Last year, New Zealand's working-age population grew at its slowest rate in nine years, adding to signals of a labor shortage that might drive up salaries and inflation. Statistics New Zealand reported that the number of residents aged 15 and up who might work increased by 26,500
World leaders and financiers are signing up to net-zero pledges. But there’s still an urgent need to help the most vulnerable cope with global warming. The need to adapt to a transforming climate used to be seen as a distraction from the more urgent goal of preventing change. Today, it’s clear adaptation can no longer wait. Floods,
The committee says “medically unnecessary” treatments should no longer be required for eligibility. The International Olympic Committee has issued new guidelines for transgender and intersex athletes, moving away from testosterone levels as a criterion for qualifying. Athletes should not be pressured to undergo medically unnecessary surgeries
His company, Rocket Lab, specializes in low-cost space launches and went public through the listing of a special purpose acquisition company in August, raising $777 million. Beck's guidance counselor in high school warned him that a job constructing rockets was "absurdly impossible." And it took
New Zealand’s Defence Force has warned of the increasing security threat posed by China to the country and its neighbors. New Zealand Defence Assessments are generally conducted every five years as independent advice to the government. They can help shape future policy development but are
Draslovka AS, a Czech chemicals company, is building the world's largest producer of solid sodium cyanide, which is used to extract gold and silver from ore, with plans to increase the company's size over the next decade. Draslovka's Chief Executive Officer Pavel Bruzek said in an
Royal Dutch Shell Plc took another step in its ambition to double its power sales by 2030 with the purchase of a retailer that provides renewable electricity to Australian households. Shell will buy Powerhouse Australia from Meridian Energy Ltd. in a A$729 million ($573 million) accord that sees fund
