Many questions tend to crop up around KiwiSaver, so here are answers to some of the most common. Why be in KiwiSaver? 1. It’s relatively easy. Since NZ Super only provides for a modest and frugal lifestyle, KiwiSaver lets…
Railroad says broken bolt caused Oregon train derailment
At least one broken bolt holding the rail in place caused the fiery derailment of a Union Pacific train moving volatile crude oil through the Columbia River Gorge on the Oregon-Washington border, railroad officials say.Union Pacific…
Citgo Aruba to invest $450M to $650M to reopen idle refinery
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) ” Citgo Aruba announced Saturday it will invest $450 million to $650 million to reactivate an oil refinery in Aruba that has been idle since 2012.The company said Saturday in a statement that the facility…
Warsaw airport suspends landings briefly due to drones
WARSAW, Poland (AP) ” Authorities at Warsaw’s international airport say they had to suspend all landings briefly because of two unauthorized drones flying in the area where planes approach for landing.The Warsaw Chopin Airport said…
Los Alamos app allows users to visit 1940s 'Atomic City'
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) ” Los Alamos, a once secret city where scientists participated in the nation’s classified World War II nuclear development program, can now be experienced much like it was then with a new app.The “Los Alamos:…
Bernard Hickey: We need doctors, not bar staff
In all the hullaballoo this week about New Zealand’s record high migration, a strange fact has emerged.The number of approvals for permanent residence has fallen from more than 50,000 a decade ago to little more than 43,000 in the…
US rig count rises 6 this week to 414, 2nd week of gains
HOUSTON (AP) ” The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. rose by six this week to 414, the second consecutive week the count has increased after a slide that lasted months and pushed the count to record-low…
US to cut water monitoring because of Puerto Rico debt
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) ” The U.S. Geological Survey said Friday it can no longer monitor water resources in Puerto Rico because the territory’s government owes it $2 million amid a worsening economic crisis.The agency said it…
FDA approves cholera vaccine for US travelers
WASHINGTON (AP) ” Federal health officials have approved the first cholera vaccine intended to protect U.S. travelers from the potentially life-threatening disease.The Food and Drug Administration approved the liquid vaccine, called…
Air NZ sells Virgin stake to China's Nanshan
Air New Zealand has sold a 19.98 percent stake in Virgin Australia to Chinese company Nanshan Group, which owns Qingdao Airlines, and said it’s considering options for its remaining 6 percent holding in Australia’s second-largest…