350 Jobs Lost as Wattie’s Confirms Factory Closures
Hundreds of workers face redundancy as Heinz Wattie’s confirms factory closures, in what unions warn is part of a growing manufacturing crisis.

Hundreds of workers face redundancy as Heinz Wattie’s confirms factory closures, in what unions warn is part of a growing manufacturing crisis.

New Zealand could run out of diesel within weeks — and if that happens, the fallout may make Covid look like a rehearsal.

The Bradbury Group Marama Davidson interview plus panel on Iran war, economy and Election 2026 politics in Aotearoa.

Fonterra faces backlash over profits, brand sell-off and rising dairy prices as critics say the co-op has lost its social licence in New Zealand.

IEA chief warns Iran war energy shock is worse than the 1970s oil crisis, while Liam Dann’s optimism is called dangerously out of touch.

Chris Hipkins outlines Labour’s conditions for supporting the India Free Trade Agreement, including migrant worker protections and transparency demands.

Official data is now doing what political rhetoric could not — exposing the gap between economic promises and lived reality….

After declaring the economic recovery had arrived, NZ Herald economist Liam Dann now appears to be walking back the “green shoots” narrative.