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France 24
a day ago
- Sport
- France 24
Kiss admits NZ sides have the edge as Super Rugby playoffs begin
Four New Zealand teams finished in the top six, who will contest the playoffs starting next weekend. Wellington Hurricanes, the Reds and the defending champion Auckland Blues recorded big wins to secure positions four, five and six respectively. The Hurricanes crushed Moana Pasifika 64-12 to deny their opponents a first trip to the knockout stage. They will meet the third-placed ACT Brumbies in Canberra while the Reds, who outclassed Fijian Drua 52-7, have to travel to New Zealand to face second-ranked Canterbury Crusaders in Christchurch. The Blues kept their title defence alive by beating the New South Wales Waratahs 46-6, setting up a clash with the table-topping Waikato Chiefs in Hamilton. New Zealand teams have dominated Super Rugby Pacific since it relaunched post-Covid in 2022, providing both teams in all three finals. The last time a non-New Zealand side won a full edition of the championship was 2014 when the Waratahs triumphed. Kiss, who will take over as head coach of the Wallabies next year, conceded it would be a tall order for the Reds or Brumbies to upset the traditional pecking order. "A couple of them have found their mojo, haven't they?" Kiss said of the New Zealand teams. "When you see the way Chiefs are playing at the moment, anyone would be worried around the world. "They're all in form so we've just got to go and do our best, haven't we? "That's the deal we have. We've just got to make sure we control what we can control and let's see what happens." Under a new finals format, the three winners next week will advance to the semi-finals, along with the highest-ranked loser. While the Reds lost heavily to the Crusaders in March, Kiss was buoyed by last year's upset victory in Christchurch, breaking a 25-year hoodoo in New Zealand for his side. "I think last year should give us confidence that we can go there and do it," he said. "It was a long drought before we got that one. They're a very, very good side, particularly at home." Kiss said the big win over the Drua in wet conditions was one of their best performances of the year, highlighted by four tries to winger Lachie Anderson, all scored in the first half. Wallabies captain Harry Wilson is in doubt for the Crusaders clash after the loose forward suffered a wrist injury which Kiss said would require scans.
NZ Herald
21-05-2025
- Business
- NZ Herald
Kiwifruit record: Zespri achieves $5b sales milestone, 220 million trays sold
Excluding licence revenue, the company's net corporate profit was a record $79.8m, up from $20.4m in 2023-24. Chief executive Jason Te Brake said the result reflected an industry-wide effort to deliver a record crop and strong sales in key markets. 'We've increased both volume and value in our key markets despite downward pressure in the category and surpassed a significant milestone in reaching $5b in global fruit sales, exceeding our longstanding sales goal set a decade ago. 'At a per-hectare level, returns are up and at record levels for Green, Organic Green and Sweet Green off the back of the season's improved yields following a challenging few years for growers and we've been able to return strong value at a per-tray level for all categories in a record crop year, with final average per-tray returns above our February forecast.' Zespri said its net profit excluding licence revenue reached a record $79.8m. The New Zealand supply segment delivered a profit of $56.4m in 2024-25, up from the $10.2m loss in 2023-24 on the back of a larger crop, strong value in-market and a focus on greater overhead efficiencies. The non-New Zealand supply sales also performed well, hitting $652.4m. Looking ahead, 2025-26 season sales had started well, particularly in Europe and the US. Zespri, based in Mount Maunganui, had also made a strong start in Asia, despite generally softer market conditions, it said.
BusinessToday
14-05-2025
- Business
- BusinessToday
New Zealand Records Sharp Drop In Migration To Below 30,000
New Zealand recorded a net migration gain of 26,400 in the year to March 2025, a sharp drop from 100,400 the previous year, according to the statistics department Stats NZ on Wednesday. 'The fall in net migration in the March 2025 year was mainly due to fewer migrant arrivals, although departures also rose to a provisional annual record,' said Stats NZ spokesperson Sarah Drake. There were 149,600 migrant arrivals and 123,300 departures during the period, down from 207,100 arrivals and 106,700 departures in the year to March 2024, Stats NZ said, adding migration is a key contributor to population change in New Zealand, with movements influenced by economic conditions and immigration policies at home and abroad. The net migration gain of non-New Zealand citizens fell to 71,200, down from 145,600 the year prior, although it remains above the pre-pandemic average of around 60,000, it said, adding the decline was mainly due to fewer arrivals, particularly among Indian and Filipino nationals, despite both groups still showing net gains. Non-citizen arrivals dropped to 124,400, from 185,000, while their departures rose to 53,200, up from 39,300, statistics show. New Zealand citizens continued to leave the country in large numbers, with a net migration loss of 44,900, virtually unchanged from the previous year, Stats NZ said, adding that of the 70,000 citizen departures, nearly 60 percent headed to Australia. Related
NZ Herald
13-05-2025
- Business
- NZ Herald
Young Kiwis lead brain drain as migration falls below 30,000, departures at record
The provisional net migration loss of 44,900 New Zealand citizens in the March 2025 year was similar to a net loss of 45,300 in the March 2024 year. The net loss of New Zealand citizens was driven by 70,000 migrant departures, which more than offset 25,200 migrant arrivals. Based on the latest estimates available, nearly three in every five of these migrant departures of New Zealand citizens went to Australia. Migration driven by adults under 45 Migrants aged 18 to 30 years made up 27,200 (39%) of the 70,000 migrant departures of New Zealand citizens in the March 2025 year. Migrants aged 18 to 44 years made up 80,200 (64%) of the 124,400 migrant arrivals of non-New Zealand citizens in the March 2025 year. For migrant departures in the March 2025 year, citizens of New Zealand were the largest group, with 70,000 (± 800) departures. The next-largest groups were citizens of China (7600) the United Kingdom (4600) and Australia. For migrant arrivals, citizens of New Zealand were the largest group, with 25,200 arrivals. The next-largest groups were citizens of India (23,600), China (19,000) and the Philippines (12,300). Monthly numbers Provisional estimates for March 2025 compared with March 2024 were: migrant arrivals, 12,400, down 7%; migrant departures, 10,000, up 3%; and monthly net migration, a gain of 2300, compared with a net gain of 3500 in 2024. Tourist numbers Meanwhile, annual tourist numbers continue to rebound from the Covid slump. The latest short-term arrivals data show overseas visitor arrivals numbered 3.32 million in the March 2025 year, an increase of 137,000 from the March 2024 year. The biggest changes were in arrivals from Australia (up 110,000 to 1.40 million, China (up 38,000 to 248,000), the United Kingdom (up 13,000 to 184,000) and Japan (up 11,000 to 71,000). Overall gains to the economy may have been offset somewhat by the rebound in Kiwis taking overseas trips. New Zealand residents arrived back from 3.01 million short-term overseas trips (of less than 12 months) in the March 2025 year. This was the first annual period to exceed three million arrivals by New Zealand-resident travellers since March 2020 (3.05 million) and was up from 2.84 million in the March 2024 year. The increase was mainly driven by more trips to Australia, as well as Indonesia, China and Japan.
