There was a good lift in residential properties being offered by auction this past week, up 12% to 274 in the auctions we monitor. That gave an overall sales rate of 47%, down from last week's 54%, and back to winter levels. In Auckland, the proportion selling at or above rating value was only 30%. Canterbury auction levels were stable, but a few more than last week achieved rating values or more. The lift in overall auctions reflects the season with spring traditionally bringing out more property events, more buyers and sellers, and usually more auctions.

Good George Brewery is auctioning off its final ten cases of “Up the Wahs” beer after it ceased producing the drink amid a trademark battle with the Warriors. Good George has been making the Up the Wahs lager since earlier in the year when its first batch sold out and has sinced brewed another. Since then, Good George has removed its trademark application with IPONZ, while The Warriors application remains. Good George Facebook/Screenshot Good George Brewing’s Up the Wahs lager. Good George and The Warriors have been approached for comment.

PHOTO: NZ HERALDFormer National Party leader Todd Muller has teamed up with an Oamaru academic for a new podcast explaining American politics to Kiwis. The podcast will see the pair travel to the United States to get on-the-ground coverage of significant events. The podcast will see the pair explore the American political system and interview political figures in the lead-up to the November 2024 presidential election. He was also looking to explore politics from a different perspective than usual. They retained their professional relationship and were both big fans of American politics, which led to the podcast.

Got a comment? Leave your thoughts in the comments section, below. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau threatened grocery store giants Thursday with consequences, including tax measures, if they don’t provide ‘real relief’ for Canadians. But last year, Trudeau dismissed the idea of a windfall tax on grocery store chains as ‘simplistic.’CBC News published this video item, entitled “Trudeau threatens grocery giants with tax measures, previously rejected idea” – below is their description. It frequently collaborates with its French-language counterpart, Radio-Canada Info, although the two are organizationally separate.

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 5:30 pm, September 15th, 2023 - 8 commentsCategories: Daily review - Tags:Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …Share this: FacebookLinkedInRedditPinterestMastodonTwitterPrintEmail

Critics have said NZ banks refusal to plug these gaps meant NZ was seen as a soft touch by scammers, who used sophisticated schemes including mock websites and detailed investment pitches to trick people into paying out sometimes hundreds of thousands of dollars. Recently a Parliamentary committee recommended NZ banks adopt confirmation of payee, ratcheting up the pressure on the industry. One devastating scam has seen New Zealanders make payments to NZ mule bank accounts which were meant to be Citibank accounts, for faked term deposit investments. He said NZ banks had effectively gone on record to say they needed to build confirmation of payee to protect consumers, "and they haven't up to this point". Banks will work with Payments NZ, which governs the payments system, to help make this a reality.”Payments NZ is owned by the banks.

Photo: NZ HeraldNational’s tax plan is "irresponsible and unaffordable", Chris Hipkins says. "National have a multibillion-dollar hole in their tax plan." The assumptions made in regard to the foreign buyers’ tax had "more holes than a block of Swiss cheese", Hipkins said. • Global Growth Tech Visa – a residence visa for people with highly specialised skills who have worked at a top global tech company earning at least NZ$400,000pa. National has faced questions about its tax plan, particularly the modelling that underpins its foreign buyers tax.

ACT’s bottom line with National is a racist referendum that will redefine the Treaty of Waitangi and force it upon Māoridom with nothing more than a 1% basic majority. The backlash ACTs racist referendum will generate can’t be calculated. If ACT ram this racist referendum through it will provoke a race war. Voters need to accept Labour saved 6000 lives from Covid:The Government’s borrowing requirement is set to dwarf pre-Covid levels. That’s how many died from Covid and the population of each nation, compared to Ireland we are talking about 6000 lives difference.

