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Public Policy / News
Labour leader Chris Hipkins speaks at Labour's congress.
Public Policy / News
Labour leader Chris Hipkins says Kiwi dream 'won’t be reserved for a few, it will be delivered for everyone'
[updated]
28th Jun 26, 3:19pm
by Mandy Te
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The choice at this year's election is 'between building our future here - or watching it built somewhere else,' Labour's Chris Hipkins says
Public Policy / News
Deputy Prime Minister and ACT leader David Seymour.
Public Policy / News
Seymour outlines ACT Party plans to make government smaller
28th Jun 26, 2:45pm
by Mandy Te
ACT Party leader David Seymour shares details of plan to make government smaller
Property / News
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Property / News
ANZ economists forecast 3 OCR increases and 2% fall in house prices this year
28th Jun 26, 6:00am
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by Greg Ninness
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ANZ economists still expect the Reserve Bank to raise the OCR three times year in spite of recent falls in oil prices
Public Policy / News
Nicole McKee, who is part of the ACT Party, is the Minister for Courts and the Associate Minister of Justice. Image source: Supplied
Public Policy / News
ACT Party unveils new deputy leader
28th Jun 26, 2:30pm
by Mandy Te
Nicole McKee named as the ACT Party’s new deputy leader replacing Brooke van Velden
Technology / Opinion
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Technology / Opinion
Who gains in an AI-supercharged economy?
28th Jun 26, 10:32am
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by Guest
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Joseph Davis expects AI technology to resemble electricity, benefiting the users more than the providers
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Economy / News
Labour's finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds speaks at the party's annual congress.
Economy / News
Election will ‘define this country for years to come,' Labour’s Barbara Edmonds says
27th Jun 26, 6:44pm
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by Mandy Te
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Labour finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds pledges to make sure that ‘once again, in this country, hard work gets you ahead’
Public Policy / Opinion
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Public Policy / Opinion
Trust in Parliament is a valuable currency, and right now, the ledger is looking shaky
27th Jun 26, 9:10am
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by Anna Whyte
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Trust, coalitions, and long memories: In Parliament, broken trust has consequences, Anna Whyte says
Economy / News
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Economy / News
ASB drops July OCR hike call
26th Jun 26, 11:52am
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by Ella Somers
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ASB changes tack on the Reserve Bank's Official Cash Rate outlook, now expects July OCR pause as US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding cools oil prices
Currencies / Opinion
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Currencies / Opinion
Crowning a healthy populism
28th Jun 26, 10:52am
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by Guest
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Harold James sees promise in Eastern and Central Europeans' resistance to foreign encroachments in their national politics
Edith Cavell bridge over the Shotover River, Otago
Economy / News
Weekend briefing: Grifting the new normal
27th Jun 26, 8:25am
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David Chaston
gold
Investing / Opinion
What’s behind central banks' increased desire to hold gold?
27th Jun 26, 9:00am
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Guest
Auction
Property / News
Residential auctions quiet as the market settles into winter mode
27th Jun 26, 6:00am
5
Greg Ninness
Winston Peters
Business / News
Coalition partners tee off over India FTA immigration settings
26th Jun 26, 12:34pm
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Mandy Te
shopper in China
Public Policy / Opinion
China's failed rebalancing
27th Jun 26, 9:30am
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Stephen Roach
high country cattle
Rural News / Opinion
The heartbeat still matters
27th Jun 26, 9:20am
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Angus Kebbell
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Personal Finance / Analysis
ANZ backs down
23rd Jun 26, 5:19pm
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David Chaston
Our largest mortgage lender reverses its early June home loan rate hikes - and cuts a wider range of term deposit rates at the same time
Rural News / Opinion
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Synlait faces a challenging and confusing future
22nd Jun 26, 1:37pm
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Keith Woodford
Synlait is in critical financial trouble with big consequences of past strategic and operational disasters, says Keith Woodford
Personal Finance / Analysis
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BNZ moves mortgage rates; some up, some down
24th Jun 26, 8:22am
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More banks jockey for position on home loan rate levels, with BNZ now shifting rates both ways; up for shorter fixed terms, down for longer fixed terms
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Making sense of the term deposit rates on offer
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ASB drops July OCR hike call
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Ella Somers
ASB changes tack on the Reserve Bank's Official Cash Rate outlook, now expects July OCR pause as US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding cools oil prices
Property / Analysis
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Housing remains unaffordable for typical first home buyers in Auckland, Tauranga, Kapiti and Queenstown
22nd Jun 26, 1:47pm
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Greg Ninness
Prospective first home buyers in Auckland, Tauranga and Kapiti are caught between not being able to scrape together a 20% deposit and being unable to afford the repayments on a low equity loan
Public Policy / News
A man walks past the Reserve Bank on Wellington's The Terrace
RBNZ could face ‘de-anchored’ inflation if it doesn’t hike the OCR in July, UBS says
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25th Jun 26, 11:45am
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Ella Somers
Following a split Official Cash Rate vote in May, UBS anticipates a more allied voting stance in the Reserve Bank’s July Monetary Policy Review. Westpac sees 2 hikes this year

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Property
Mortgage debt of $1.68 billion approved for first home buyers in May
26th Jun 26, 9:29am
Greg Ninness
A composite image of New Zealand money overlayed with three model houses.
