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Reserve Bank appears to soften stance that new lending rule needs to apply to everyone.

Sideswipe: May 4: Hmm, which to scan first? 3 May, 2021 05:00 PM 3 minutes to read Prisoner on a Chinese reality show In a story reminiscent of David Seymour on Dancing with the Stars, a Russian man who joined a boy band competition show on Chinese TV on a whim but quickly regretted his decision has finally been released from his three-month ordeal after making it all the way to the final. Vladislav Ivanov, a 27-year-old from Vladivostok, was working as a translator when produ...

Letters: House prices and cheap money, alcohol harm, exotic trees and electric trams 3 May, 2021 05:00 PM 9 minutes to read One writer says the age-old housing shortage is here to stay and the availability of cheap money will continue to push up prices. Photo / Dean Purcell. One writer says the age-old housing shortage is here to stay and the availability of cheap money will continue to push up prices. Photo / Dean Purcell. NZ Herald Its past time to rein money The 40 years of rising h...

Te Radar: The Insiders Guide to Ohinewai, Waikato 2 May, 2021 02:00 AM 3 minutes to read Te Radar is appearing at the NZ International Comedy Festival. Photo / Supplied NZ Herald Nothing much happens in Ohinewai, but thats the beauty. One travel site suggests: "Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you . . . " and lists locales further afield. How very dare they. This is the place I grew up. Read More At primary school there, some 40 years ago, we celebr...

27 April 2021 09:49 Share in: BRATISLAVA. KAZINFORM - The vaccination of people who are threatened most by COVID-19 should be accelerated thanks to an update of the regulation on vaccination, which might enter into force as of May 1, TASR learnt from the Health Ministry, TASR reports. Related news The acceleration should be achieved by giving priority to severely and moderately chronically ill patients and people who accompany someone over 70 ...

Treasure map to cocaine found in secret codes, Bastion Point Russian sailor case hears 27 Apr, 2021 12:15 AM 3 minutes to read Russian sailor Aleksandr Cherushev was arrested in 2019 but has denied importing cocaine. Photo / Supplied Detectives found what might be a modern-day treasure map in an encrypted messaging service after the son of an alleged cocaine importer was arrested. But instead of digging up gold or silver bullion, police found garbage bags and a cocaine-riddled vitamin bottle, t...

Covid 19 coronavirus: India accused of hiding truth about virus spread amid mass cremations, religious festivals 15 Apr, 2021 10:30 PM 5 minutes to read A woman is tested for Covid-19 at a government hospital in New Delhi, India on April 15. Photo / AP A woman is tested for Covid-19 at a government hospital in New Delhi, India on April 15. Photo / AP news.com.au If last week was a bad week for India, this week might be even worse. First we had news of 184,000 new Covid-19 cases recorded on a si...

Government was preparing to directly subsidise Rio Tintos transmission costs 16 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 9 minutes to read Within an hour of Rio Tinto announcing a strategic review of Tiwai Point, Labour ministers promised there would be no financial assistance from the Government. Photo / Gregor Richardson Within an hour of Rio Tinto announcing a strategic review of Tiwai Point, Labour ministers promised there would be no financial assistance from the Government. Photo / Gregor Richardson In public ...