New Zealanders' mortgage payments pressure up by nearly one third2024-02-22
New Zealanders' average mortgage payments increased 27.5 percent in the year ended June 2023, leading to more households spending a large proportion of their budget on housing costs, reducing the amount available for meeting other everyday expenses, according to the statistics department Stats NZ on Thursday.
Helicopter losses contact in eastern Indonesia2024-02-21
A helicopter with three people on board lost contact in Indonesia's eastern province of North Maluku on Tuesday, Head of Provincial Search and Rescue Office Fatur Rahman told Xinhua via phone on Wednesday.
Election campaigns end, ballot looming in Indonesia2024-02-11
Presidential campaigns in Indonesia ended peacefully on Saturday, as the country is bracing for the national election day scheduled for next Wednesday to choose leader of the country and new parliament members.