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Insurance / News

IAG NZ annual insurance profit falls despite customer growth

13th Aug 26, 11:56am

IAG New Zealand's annual insurance profit drops 23%, despite 80,000 new customers and natural disaster-related costs being lower than anticipated

Property / News

Property / News

Housing sales volumes down 10% year-on-year

13th Aug 26, 7:30am

by Greg Ninness

Housing sales slumped in July while prices also edged lower, the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand says

Public Policy / Opinion

Public Policy / Opinion

Waters rising from beneath

13th Aug 26, 2:01pm

by Guest

New Zealand’s new flood maps are missing a hidden threat – the water quietly rising from below, Amandine Bosserelle & Leanne K Morgan say

Property / News

Property / News

Almost one-in-eight residential property sales in Q2 was loss making

13th Aug 26, 12:01am

by Greg Ninness

The percentage of residential properties selling at a loss has increased to 13% from less than 1% in 2022, Cotality says

Business / Opinion

Business / Opinion

China’s high-tech consumers crave simplicity

13th Aug 26, 9:51am

by Mark Tanner

Mark Tanner sees Chinese consumers seeking out 'simple happiness'. They want complexity in the background, or they want a meaningful challenge where the effort is worth it

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Economy / News

Breakfast briefing: US inflation little-changed, taking pressure off the Fed

13th Aug 26, 7:21am

by David Chaston

US inflation high but unchanged; US budget deficit leaps; Canadian building permits strong; Japanese machine tool orders strong with sentiment; UST 10yr at 4.68%; gold up; oil prices hold; NZ$1 = 58.6 USc; TWI-5 = 62.2

Investing / News

Investing / News

Daily NZX update, Thursday, August 13, 2026

13th Aug 26, 3:00pm

by Luron Iosefa

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; NZX50 rises +0.6% as Mainfreight, Sky TV, Air NZ and a2 Milk advance while Tourism Holdings, Hallensteins, Kathmandu and Vital Healthcare Property retreat

Public Policy / Analysis

Public Policy / Analysis

Luxon’s leadership: What on earth just happened and what happens next?

12th Aug 26, 7:05pm

by Anna Whyte

Anna Whyte looks at Christopher Luxon's second National Party leadership confidence vote, his brutal ministerial sacking and what a new political poll means

Public Policy / News

Former Prime Minister John Key speaks at the 2026 Financial Services Council conference.

Public Policy / News

‘The economy really is going to be the big thing that's going to be fought out’: John Key on 2026 election

13th Aug 26, 6:48am

by Mandy Te

Former Prime Minister John Key talks NZ’s financial services, the country’s future, Donald Trump, and how the economy is going to be the big election issue

Banking / News

RBNZ hasn't separated prudential regulation costs from other costs before

13th Aug 26, 10:03am

Gareth Vaughan

Public Policy / News

Luxon strips Chris Penk of ministerial portfolios, Penk announces election retirement

[updated]

12th Aug 26, 5:01pm

Anna Whyte

Economy / News

Job ads slide for the fourth month in a row

12th Aug 26, 4:31pm

Ella Somers

Bonds / News

NZ Govt Bond tender number 1004 results

13th Aug 26, 2:50pm

Suhaimi Mohamad

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon addresses media after a second confidence vote.

Public Policy / News

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon survives another National Party confidence vote

[updated]

12th Aug 26, 9:32am

Anna Whyte

Banking / News

ASB annual profit drops 4% as expenses and loan impairments rise

[updated]

12th Aug 26, 11:22am

Gareth Vaughan

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10th Aug 26, 8:45am

Greg Ninness

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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon survives another National Party confidence vote

[updated]

12th Aug 26, 9:32am

Anna Whyte

Christopher Luxon remains Prime Minister and National Party leader after surviving another caucus vote

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Why immigration has lost social licence

7th Aug 26, 5:00am

Natalia Albert

Winston Peters is racist, but he is also highlighting an actual real social and political issue we all need to grapple with: Immigration and the problems it creates

Economy / News

Weekend briefing: US takes defeats in Hormuz and in their jobs market

8th Aug 26, 8:40am

David Chaston

US jobs market goes soft, inflation expectations stay high; Canada jobs market strong; China & Taiwan exports surge; China gold holdings jump; UST 10yr at 4.64%; gold jumps; oil prices rise; NZ$1 = 58.9 USc; TWI-5 = 62.5

Public Policy / News

Luxon strips Chris Penk of ministerial portfolios, Penk announces election retirement

[updated]

12th Aug 26, 5:01pm

Anna Whyte

PM and National leader Christopher Luxon punishes Chris Penk, saying he 'launched a leadership challenge', removes portfolios

Economy / News

What happened Monday

10th Aug 26, 3:59pm

David Chaston

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; Kiwibank changes key rates, QV downbeat, commercial lease activity weak, Contact profit jumps, Aussie bank shares dive, swaps hold, NZX holds, NZD dips, & more