Fifty years ago today, the democratic-socialist Popular Unity Government of President Salvador Allende was toppled in a military coup d'état led by General Augusto Pinochet, with the backing of the United States. This fragment, is by the Chilean singer-songwriter Víctor Jara, who was shot to death by Pinochet's soldiers in the

NZ election 2023: Raucous Northland debate crowd rails at covid, te reo Māori mentionsNorthland MP Willow-Jean Prime walked into the lion’s den when she took part in an election debate in Kerikeri last night. That scouring never occurred in Northland NZ. I think there are 4 basic groups in Northland: Māori, Pakeha, European New Zealanders and Kupapa (Māori who turned on their own to side with Cracker). Needless to say, a debate in Northland feels a tad cross burny. The week before we had a po-faced Riccardo who was like a virgin at an orgy at our Party Debate.

I THINK I’VE WORKED IT OUT – why writing about today’s version of “progressive” politics leaves me feeling so depressed. They don’t like where Labour and the Greens are going, and they’ll be damned if they’ll go there with them. Far from serving as the emancipating “vanguard” of the Proletariat, as Karl Marx hoped, the intelligentsia of the Twenty-First Century are claiming for themselves the role of Grand Inquisitor. And then, shamefully, having their lies accepted by the supposedly “independent” intellectuals appointed to expose and condemn media falsehoods. That which Twenty-First Century progressives most feared, Twenty-First Century progressivism has become.

Wallabies great David Campese has put the boot into the All Blacks following their opening Rugby World Cup defeat to France, calling their performance ‘bloody awful’ and predicts Ian Foster’s side will struggle to make the semifinals. The 1991 World Cup winner, who played a key role in knocking the All Blacks out of the second World Cup, told Planet Rugby the All Blacks lacked any go-forward in the 27-13 defeat - New Zealand’s biggest-ever loss at a World Cup. “New Zealand were bloody awful, save for a couple of well-taken tries from Mark Telea. “This was the first pool game they’ve lost out of 31 in World Cup history. Campese was impressed by French number 10 Matthieu Jalibert in the side’s opening win saying, he was clever to pick apart the All Blacks defence.

All you need to know ahead of the Rugby World Cup pool A match between the All Blacks and Namibia in Toulouse. 7am Saturday NZTWorld Cup results so far: All Blacks lost to France, Namibia lost to ItalyWhat’s on the line? Success at the Rugby World Cup is measured very differently by New Zealand and Namibia. Both previous World Cup matches with the All Blacks were one-sided; 58-14 in 2015 in London and 71-9 in 2019 in Tokyo. TAB oddsAll Blacks by 12 and under: $21All Blacks by 13 and over: $1.001Draw: $151Namibia: $81How to follow the actionFor live commentary of All Blacks v Namibia, join Elliott Smith on Newstalk ZB, Gold Sport and iHeartRadio.

Written By: weka - Date published: 6:46 pm, September 14th, 2023 - 42 commentsCategories: election 2023 - Tags:I’m updating the post with my impressions from the debate last night (replay video below). The Greens are of course focused on the green economy, and Shaw explains the concepts well. Win, win, win. On Thursday 14 September, in partnership with ASB we’re bringing you an engaging debate between the current Finance Minister and Finance Spokespersons from the top four polling parties to help you make an informed and purposeful decision when it comes time to vote. The debate will be moderated by TVNZ’s Q&A and Saturday Mornings on Newstalk ZB host, Jack Tame.

Fuel prices at the pump have been on the rise in New Zealand, with some stations charging over $3 per liter for petrol. To help drivers find the cheapest fuel spots, Gaspy, a popular petrol price monitoring app, has relied on its 1.4 million users, known as “gas spies,” to discover the most affordable options. In the Timaru area, two NPD stations, NPD Washdyke and NPD Redruth, are tied for fourth and fifth place, both selling petrol for $2.54 per liter. Sources:– Stuff.co.nz: Fuel at the pump has become even more expensive recently with some reaching over $3 a litre for petrol, Stuff has investigated the cheapest and most expensive gas stations around the country. – Gaspy: A New Zealand petrol price monitoring app with 1.4 million users.