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Personal Finance / Analysis

Westpac cuts some longer-term fixed mortgage rates

18th Jun 26, 3:49pm

The Red Bank heaps competitive pressure on ANZ by cutting some longer carded fixed rates, after ANZ raised all its fixed rates in early June

Economy / News

What happened today

18th Jun 26, 3:59pm

by David Chaston

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; Westpac cuts mortgage rates; GDP rise better than expected, migrants more family oriented, NZGB strong again, swaps up, NZD down, & more

Economy / News

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Economy / News

Lower oil prices mean July OCR hike 'no longer the slam dunk that it was'

18th Jun 26, 3:26pm

by Mandy Te

Economists don’t expect the latest GDP figures to have a large bearing on the Reserve Bank’s OCR outlook but ANZ says likely hike in July is ‘no longer the slam dunk it was’

Property / News

Property / News

Grey hair evident in the latest residence visa approval numbers

18th Jun 26, 10:50am

by Greg Ninness

Older people aged 60-plus along with children and teenagers made up just over a third of all residency approvals in the May year

Banking / News

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand in Wellington, 2024

Banking / News

RBNZ kicks off bank crisis-prep consultations, including 'evolution' of its OBR policy

[updated]

18th Jun 26, 1:12pm

by Ella Somers

Reserve Bank enters final stretch of Deposit Takers Act rollout via the release of two consultations on crisis-readiness and draft standards exposure

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Economy / News

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Economy / News

GDP rises 0.8% in the March quarter

18th Jun 26, 11:01am

by Mandy Te

New Zealand’s economy grew 0.8% in the March quarter, with the overall increase in GDP due to manufacturing, business services and wholesale trade

Insurance / News

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Insurance / News

Health and life insurers to be excluded from mandatory climate reporting requirements

18th Jun 26, 1:26pm

by Mandy Te

Health and life insurers will be exempt from climate-related disclosure regime with Commerce Minister Cameron Brewer saying there’s little value in making them report on it as they aren’t ‘directly exposed to climate risks’

Investing / News

Investing / News

Daily NZX update, Thursday, June 18, 2026

18th Jun 26, 3:00pm

by Luron Iosefa

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; NZX50 edges lower despite gains from Vista Group, SkyCity casino, Freightways and Hallensteins; Auckland Airport, Mainfreight, Kathmandu, and Air NZ weigh on the market

Insurance / News

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Insurance / News

ICNZ says insurers have long questioned whether levy most appropriate way to fund FENZ

18th Jun 26, 5:00am

by Mandy Te

With the DIA looking at the Fire and Emergency New Zealand levy system, insurance groups call for change

Economy / News

Breakfast briefing: US Fed eyes rate hikes

18th Jun 26, 7:19am

David Chaston

Business / Opinion

KPMG under the spotlight in Australia

18th Jun 26, 10:20am

Guest

Business / News

DIA hits 10 firms with public anti-money laundering warnings

17th Jun 26, 2:55pm

Ella Somers

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Banking / News

A bank by any other name? Building societies & credit unions mull becoming banks

17th Jun 26, 9:19am

Ella Somers

Banking / News

The Worldclear Files II; A Belarusian oligarch & more

16th Jun 26, 5:00am

Gareth Vaughan

Public Policy / Opinion

The dry winter risk: Is hydro fill and spill an alternative to LNG?

16th Jun 26, 11:21am

Earl Bardsley

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Property / Analysis

Big increase in the number of vendors taking their properties off the market in May

16th Jun 26, 10:01am

Greg Ninness

Vendors taking their properties off the market helped push down the volume of unsold housing stock in May

Property / News

May housing sales down 12.6% compared to May last year - REINZ

15th Jun 26, 8:59am

Greg Ninness

Housing sales slumped and prices eased slightly in May according to the REINZ

Economy / News

Household spending on dining out and other entertainment 'weakest since 1991'

17th Jun 26, 11:59am

Ella Somers

Westpac-McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence Index shows consumer confidence in the June quarter dropped to the lowest level since 2023 due to the Middle East conflict, fuel and living costs

Economy / News

The GDP March quarter figures will be ‘the calm before the storm’

14th Jun 26, 6:30am

Ella Somers

Economists expect March quarter GDP to top 1% with the effects of the Middle East conflict and global fuel crisis are likely to hit harder in GDP releases later this year

Technology / Opinion

Shareholder loans, a Kiwi love story

13th Jun 26, 9:20am

Guest

Peter Drennan shows why Nicola Willis gutted the IRD clampdown on 'shareholder loans', essentially leaving in place a rort that benefits 'companies' buying property and avoiding tax

Property / Opinion

The ups and downs of Australia’s super-rich

[updated]

12th Jun 26, 2:39pm

Ross Stitt

Ross Stitt sees Australia with more billionaires with even greater fortunes, despite rising unemployment, weak productivity growth and threatening inflation

Economy / News

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Economists forecast 4.1% June quarter inflation, a touch below RBNZ’s projection

16th Jun 26, 4:12pm

Mandy Te

Following May’s SPI figures, bank economists have revised their inflation projections for the June quarter and while the US-Iran deal is welcomed, it ‘doesn’t fully unwind the global oil supply shock’