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Angus Kebbell's new documentary investigation looks at the reality of what is happening with the spread of carbon forestry and asks whether the current trajectory is the right one

Angus Kebbell's new documentary investigation looks at the reality of what is happening with the spread of carbon forestry and asks whether the current trajectory is the right one

Stephen Roach thinks Xi Jinping's heirarachy of ultimatums, with Taiwan now firmly at the top, is sending mixed signals

Stephen Roach thinks Xi Jinping's heirarachy of ultimatums, with Taiwan now firmly at the top, is sending mixed signals

Ross Stitt Is watching the rollback of tax concessions in Australia and seeing more talk about potential capital flight by some investors who feel they need low taxes to make their investment case work

Ross Stitt Is watching the rollback of tax concessions in Australia and seeing more talk about potential capital flight by some investors who feel they need low taxes to make their investment case work

Allan Barber says the big question amid all the global uncertainty is just how long demand will continue at these elevated levels as markets appear immune to risk

Allan Barber says the big question amid all the global uncertainty is just how long demand will continue at these elevated levels as markets appear immune to risk

Budget 2026/27 - Summary of tax collections

Budget 2026/27 - Summary of tax collections

Budget 2026/27 - Summary of all spending plans

Budget 2026/27 - Summary of all spending plans

Andrew King says scientists have scrapped the worst‑case climate scenario because action is making a difference

Andrew King says scientists have scrapped the worst‑case climate scenario because action is making a difference

Budget reaction: Coalition touts fiscal discipline, Opposition warns of cost-of-living pain

Budget reaction: Coalition touts fiscal discipline, Opposition warns of cost-of-living pain

US trade deficit stays high; Chicago PMI gets stockpiling boost; Canada close to recession; Japan sentiment and retail rise; Taiwan posts outsized GDP growth; UST 10yr at 4.43%; gold firms again; oil lower; NZ$1 = 59.9 USc; TWI-5 = 63.3

US trade deficit stays high; Chicago PMI gets stockpiling boost; Canada close to recession; Japan sentiment and retail rise; Taiwan posts outsized GDP growth; UST 10yr at 4.43%; gold firms again; oil lower; NZ$1 = 59.9 USc; TWI-5 = 63.3

Exactly a third of the properties on offer sold under the hammer at the latest auctions

Exactly a third of the properties on offer sold under the hammer at the latest auctions

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says NZ Super will be an issue that successive governments of all ‘different colours or flavours’ will have to grapple with in the future

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says NZ Super will be an issue that successive governments of all ‘different colours or flavours’ will have to grapple with in the future

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; consumer sentiment stays very low, business sentiment improves, TD's find more favour, KiwiSaver returns shockingly low, swaps ease, NZD rises, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; consumer sentiment stays very low, business sentiment improves, TD's find more favour, KiwiSaver returns shockingly low, swaps ease, NZD rises, & more

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; Tourism Holdings, Serko, Summerset, and Kiwi Property lift the NZX50 into the weekend; while a2 Milk, Gentrack, Channel Infrastructure, and Infratil are the main decliners

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; Tourism Holdings, Serko, Summerset, and Kiwi Property lift the NZX50 into the weekend; while a2 Milk, Gentrack, Channel Infrastructure, and Infratil are the main decliners

NZ Govt Bond Tender #994; Tender Date 29 May 2026

NZ Govt Bond Tender #994; Tender Date 29 May 2026

Treasury's forecast surplus 'not at all clear,' says ANZ's Sharon Zollner, while Finance Minister eyes potential further tax measures for banks

Treasury's forecast surplus 'not at all clear,' says ANZ's Sharon Zollner, while Finance Minister eyes potential further tax measures for banks

A lift in new dwelling completion numbers suggests Auckland's building industry may be on the road to recovery after its recent slump

A lift in new dwelling completion numbers suggests Auckland's building industry may be on the road to recovery after its recent slump

Risk sentiment improves after reports there's a peace deal. Brent crude down. Mixed US economic data, softer on balance. US Treasury yields and USD lower; US equities lift to a fresh record high

Risk sentiment improves after reports there's a peace deal. Brent crude down. Mixed US economic data, softer on balance. US Treasury yields and USD lower; US equities lift to a fresh record high

‘I would be very disappointed’ if banks passed costs of a new prudential levy onto their customers, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says

‘I would be very disappointed’ if banks passed costs of a new prudential levy onto their customers, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says

Iran & the US agree a tentative deal; US data mixed while inflation rises; Australian household spending falls, capex rises; air travel falls, air freight resilient; UST 10yr at 4.45%; gold firms; oil lower; NZ$1 = 59.3 USc; TWI-5 = 62.8

Iran & the US agree a tentative deal; US data mixed while inflation rises; Australian household spending falls, capex rises; air travel falls, air freight resilient; UST 10yr at 4.45%; gold firms; oil lower; NZ$1 = 59.3 USc; TWI-5 = 62.8

Set the money aside and Budget Day is where a government tells you what it cares about. This year that value is responsibility, theirs as a government and yours as an individual

Set the money aside and Budget Day is where a government tells you what it cares about. This year that value is responsibility, theirs as a government and yours as an individual

A return to the 'broccoli' Budget, a 'glass half full view,' a 'small b Budget,' and more reaction to Budget 2026

A return to the 'broccoli' Budget, a 'glass half full view,' a 'small b Budget,' and more reaction to Budget 2026

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; Kiwibank tweaks TD rates, filled jobs rise mainly in the health sector, bank NIMs fall, Fonterra positive, more in Budget than expected, swaps & NZD firm, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; Kiwibank tweaks TD rates, filled jobs rise mainly in the health sector, bank NIMs fall, Fonterra positive, more in Budget than expected, swaps & NZD firm, & more

Money markets, bank economists, and you, all struggle with assessing what will happen at the four OCR reviews to come in 2026 and the resulting interest rates moves

Money markets, bank economists, and you, all struggle with assessing what will happen at the four OCR reviews to come in 2026 and the resulting interest rates moves

Brian Fallow explains why the Budget reminds him of a famous line from an old black and white movie

Brian Fallow explains why the Budget reminds him of a famous line from an old black and white movie

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; Mainfreight, Vista, Summerset, and Tourism Holdings lead the index with more FY26 result releases; but Kathmandu, Serko, Chorus, and Fletcher big decliners

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; Mainfreight, Vista, Summerset, and Tourism Holdings lead the index with more FY26 result releases; but Kathmandu, Serko, Chorus, and Fletcher big decliners