New Zealand’s economy is doing better than expected

[ad_1] One cluster of numbers suggests that the economy may be doing better than expected despite the Covid-19 resurgence and the re-imposition of some travel restrictions. Photo: RNZ / Dom Thomas ANZ Bank’s preliminary look at business sentiment for September showed an improvement in sentiment, with companies markedly less pessimistic …

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Muslim shop owner records racist conversation

[ad_1] A Muslim store owner in Wellington captured a customer’s racist conversation on camera when he visited her store. Nureddin Abdurahman, owner of Near And Far Import Export Limited, was at work Tuesday afternoon when the woman walked into his store to look at rugs. But instead of looking through …

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Inmates kept in cells for more than 23 hours.

[ad_1] Corrections admits that it has opened itself to the possibility of legal action, as it may have violated the law by confining women in their cells for more than 23 hours a day. On multiple occasions this year, inmates at the Auckland Region Women’s Correctional Center (ARWCF) in South …

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