New Zealand Records a Total Population of 5.22 Million (June 2023 Census)   As of this June, New Zealand’s total population has been documented at 5.22 million individuals. According to the latest data from the statistics bureau, the total population until this June has witnessed an increase of 109,900 compared to the previous year, yielding…

Job ads fall but applications ‘at record high levels’   Despite the number of jobs being advertised being down 26 percent in a year, applications per job ad are at their highest on record, Seek NZ says. The website’s monthly job report showed job ad volumes declined another 4 percent month-on-month, after last month’s 3…

Fast-growing fried chicken brand coming to NZ   “The launch of a new global chicken food chain is set to create hundreds of jobs around New Zealand within the next five years.”   Popular South Korean fried chicken chain Nene Chicken has more than 1100 stores ranging throughout the USA, Australia, Canada, Japan and the…

Amidst New Zealand Election Impact, Central Bank Independence Faces Uncertainty   Against the backdrop of the New Zealand election, the independence of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) is under scrutiny. As the deceleration in inflation persists over the long term, the central bank finds itself under pressure from the political sphere. With the…