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Economy / News
What happened today
by David Chaston
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; NBS launches good TD rate, consumer sentiment holds lowish, car sales strong, Tatua holds its high payout, bond market ponders, swaps dip, NZX falls, NZD eases, & more
Insurance / News
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Insurance / News
Checking natural hazard risk for house buyers should be 'as routine as researching the school zone,' insurer Suncorp NZ says
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by Mandy Te
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Insurer Suncorp NZ says it wants checking natural hazard risk to be ‘as routine as researching the school zone’ for house buyers but cautions having good data won't automatically lead to better decision-making
Technology / News
Technology / News
The rest of the world has 'a far more engaged and proactive approach to AI'
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by Anna Whyte
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Labour's plan for data centres and what its spokesperson Reuben Davidson thinks about overseas panic about AI's threat to humanity
Banking / News
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Banking / News
Kiwibank's future: Willis promises to find capital for Kiwibank in the medium term
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by Anna Whyte
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'They see the dividends' - National's Nicola Willis wants to find capital for Kiwibank, but promises it will stay in 'Kiwi hands'
Public Policy / Opinion
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Public Policy / Opinion
Lead your own reform, or we'll do it for you. Or actually, never mind
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by Natalia Albert
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The Government's council shake-up is on pause until after the election. Who knew institutions were so institutional?
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Economy / News
ANZ NZ says NZ’s economy a 'mixed bag'
by Ella Somers
ANZ-Roy Morgan survey shows consumer confidence 'trudging along' while two-year inflation expectations at lowest level in 19 months
Public Policy / Analysis
The Press Kingmakers' Debate - Stuff
Public Policy / Analysis
From sunbeds to SMEs: Whiplash from the Press Kingmakers' debate
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by Anna Whyte
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'Most definitely not': Peters rejects Seymour's minimum wage freeze in Kingmakers' debate
Investing / News
NZX building ticker
Investing / News
Daily NZX update, Friday, October 2, 2026
by Luron Iosefa
Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; NZX 50 falls -1.0% to end the trading week lower as Napier Port, Channel Infrastructure, Tower and Stride gain while EBOS, Port of Tauranga, Summerset and Fletcher decline
Public Policy / News
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Public Policy / News
National puts forward nine-point plan to ‘tackle costs pushing up power bills’
[updated]
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by Mandy Te
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National announces plan that aims to ‘tackle costs pushing up power bills and build a more secure future for New Zealand’
Xi and Trump in Washington DC
Public Policy / Opinion
Trump's vanity summit with Xi
Stephen Roach
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Economy / News
Breakfast briefing: New orders power global factories
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David Chaston
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Bonds / Opinion
America's looming debt problem
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Guest
Banking / Opinion
Is TSB bank in serious Section 95 trouble? It does not look so
Martien Lubberink
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Property / News
Large build up of unsold housing stock on the market for start of the spring/summer season
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Greg Ninness
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Economy / News
RBNZ will need to raise OCR by more than it assumed - Westpac economist
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Mandy Te
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ANZ lowers some fixed home loan rates
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David Chaston
The spring real estate selling season is here and our largest home loan lender is cutting two key fixed rates. We explain why and the context in a time of rising wholesale rates
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Exports and population will define New Zealand’s future
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Keith Woodford
Keith Woodford says exports and population will interact to determine New Zealand’s future in a resource-constrained environment distant from world markets. There are no easy answers
Economy / News
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RBNZ will need to raise OCR by more than it assumed - Westpac economist
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Mandy Te
The Reserve Bank will need to raise OCR by more than it assumed, Westpac senior economist Satish Ranchhod says, due to 'ongoing sizable increases' in administered prices
Rural News / Opinion
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John Bostock vs Zespri, and the limits of a protected market
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Guest
Peter Drennan wonders whether protecting the value of the single-desk export system has begun to hold back the next round of innovation in horticulture
Currencies / Opinion
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The RBNZ’s 'own goal' with NZ dollar depreciation
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Roger J Kerr
Roger J Kerr says the global bond market mayhem has implications locally for us, and the RBNZ ignores exchange rate depreciation at their peril. Meanwhile, the RBA is set to hike interest rates again
Public Policy / News
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Gap between NZ & Aussie benchmark interest rates set to widen
[updated]
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Gareth Vaughan
What's behind the big gap between New Zealand's OCR and Australia's cash rate?
Public Policy / News
Opportunity Party leader Qiulae Wong.
Opportunity announces its 'non-negotiable' bottom lines
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Ella Somers
Opportunity announces five non-negotiable policy conditions the party plans to stand by if it makes it into Parliament in November's general election

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Property
Residential building consents showing strong growth
Greg Ninness
Suburban houses
NZ's median dwelling value has fallen for six consecutive months
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Greg Ninness
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Higher interest rates, housing supply growth and lower migration causing weaker house price outlook - what it means for Labour's CGT
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Anna Whyte
Business
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NZ’s 'bumpy' economic recovery continues, ANZ says
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Ella Somers
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'We need an independent watchdog with teeth'
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Ella Somers
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ACT pledges ‘one-stop consenting shop’ for new supermarket entrants
Mandy Te
Banking
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ANZ NZ executive reappointed to old job
Gareth Vaughan
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Heartland shareholders back TSB takeover
[updated]
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Ella Somers
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Will Heartland shareholders back the $620m TSB-Heartland deal?
[updated]
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Ella Somers
Insurance
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Health insurance disputes overtake house, motor vehicle insurance - jumping 91%: IFSO Scheme
[updated]
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Mandy Te
A fire truck parked outside of a building in Wellington.
National eyes structural reform of FENZ while Labour promises independent review including of funding
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Mandy Te
A composite image of New Zealand banknotes and coins, and a person holding an umbrella.
Tower increases reinsurance cover to $970 million for 2027
Ella Somers
Personal Finance
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Labour targets hidden fees in latest election policy
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Mandy Te
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Financial hardship up 40% over three years
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Gareth Vaughan
A composite image of NZ money overlayed with a piggy bank, miniature people, a stack of coins and miniature homes and a key with a house key chain.
Early KiwiSaver withdrawals reach $2.8b in June year, with financial hardship behind over $538m
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Mandy Te
Rural
kiwifruit
John Bostock vs Zespri, and the limits of a protected market
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Guest
Image generated by AI
Exports and population will define New Zealand’s future
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Keith Woodford
Deer grazing
Deer still earns its place in the farming mix
Angus Kebbell
Currencies
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NZ dollar at 2026 low
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Stuart Ritson
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Currencies more stable than bonds
Stuart Ritson
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Markets trading cautiously
Jason Wong
Bonds
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NZ Govt Bond tender number 1011 results
Suhaimi Mohamad
RBA
The risk of the RBA going too far is growing
Guest
Debt reckoning
Net core Crown debt to peak at 43.9% of GDP in 2027/28, down from forecasted 46%
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Anna Whyte
Investing
NZX building ticker
Daily NZX update, Thursday, October 1, 2026
Luron Iosefa
NZX building ticker
Daily NZX update, Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Luron Iosefa
NZX building ticker
Daily NZX update, Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Luron Iosefa
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