AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoAuckland Fire: Three people were injured, one seriously, in a major Penrose building fire that sent smoke across the city and caused power outages in nearby suburbs. Election: With New Zealand voting on Saturday, final polls put National and Labour neck and neck, leaving a centrist newcomer poised to hold the balance of power. Economy: Unemployment has climbed to 5.7%, its highest level since 2015. BNZ gained home-loan market share for a fourth year, but reported lower profit as competition squeezed margins. Remembering Sir Lloyd Geering: The theologian, famously tried for heresy in the 1960s, has died aged 108 in Lower Hutt. Pacific Security: Royal New Zealand Navy sailors joined a Cook Islands patrol boat crew in a regional operation targeting illegal fishing across 30.5 million square kilometres of ocean.
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