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Photo: 123RF The NZ Institute of Economic Research s quarterly survey of business opinion showed a seasonally adjusted net 11 percent of firms expected conditions to get worse over the near term, against 16 percent in the previous survey . NZIER principal economist Christina Leung said demand was generally holding steady although some sectors were finding it harder than others, but it was consistent with growth in the economy . Businesses are generally downbeat but less so, and there has been some softening in demand, but what stands out in the survey is cost pressures because of Covid-related supply chain disruptions. But we will see some growth in the March quarter, she said. ....
Acute patients in mental health and addiction services at Waikato Hospital have outnumbered beds available on a number of occasions, a review has found. Waikato mental health services are experiencing high numbers of difficult cases, according to the review (File image). Photo: RNZ / Dan Cook Demand for services had increased dramatically over the years, according to the report for the Waikato District Health Board, with mental health services experiencing high numbers of difficult cases. At the time of the review, 30 patients with high and complex needs were effectively living in acute and forensic wards and were unable to be placed elsewhere. ....
Photo: 123rf The Australian Manuka Honey Association has called for a boycott of New Zealand s honey, unless it changed its mind on sharing the name. Australian Trade Minister Dan Tehan is asking his New Zealand counterpart Damien O Connor for the two countries to work together and reach a trans-Tasman agreement to market the product to the world. However, Te Pitau chair Victor Goldsmith said it was acting on behalf of iwi to protect mānuka and it was not going to sell its culture to Australia. We ve spent a lot of time and money getting us to this position, yes and it is legal, it is litigious, so we need to work through that process because they ve gone too far down that track, at the eleventh hour for them to come to let s sit around the table and work that through. No, Goldsmith said. ....
Manu Samoa first played the Barbarians in 2015. Photo: PHOTOSPORT Samoa head coach Seilala Mapusua played twice for the Barbarians and said it was one of the highlights of his career. Their style of rugby gives you the freedom to simply go out and express yourself on the field alongside numerous international superstars of the game so, it is not only a great honour to play for the Barbarians, but a great privilege for the Manu Samoa to play against them too, he said. Fixtures such as these play an important role in the development of players on the international stage and provide fantastic building blocks for Samoa in the run up to Rugby World Cup 2023 in France. ....