...
Wild weather in New Zealand disrupts flights, shutters schools
Schools were closed and flights cancelled as New Zealand's capital Wellington was hit by its strongest winds in over a decade ...
New Zealand hit by destructive winds, heavy rain and snow and high waves
Swathes of New Zealand were under severe weather warnings Thursday with heavy downpours prompting a state of emergency for ...
Worst of New Zealand's wild weather passes, cleanup begins
The majority of severe weather warnings across New Zealand have now been lifted, according to New Zealand government weather ...
New Zealand capital hit by strongest storm and winds in a decade
Floods and storms batter New Zealand's capital as it is hit by the strongest winds in a decade:::: Wellington, New ZealandThe ...
New Zealand’s jobless rate holds steady in 1Q
New Zealand's jobless rate unexpectedly held steady in the first quarter (1Q25) as fewer people sought work in a sluggish ...
A rare New Zealand snail is filmed for the first time laying an egg from its neck
The strange reproductive habits of a large, carnivorous New Zealand snail were once shrouded in mystery. Now footage of the snail laying an egg from its neck has been captured for the first time, the ...