Reserve Bank holds official cash rate; Woman killed in dog attack named by police; Former All Black confirms passing of his young son.
Reserve Bank holds official cash rate at 2.25%
The official cash rate has been held at 2.25%, the Reserve Bank has announced this afternoon.
This was in line with what economists and the financial markets expected from today's 2pm call.
The decision is the first monetary policy statement of the year — a more detailed release than a standard review — meaning the bank's updated economic forecasts and language around inflation and employment will be closely parsed by analysts and homeowners alike.
'Tragic': Woman killed in Northland dog attack named by police
A woman who died after she was attacked by three dogs in Northland yesterday has been formally named by police.
Earlier today, Cabinet minister Shane Jones said he wanted a “very severe level of punishment” for owners of what he called “homicidal dogs”.
Urgent supplies to be helicoptered to stranded communities
A helicopter will airlift urgent supplies to more than 100 people stranded on Wairarapa's south coast after the recent storm.
Those cut off included about six to eight groups of holidaymakers, as well as residents.
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