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Personal Finance / Analysis

Personal Finance / Analysis

Fewer differences but no meaningful shift up in term deposit rates

14th Aug 26, 10:02am

We update where term deposit rates have moved to over the past two months, noting changes are lagging home loan rate rises

Economy / News

Economy / News

Almost 64,000 NZ citizens left the country long-term in the June year

14th Aug 26, 12:01pm

by Greg Ninness

Migration added 17,625 people to New Zealand's population in the year to June

Public Policy / News

National Party leader Christopher Luxon speaks at the annual National Party conference.

Public Policy / News

National's South Island plan: Restrictions on data centres, Queenstown gondola funding, clearer river gravel rules

14th Aug 26, 12:52pm

by Anna Whyte

National Party pledges new restrictions on data centres, Queenstown gondola funding, clearer river gravel rules in South Island plan

Property / News

RBNZ says housing risks 'currently contained,' leaves LVR settings unchanged after review

14th Aug 26, 10:36am

by Gareth Vaughan

Reserve Bank holds loan-to-value-ratio restrictions on banks' home lending at current settings, seeing housing risks as 'contained'

Technology / News

Technology / News

Unpacking AI: How to prepare for a cyber attack

14th Aug 26, 9:47am

by Anna Whyte

CyberCX Executive Director Dimitri Vedeneev on cyber security risk management, - 'understand if your risk models are aligned to the threat picture'

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Personal Finance / Opinion

Personal Finance / Opinion

Are future governments coming for your KiwiSaver?

14th Aug 26, 6:00am

by Guest

Joseph Darby sees an increasing risk of a mandated allocation of KiwiSaver money to NZ infrastructure or housing, in the name of fixing national problems. He traces the pattern at home and abroad, and weighs the odds

Banking / News

A composite image of an entrance to a historic bank overlayed with rolled up New Zealand money.

Banking / News

Impact of passing on prudential levy to customers would be modest - Treasury

14th Aug 26, 11:18am

by Mandy Te

Treasury estimates if financial institutions pass on prudential levy costs to customers, the cost of borrowing would increase by less than one basis point and insurance premiums would jump by less than 0.2% on average

Economy / News

Breakfast briefing: Markets & data delivers mixed messages

14th Aug 26, 7:18am

by David Chaston

US producer prices ease; bond markets warn US Administration; Japan readies another rate hike; Aussie wage rises less than inflation; Hormuz shut; UST 10yr at 4.63%; gold down; oil prices dip; NZ$1 = 58.5 USc; TWI-5 = 62.1

Insurance / News

IAG NZ's chief executive Phil Gibson. Image: Supplied.

Insurance / News

'I absolutely don't want insurance to become unaffordable,' IAG NZ CEO says

14th Aug 26, 8:30am

by Ella Somers

IAG NZ boss Phil Gibson says 'roughly a third' of customers received premium reductions during the June year

Banking / News

'The executive and myself have been held accountable'

13th Aug 26, 3:16pm

Gareth Vaughan

Public Policy / Opinion

Waters rising from beneath

13th Aug 26, 2:01pm

Guest

Banking / News

RBNZ Assistant Governor McGregor says prudential levy won't change how RBNZ operates

13th Aug 26, 4:43pm

Mandy Te

Property / News

Housing sales volumes down 10% year-on-year

13th Aug 26, 7:30am

Greg Ninness

Insurance / News

IAG NZ annual insurance profit falls despite customer growth

13th Aug 26, 11:56am

Ella Somers

Currencies / Analysis

NZ wholesale rates fall, NZD mixed

14th Aug 26, 7:51am

Jason Wong

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Public Policy / Opinion

Waters rising from beneath

13th Aug 26, 2:01pm

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

QV says 'an already subdued' housing market is 'losing what little momentum it had'

10th Aug 26, 8:45am

Greg Ninness

QV says average NZ residential property values down 1.5% over the three months to the end of July

Banking / News

'The executive and myself have been held accountable'

13th Aug 26, 3:16pm

Gareth Vaughan

ASB CEO Vittoria Shortt says she has been held accountable for an annus horribilis for the bank via a pay cut

Public Policy / News

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

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

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

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

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