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Business / News
Labour's supermarket split plan, Greens' rent plan, ACT on farming, National on education, NZ First on health
by Anna Whyte
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Foodstuffs Wholesale and Woolworths Wholesale: Labour wants to split big supermarkets from their supply businesses in latest grocery promise
Public Policy / Opinion
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Public Policy / Opinion
Don’t call it capitalism
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by Chris Trotter
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Policies worthy of Soviet Russia circa 1926, seem ludicrously heroic in the New Zealand of 2026
Public Policy / Opinion
SH1 Kyber Pass flyover
Public Policy / Opinion
Auckland households respond to fuel prices
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by Guest
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Higher fuel prices are prompting changes in spending and travel behaviour, notes Gary Blick, Auckland Council's chief economist
Banking / Opinion
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Banking / Opinion
AI demands simpler financial regulation
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by Guest
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Amit Seru warns that AI models, already embraced by market participants, are better than humans at gaming complexity
Economy / Analysis
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Economy / Analysis
How what we spend on food compares globally
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by David Chaston
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From an internationally consistent dataset, we compare food spending across twelve reference countries to see how out of line we actually are
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Property / Analysis
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Property / Analysis
Sloppy administration and nightmare scenarios in body corporates
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by Guest
3
Strata management association warns of ‘wild west’, calls for standards, licensing and regulation for holders of millions of dollars of body corporate funds
Business / Opinion
productivity
Business / Opinion
New Zealand is adopting AI rapidly. But not productively
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by Guest
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Alexander Richter & Malcolm Foo argue government and businesses must take action to harness and scale up AI use to drive productivity and competitiveness
Banking / News
bubble wand
Banking / News
Why an RBNZ Assistant Governor would love to have a magic wand
by Ella Somers
RBNZ Assistant Governor Angus McGregor says it's essential that New Zealand Inc gets payments modernisation underway as NZ is 'so late to the party'
Economy / News
Mt Maunganui / Tauranga
Economy / News
Weekend briefing: The RBA signals interest rates need to rise if inflation is to be contained
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by David Chaston
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US factory production stalls; US leading indicator disappoint; China has more weak FDI; the yuan surges; Japan raises rates despite low inflation; Bullock turns hawkish; UST 10yr at 5.01%; gold rises, oil eases; NZ$1 = 57.2 USc; TWI-5 = 60.7
AI protest
Technology / Opinion
Hedging the AI doomsday risk
3
Guest
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Property / News
Auction rooms a lot quieter than they were at this time last year
3
Greg Ninness
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Personal Finance / Analysis
Westpac raises most home loan rates, but cuts a key one
1
David Chaston
Foodstuffs brand split
Public Policy / Opinion
Who pays?
21
Guest
Tax
Public Policy / Opinion
The tax shitshow
82
Natalia Albert
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Property / Analysis
Despite surge in properties being rented in July the median rent fell
4
Greg Ninness
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David Chaston
Despite encouragement from the Reserve Bank, most banks are not incentivising retail deposit growth as they look for ways to deal with margin compression that has become chronic
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Roger J Kerr sees the US bond market sell-off as a vote of no-confidence in the Trump regime. He also sees Australian monetary policy management in a right pickle, and is disappointed in the mixed messages from the RBNZ
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Auck
Planning change investigation estimates capacity for almost 85,000 new dwellings in Auckland city centre
3
Anna Whyte
Cotality says fewer people moving house the main reason for the slump in residential sales
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Greg Ninness
Housing Minister Chris Bishop speaks to reporters about a new development levies system.
Government outlines plans for new infrastructure development levy system
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Mandy Te
Business
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Retail spending pumped the brakes in August
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ACT Party leader David Seymour and ACT small business spokesperson Laura McClure speak to media.
ACT wants to freeze minimum wage for three years
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Anna Whyte
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Government opens build to rent option for wealthy investor immigrants
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Mandy Te
Banking
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Payments NZ governance review 'not about validating the status quo'
Gareth Vaughan
Angus McGregor
RBNZ: Banking in NZ is headed for digital, uncertain future
Ella Somers
RBNZ Assistant Governor Karen Silk.
RBNZ Assistant Governor & Monetary Policy Committee member Karen Silk leaving
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Gareth Vaughan
Insurance
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How much does your insurer really know about you?
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Guest
floods
‘There comes a point where there’s no price you can charge that can cover the risk’
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Ella Somers
IAG NZ's chief executive Phil Gibson. Image: Supplied.
'I absolutely don't want insurance to become unaffordable,' IAG NZ CEO says
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Ella Somers
Personal Finance
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A few term deposit rate increases are coming
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David Chaston
Debt by another name
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Guest
property investment considerations
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Lynda Moore
Rural
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Extending the run of net positivity
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Ngai Tahu farm
Farming a growing part of Ngāi Tahu’s business
1
Allan Barber
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‘Supply uncertainty’ increasingly an influence on global dairy market
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Currencies
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Currency markets broadly stable
Stuart Ritson
NZD/USD probes a fresh two-month low; NZD/AUD probes fresh 13-year low
Jason Wong
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NZ TWI lowest since March 2020, adding to inflation pressure
Jason Wong
Bonds
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Capital wars are coming
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David Skilling
Euros
ANZ NZ and BNZ borrow a combined €1.75 billion via covered bond issues
Gareth Vaughan
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China's external surplus makes a "Mandarin Accord" inevitable
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Ella Somers
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