US President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy have reached a tentative deal to raise the federal government’s US$31.4 trillion debt ceiling, ending a months-long stalemate.

Coordinator Tessa Bell said they are seeing an all-time high demand for financial mentoring and support.

Twitter has pulled out of the European Union’s voluntary code to fight disinformation, the EU has said.

RNZ was honoured with several top honours for its journalism at the 50th annual Voyager Media Awards on Saturday night.

There is concern about shareholder engagement after new research has revealed a sharp fall in attendance at shareholder meetings.

Consumer confidence remains deeply pessimistic as households cope with rising rates, but inflation expectations have fallen.

A child needed surgery to remove a swallowed toy after they were purchased through NZME’s previously-owned GrabOne site.

The company was returning to a normal state following the Covid-19 pandemic, which drove soaring demand for its products, its chief executive says.

From the start of June, the Reserve Bank will ease the loan-to-value ratio limits on lending to owner-occupier borrowers with less than a 20 percent deposit, as well as allow property investors to have a lower deposit.