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January's housing market figures suggest the buyer's market is continuing into 2026
18th Feb 26, 8:00am
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Housing sales dropouts and the market overhang of unsold properties both at a decade high for the month of January
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Another bank joins the Kāinga Ora low deposit First Home Loan scheme
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ASB now offers the Kāinga Ora low deposit First Home Loan, boosted with a cashback. But borrowers face a hefty Lenders Mortgage Insurance
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Fletcher Building reports another half-year loss in 'another demanding period'
18th Feb 26, 9:59am
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by David Hargreaves
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Fletcher Building made an after-tax loss of $11 million for the first half of the 2026 financial year; no update given on the pending sale of the company's residential business
Insurance / News
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Insurance / News
Climate adaptation and insurance ‘need to work in concert’, Consumer NZ says
18th Feb 26, 11:34am
by Mandy Te
Consumer NZ says it expects insurance retreat to impact more areas around New Zealand because of increased flooding, landslides and sea surges
Economy / News
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Breakfast briefing: Dairy prices up again, now +20% from start of the year
18th Feb 26, 7:22am
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by David Chaston
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Dairy prices rise again; US data net positive; Fed speakers have varying outlooks; Canadian inflation easing; Japan debt servicing problem; RBA worries about inflation; UST 10yr at 4.05%; gold falls and oil lower; NZ$1 = 60.3 USc; TWI-5 = 63.8
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Housing market made a subdued start to 2026, Cotality says
18th Feb 26, 12:01am
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by Greg Ninness
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Housing market started the year in 'subdued fashion' as rental market undergoes a 'reset', says Cotality
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Why ​measuring and reporting the dew point should become the norm
18th Feb 26, 9:28am
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by Guest
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What northern New Zealand’s wet and sticky summer reveals about our warming atmosphere
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Infrastructure plan pushes user‑pays and a rethink of roads
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17th Feb 26, 1:32pm
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by Anna Whyte
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Infrastructure plan pushes for user‑pays shift and tough calls on roads
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More indigestion for RBNZ as businesses' expectations of future inflation rise
17th Feb 26, 3:34pm
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David Hargreaves
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Highest monthly rise in food prices in four years
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17th Feb 26, 11:27am
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David Hargreaves
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Superannuation: Changing the retirement age won’t fix the problem - panel
17th Feb 26, 12:28pm
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Mandy Te
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Cash in circulation has been rising. Why?
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IRD hasn’t changed the law, it’s changed how long it waits
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Commodity currencies hold
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