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Property / News

Barfoot & Thompson's September sales down 26% compared to September last year

5th Oct 26, 10:45am

by Greg Ninness

A jump in new listings but sluggish sales numbers at Barfoot & Thompson in September

Bonds / Opinion

Bonds / Opinion

The bond market bogeyman: Why global yields are really rising

5th Oct 26, 9:00am

by Guest

David McLeish thinks the current way of understanding the bond market's recent reactions to current risks is flawed. He looks at the market plumbing to find the real drivers

Economy / Opinion

Economy / Opinion

Politics at the supermarket checkout

5th Oct 26, 9:42am

by Brian Easton

Brian Easton compares supermarket policies from New Zealand’s political parties and asks if any political plan can realistically lower people's grocery bills

Public Policy / News

A close up of a person's hand, as they refuel their vehicle at a petrol station.

Public Policy / News

Labour wants to open up the fuel market and bring competition to the pump

5th Oct 26, 12:00pm

by Mandy Te

Labour pledges to crack down on ‘unfair’ fuel prices, make care repairs cheaper and bring more competition to the pump

Public Policy / News

Public Policy / News

Labour Party outlines its fiscal plan

4th Oct 26, 7:08pm

by Mandy Te

Labour expresses confidence in capital commitments, says it will return the government books to surplus in 2028/2029 and will bring net debt down below 20% of GDP over time

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Economy / News

Breakfast briefing: US undermines push for oil relief

5th Oct 26, 7:19am

by David Chaston

US payrolls don't grow, other US data soft; China holiday migration hits record; EU inflation rises; Brazil votes; UST 10yr at 5.28%; gold softer and oil holds high on renewed attacks; NZ$1 = 56.2 USc; TWI-5 = 60

Personal Finance / News

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Personal Finance / News

ACT promises to remove tax on KiwiSaver earnings & make it a 'productivity election'

4th Oct 26, 1:20pm

by Mandy Te

ACT pledges to remove tax on KiwiSaver earnings and end Government contributions for members receiving employer contributions replacing this with ‘substantially greater tax relief’

Public Policy / News

Public Policy / News

Labour’s busy weekend: Pay equity, fiscal plan and hitting the campaign trail

4th Oct 26, 7:16pm

by Mandy Te

Labour proposes restoring pay equity law and giving an immediate pay rise to care and support workers while also releasing its fiscal plan

Currencies / Opinion

Currencies / Opinion

Softer US wages and jobs numbers to end USD gains?

5th Oct 26, 8:00am

by Roger J Kerr

Roger J Kerr sees the Kiwi dollar caught in the immediate backwash of USD appreciation but US wages and jobs data does not fit the narrative of a booming economy

Currencies / Analysis

NZD recovers modestly after falling to fresh 2026 lows

5th Oct 26, 7:26am

Jason Wong

Public Policy / Opinion

Class Reps

4th Oct 26, 5:46pm

Chris Trotter

A Metlink bus passes the Beehive in Wellington.

Public Policy / News

Green Party proposes $2 bus and train fare cap, free fares for others, building mass rapid transit in major cities

4th Oct 26, 12:00pm

Mandy Te

Bonds / Opinion

Why is the global economy so resilient?

4th Oct 26, 9:37am

Nouriel Roubini

Bonds / Opinion

Difficult decisions today? or higher prices tomorrow?

4th Oct 26, 6:00am

Guest

Technology / Opinion

The politics of inflation and interest rates

3rd Oct 26, 9:14am

Ross Stitt

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Personal Finance / Analysis

ANZ lowers some fixed home loan rates

29th Sep 26, 5:21pm

David Chaston

The spring real estate selling season is here and our largest home loan lender is cutting two key fixed rates. We explain why and the context in a time of rising wholesale rates

Economy / News

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RBNZ will need to raise OCR by more than it assumed - Westpac economist

1st Oct 26, 5:45am

Mandy Te

The Reserve Bank will need to raise OCR by more than it assumed, Westpac senior economist Satish Ranchhod says, due to 'ongoing sizable increases' in administered prices

Rural News / Opinion

John Bostock vs Zespri, and the limits of a protected market

29th Sep 26, 10:58am

Guest

Peter Drennan wonders whether protecting the value of the single-desk export system has begun to hold back the next round of innovation in horticulture

Public Policy / News

Opportunity announces its 'non-negotiable' bottom lines

29th Sep 26, 10:00am

Ella Somers

Opportunity announces five non-negotiable policy conditions the party plans to stand by if it makes it into Parliament in November's general election

Property / News

ANZ NZ's economists see a nationwide housing market slowdown

29th Sep 26, 3:00pm

Greg Ninness

Rising interest rates and economic uncertainty are keeping buyers out of the housing market, ANZ NZ says

Property / News

Large build up of unsold housing stock on the market for start of the spring/summer season

1st Oct 26, 10:05am

Greg Ninness

Stock levels on Realestate.co.nz are up, but asking prices are flat overall but vary across the regions

Property / News

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Higher interest rates, housing supply growth and lower migration causing weaker house price outlook - what it means for Labour's CGT

30th Sep 26, 4:24pm

Anna Whyte

What a weaker house price growth forecast means for Labour's CGT promise, as interest rates, housing supply growth and lower migration contribute to soft housing market