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NZ Herald
02-06-2025
- NZ Herald
Body found beside burnt-out car in Muirwai, police investigating
Police are in attendance at a car fire in Muriwai this morning. Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech. Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen. Police are in attendance at a car fire in Muriwai this morning. A body has been found next to a burned-out car in Muriwai. Police say they are still trying to piece together the circumstances of the death after the discovery at the popular west Auckland beach by fire crews. A police spokesperson said they were called to the scene by Fire and Emergency after the ire on Jack Butt Lane at 8.34am. 'The fire has been extinguished and a person's body has been located next to the vehicle.
NZ Herald
27-05-2025
- Business
- NZ Herald
Rocket Lab to join satellite payload segment with $462m takeover of US missile tracker Geost
It's been six months since I interviewed Rocket Lab chief executive Sir Peter Beck. We have a lot to discuss following the space company's Q1 earnings! Video / Cameron Pitney Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech. Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen. 27 May, 2025 10:34 PM 2 mins to read Rocket Lab says it will acquire the parent holding company of a US national security satellite provider for US$275 million ($462m). It said the deal marked its formal entry into the satellite payload segment. Rocket Lab said it would buy the parent holding company of Geost, an Arizona-based electro-optical and infrared payload development and manufacturing company. Geost delivered sensor systems for missile warning and tracking, tactical intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. The acquisition is expected to close in the second half of this year.
NZ Herald
22-05-2025
- Business
- NZ Herald
Budget 2025: Best Start payments to be means-tested across all three years
Her Budget increased spending in areas such as health, education and spending while reducing debt, Willis said. 'The Government is not promising today's Budget will solve all of New Zealand's problems.' In its first response to Budget 2025, Labour labelled it an 'Austerity Budget that leaves women out'. 'After a year of job cuts, now we are on to pay cuts and stealing from our kids' retirement funds,' Labour leader Chris Hipkins said. Working for Families changes - $14 a fortnight Social Development Minister Louise Upston announced a tweak to Working for Families tax credits. The abatement threshold, the level at which the tax credit is slowly withdrawn, will be lifted from $42,700 to $44,900. This means that people will keep more of their tax credits as their income from work rises with wage inflation. The increase is worth $14 a fortnight on average and up to $23 a fortnight. The cost of the change is $205m over four years. However, the Government is also raising the abatement rate from 27% to 27.5%. This means that when people's incomes rise, they will lose their tax credits faster than before. It marks a steady increase in the abatement rate over successive Governments. Not long ago it was closer to 20%. Do you have questions about the Budget? Ask our experts – business editor at large Liam Dann, senior political correspondent Audrey Young and Wellington business editor Jenee Tibshraeny – in a Herald Premium online Q&A here at at 9.30am, Friday, May 23.
NZ Herald
22-05-2025
- Business
- NZ Herald
Budget 2025 live updates: What's in it for you
NZ Herald 22 May, 2025 01:13 AM Quick Read The Government is unveiling its Budget 2025. Follow our live updates and commentary to find out what's in for you below. Do you have questions about the Budget? Ask our experts - business editor at large Liam Dann, senior political correspondent Audrey Young and Wellington business editor Jenee Tibshraeny – in a Herald Premium online Q&A here at at 9.30am, Friday, May 23. Dansey Rd remains closed, with diversions in place on State Highway 5.
