Whether the United States will intervene in the Iran-Israel conflict remains up in the air.

President Donald Trump says he 'may' or 'may not' order American military involvement.

US correspondent Katie Fisher told Ryan Bridge the uncertainty is causing some rifts within the Republican camp.

She says that some of his “right-wing cheerleaders” like Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Green are saying that by entering the Iranian war, Trump would be turning his back on his America First policy.

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From November, transiting Chinese passport holders won't need a visa to pass through New Zealand airports.

They'll can instead get a New Zealand electronic Travel Authority that's processed in four hours, and lasts for two years.

Immigration Minister Erica Stanford told Ryan Bridge our Chinese visitor numbers are lagging at about 65% pre-Covid levels, so they're doing anything to help.

She says it will also significantly increase the amount of freight from China and South America and bring down freight prices.

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An Auckland manufacturer is feeling good about the current economic position.

GDP figures are due to be revealed this morning.

Economists and the Reserve Bank are expecting 0.7% growth for the first quarter of the year – slightly higher than the 0.4% predicted earlier this year.

Dodson Group CEO Dave Sweas told Ryan Bridge things turned a corner around February and March.

The precision manufacturers boss says there's been some trepidation about what's coming out of the US, but overall order books are holding up strong.

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