Daily Market Update From XE:   The Kiwi opens at 0.6849

The RBNZ has just released its Financial Stability Report.

Daily Market Update From XE:   The NZDUSD opens at 0.6785 (mid-rate) this morning.They came in worse than expected:

DOC’s proposal to kill 17,500 Himalayan tahr over the next 10 months is rushed, based on slender evidence, and could spell the demise of a unique and valuable trophy herd, says NZ Deerstalkers’ Association spokesman Bill O’Leary.

The Trump administration is set to impose tariffs on approximately USD$200 billion worth of imports from China, effective 24th September.

A battery-powered fully-autonomous robot system, which can scan kiwifruit orchards and offer growers a full picture of their crop via accurate data, drew the interest of many in the horticultural industry at Fieldays.

New national rules governing plantation forestry are in some cases weaker than district rules, causing concern for communities living close to erosion-prone land. Farah Hancock reports for Newsroom.

Dedicated volunteers, community groups, schools & businesses get together, or sew from home, to make re-usable ‘Boomerang Bags’ using recycled materials as a means to replace plastic bags.

Oilfield services company Petrofac today announced a new well project management contract from New Zealand firm Tamarind Taranki.

Ethical uniform company Little Yellow Bird, which hatched in the start-up incubator of the University of Canterbury’s Centre for Entrepreneurship, is flying home, fully fledged.