Wake Up Call: Markets muted amid travel bubble doubts
Markets Wake up call

Wake Up Call: Markets muted amid travel bubble doubts

A “toilet paper” mentality is causing hoarding of materials in short supply, such as timber, laptops and polyurethane for making mattresses

Staff reporters 18 May 2021
ASB offers 1.9% floating rate on new builds
Finance

ASB offers 1.9% floating rate on new builds

ASB Bank is accessing the Reserve Bank's funding-for-lending programme to finance new builds.

Staff reporters 17 May 2021
Samoa court paves way for FAST government
News in Brief

Samoa court paves way for FAST government

FAST's leader Fiame Naomi Mata'afa is expected to now recall parliament so she can declare a government.

Staff reporters 17 May 2021
Officials weigh tourism infrastructure fund applications
News in Brief

Officials weigh tourism infrastructure fund applications

Councils and community organisations from the five most at-risk regions are among the applicants for $13 million. 

Staff reporters 17 May 2021