Labour puts forward plan to reduce costs for community housing providers, proposes Crown guarantee
24th Jun 26, 1:11pm
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Mandy Te
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The amount of building alteration work being undertaken may be in a slow but steady decline
24th Jun 26, 11:19am
Greg Ninness
Business
A composite image of red wallets against a light blue background overlayed with a black and white piggy bank that has coins coming out from the bottom.
Luxon says National's KiwiSaver policy for the self-employed is 'fair and reasonable'
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23rd Jun 26, 1:01pm
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Mandy Te
A composite image of a blue tiled background overlayed with a tilted piggy bank that is open and placed on top of some coins.
National eyes consultation with employers & employees about KiwiSaver & total remuneration packages
22nd Jun 26, 6:28pm
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Mandy Te
GST birthday
Te wiki o te tāke - Addressing some rough edges in middle-age
22nd Jun 26, 9:34am
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Banking
A composite image of illustrated bank notes overlayed with a hand holding a cut out of a building symbolising a bank.
Why depositors could foot the bill for the Green Party's proposed bank levy
25th Jun 26, 10:00am
Ella Somers
An image of a Revolut Business card against a city backdrop
Revolut Business launches in NZ
23rd Jun 26, 5:00am
Ella Somers
Sydney
'Australia no longer able to bank on the positive wealth effect from financialisation of the abode'
19th Jun 26, 9:27am
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Gareth Vaughan
Insurance
A composite image of Wellington overlayed with dollar signs, an insurance policy and a stethoscope.
Health and life insurers to be excluded from mandatory climate reporting requirements
18th Jun 26, 1:26pm
Mandy Te
A composite image of grid paper overlayed with a toy fire truck, dollar signs and a hand holding New Zealand bank notes.
ICNZ says insurers have long questioned whether levy most appropriate way to fund FENZ
18th Jun 26, 5:00am
Mandy Te
A fire truck parked outside of a building in Wellington.
Government to look at alternative ways of funding FENZ rather than the insurance levy system
17th Jun 26, 10:38am
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Mandy Te
Personal Finance
National Party leader Christopher Luxon and deputy leader Nicola Willis speak to media.
National yet to work through detail of how KiwiSaver policies would apply to workers with side hustles
25th Jun 26, 9:05am
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Mandy Te
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Making sense of the term deposit rates on offer
24th Jun 26, 2:05pm
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BNZ sign
BNZ moves mortgage rates; some up, some down
24th Jun 26, 8:22am
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Rural
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June log market report
25th Jun 26, 10:37am
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Greenlea Meats
Real excitement to interrupt the midwinter lull
24th Jun 26, 2:53pm
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Allan Barber
Synlait Milk, Dunsandel, Canterbury
Synlait faces a challenging and confusing future
22nd Jun 26, 1:37pm
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Keith Woodford
Currencies
NYSE trading floor
USD breaks positive streak and is broadly lower
26th Jun 26, 7:47am
Jason Wong
NZD down
ZD and AUD underperform again
25th Jun 26, 7:41am
Jason Wong
USD rising
USD powers on up to highest level in over a year; NZD and AUD looking very sick
24th Jun 26, 7:44am
Jason Wong
Bonds
NZ Treasury building
NZ Govt Bond tender number 998 results
25th Jun 26, 2:40pm
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NZ Treasury building
NZ Govt Bond tender number 997 results
18th Jun 26, 2:40pm
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