311 days ago

Poll: Do you think this will affect NZ?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

American president Donald Trump’s tough talk on more tariffs being applied to goods into the US has Waikato-based exporters nervous and watchful.

It follows Trump’s announcement about new tariffs on Canadian, Mexican and Chinese goods and fears they could spread elsewhere.

Do you think this will affect NZ? Tell us your reasons in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).

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Do you think this will affect NZ?
  • 46.2% Yes
    46.2% Complete
  • 42.3% Maybe
    42.3% Complete
  • 11.5% No
    11.5% Complete
26 votes
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4 days ago

Poll: Are our Kiwi summer holidays helping us recharge, or holding the economy back? ☀️🥝

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

There’s growing debate about whether New Zealand’s extended Christmas break (and the slowdown that comes with it) affects productivity.

Tracy Watkins has weighed in ... now it’s your turn. What’s your take? 🤔

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Are our Kiwi summer holidays helping us recharge, or holding the economy back? ☀️🥝
  • 73% We work hard, we deserve a break!
    73% Complete
  • 16.1% Hmm, maybe?
    16.1% Complete
  • 10.9% Yes!
    10.9% Complete
715 votes
14 hours ago

The city's new mayor is setting out his plan

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

Hamilton City Council is pledging to cut costs and avoid “gold plating” infrastructure as part of a new strategy to limit rates increases, but Mayor Tim Macindoe says central government support may be needed to meet a new national rates cap.

Macindoe said Wellington needed to be “a little more nuanced” and take population growth into account.

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15 hours ago

Principal defends $17k overseas trip as research

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

A Hamilton principal whose $17,000 trip to Hawaii and Alaska was highlighted in an report on questionable school spending says he was doing doctoral work on how streaming affects students.

Fairfield College principal Richard Crawford is defending the trip, saying it was his first sabbatical in his 19-year career as a principal and contributed to learning he’d be applying to both his school, and potentially others, through his research.

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