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Natural hazard risk in New Zealand will likely grow faster than our ability to manage it, the country's largest insurer IAG NZ says, as it calls for a clear, long-term government roadmap

Natural hazard risk in New Zealand will likely grow faster than our ability to manage it, the country's largest insurer IAG NZ says, as it calls for a clear, long-term government roadmap

Inside the Capital: Labour candidate fallout, tweaks to LNG and tax relief policies on the way?

Inside the Capital: Labour candidate fallout, tweaks to LNG and tax relief policies on the way?

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; TSB raises rates, Westpac can't see consumer spending improvements, good Q1 data, fuel stocks rise, carbon price firm, swaps dip, NZD firmish, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; TSB raises rates, Westpac can't see consumer spending improvements, good Q1 data, fuel stocks rise, carbon price firm, swaps dip, NZD firmish, & more

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; Vulcan Steel, Vista Group, SkyCity casino and Auckland Airport lead the NZX50 higher; Spark, Serko, A2 Milk and Genesis Energy are the main decliners

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; Vulcan Steel, Vista Group, SkyCity casino and Auckland Airport lead the NZX50 higher; Spark, Serko, A2 Milk and Genesis Energy are the main decliners

Energy Minister Simeon Brown places the cost of planned LNG import facility on power companies, with the Government backing down from electricity levy on consumers

Energy Minister Simeon Brown places the cost of planned LNG import facility on power companies, with the Government backing down from electricity levy on consumers

Dave Ananth calls for personal engagement with tax staff, not more AI automation, as taxpayers try to navigate an increasingly complicated system in an increasingly difficult economy

Dave Ananth calls for personal engagement with tax staff, not more AI automation, as taxpayers try to navigate an increasingly complicated system in an increasingly difficult economy

Irshad Ali looks at why the tax New Zealand never wanted to talk about is back on the political agenda in 2026

Irshad Ali looks at why the tax New Zealand never wanted to talk about is back on the political agenda in 2026

Dan Brockington & Marina Requena-i-Mora give 3 reasons why they believe green growth claims are overstated

Dan Brockington & Marina Requena-i-Mora give 3 reasons why they believe green growth claims are overstated

Responsibility for keeping the lights on to 'sit squarely with the electricity sector,' Energy Minister Simeon Brown says, with plans for LNG import terminal pushing forward, albeit it won't be funded by a levy on power bills

Responsibility for keeping the lights on to 'sit squarely with the electricity sector,' Energy Minister Simeon Brown says, with plans for LNG import terminal pushing forward, albeit it won't be funded by a levy on power bills

New Zealand's average dwelling value up 0.3% to $912,190 in three months to May, QV says

New Zealand's average dwelling value up 0.3% to $912,190 in three months to May, QV says

New week opens with Iran and Israel firing missiles at each other; risk appetite improves a little overnight after they agree to end the strikes. US 10-year rate falls back. Bounce-back in IT stocks drives US equities higher

New week opens with Iran and Israel firing missiles at each other; risk appetite improves a little overnight after they agree to end the strikes. US 10-year rate falls back. Bounce-back in IT stocks drives US equities higher

US inflation expectations ease but SMEs turn glum; Japan improves; China excavator sales roar but car sales reverse; Iran tolling Hormuz transits; UST 10yr at 4.55%; gold and oil little-changed; NZ$1 = 58.1 USc; TWI-5 = 61.8

US inflation expectations ease but SMEs turn glum; Japan improves; China excavator sales roar but car sales reverse; Iran tolling Hormuz transits; UST 10yr at 4.55%; gold and oil little-changed; NZ$1 = 58.1 USc; TWI-5 = 61.8

Australia wants social media to be ‘safe by design’. What does that actually look like?

Australia wants social media to be ‘safe by design’. What does that actually look like?

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; Coop Bank raises rates, retail flatlines, Labour releases its list, Ryman launches new bond, Synlait makes funding progress, swaps up, NZD holds, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; Coop Bank raises rates, retail flatlines, Labour releases its list, Ryman launches new bond, Synlait makes funding progress, swaps up, NZD holds, & more

Budget 2026/27's spending allocations for Education from early childhood, to vocational and tertiary levels

Budget 2026/27's spending allocations for Education from early childhood, to vocational and tertiary levels

Labour unveils list of candidates, party president says it gives 'give New Zealanders real choice for the kind of country we want to live in'

Labour unveils list of candidates, party president says it gives 'give New Zealanders real choice for the kind of country we want to live in'

New Zealand’s new forestry rules promise consistency. Will they also increase environmental risk?

New Zealand’s new forestry rules promise consistency. Will they also increase environmental risk?

Brian Easton says the Government’s fiscal management has not been prudent and if New Zealand experiences a major shock, it won’t have much fiscal room to move

Brian Easton says the Government’s fiscal management has not been prudent and if New Zealand experiences a major shock, it won’t have much fiscal room to move

It’s a new term, deployed as an ideological prophylactic across the entire Western World: 'Far Right'

It’s a new term, deployed as an ideological prophylactic across the entire Western World: 'Far Right'

Roger J Kerr says oil price movements likely to outweigh US economic data as a determinant for NZD/USD rate direction

Roger J Kerr says oil price movements likely to outweigh US economic data as a determinant for NZD/USD rate direction

Strong US labour market data brought forward expectations of Fed tightening. Equity markets fell sharply amid a rotation out of mega-cap technology companies. Nasdaq down 4%. Treasury yields higher led by the front end

Strong US labour market data brought forward expectations of Fed tightening. Equity markets fell sharply amid a rotation out of mega-cap technology companies. Nasdaq down 4%. Treasury yields higher led by the front end

China's reserves at 11 year high; India growth stays strong; US payrolls rise but not in productive sectors; Canadian jobs rise; EU growth hurt by Ireland twist; UST 10yr at 4.54%; gold and oil holds; NZ$1 = 58 USc; TWI-5 = 61.6

China's reserves at 11 year high; India growth stays strong; US payrolls rise but not in productive sectors; Canadian jobs rise; EU growth hurt by Ireland twist; UST 10yr at 4.54%; gold and oil holds; NZ$1 = 58 USc; TWI-5 = 61.6

Michael Strain applauds Pope Leo XIV for emphasising that generative models lack a 'moral conscience'

Michael Strain applauds Pope Leo XIV for emphasising that generative models lack a 'moral conscience'

Brahma Chellaney shows how America's policies toward South Asia are straining the bilateral relationship with India

Brahma Chellaney shows how America's policies toward South Asia are straining the bilateral relationship with India

Mohamed El-Erian warns that the willingness to keep spending will eventually outpace the ability to do so

Mohamed El-Erian warns that the willingness to keep spending will eventually outpace the ability to do so