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Property / News

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Property / News

Auckland intensification plan: Govt cuts housing capacity requirement from 2m to 1.6m

[updated]

19th Feb 26, 12:15pm

Auckland housing intensification plan: Government ‘softens’ housing capacity requirement from 2 million to 1.6 million, Housing Minister Chris Bishop to investigate ‘planning provisions that are holding back city centre’

Public Policy / Opinion

Public Policy / Opinion

Does NZ need an anti-corruption agency?

19th Feb 26, 9:57am

by Guest

New Zealand is slowly slipping on the global corruption index. Is it time for an anti-corruption agency?

Economy / News

Reserve Bank Governor Anna Breman speaks to reporters at the February Monetary Policy Statement media conference.

Economy / News

RBNZ not planning OCR hikes until it sees more inflation & stronger economy, sees flat house prices

18th Feb 26, 7:23pm

by Mandy Te

Governor Anna Breman says Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Committee isn’t planning on hiking the Official Cash Rate ‘until we see more inflationary pressures and a stronger economy’

Investing / Opinion

Investing / Opinion

Five US policy shifts could reshape financial markets

19th Feb 26, 12:31pm

by Guest

Dambisa Moyo considers the implications of Trump's American reform agenda for capital flows and business decision-making

Economy / News

Breakfast briefing: Aussie wages fail to keep up with inflation

19th Feb 26, 7:18am

by David Chaston

US second tier data positive; call to punish economists for tariff research; Japanese manufacturers bullish, Aussie leading index eases, wages fall in real terms; UST 10yr at 4.08%; gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 59.9 USc; TWI-5 = 63.4

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Banking / News

Banking / News

Select Committee gets feedback following its banking inquiry

19th Feb 26, 9:36am

by Gareth Vaughan

ComCom's GetVerified concerns, Kiwibank's $20.7b, ASB's $30m, NBDTs like DCS, Dosh considers future, ANZ's AML concerns

Banking / Opinion

Banking / Opinion

India's game-changing digital money model

19th Feb 26, 10:41am

by Guest

Rishi Suri explains how India achieved broad financial inclusion through its free public payments system

Insurance / News

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Insurance / News

'Climate change crusader' & departing Tower chairman Michael Stiassny cuts loose at annual meeting

18th Feb 26, 1:40pm

by Mandy Te

Outgoing Tower chairman Michael Stiassny says NZ has had ‘multiple wake up calls’ and while some progress has been made to address the impacts of extreme weather events, ‘it has been haphazard, inadequate and painfully slow'

Economy / News

A composite image of the Reserve Bank overlayed with an image of Reserve Bank Governor Anna Breman and percentage icons.

Economy / News

Dovish RBNZ holds OCR and says 'monetary policy is likely to remain accommodative for some time'

[updated]

18th Feb 26, 2:18pm

by David Hargreaves

Reserve Bank holds the Official Cash Rate at 2.25% and is not forecasting a rise until either late this year or early next

Property / News

January's housing market figures suggest the buyer's market is continuing into 2026

18th Feb 26, 8:00am

Greg Ninness

Personal Finance / News

Another bank joins the Kāinga Ora low deposit First Home Loan scheme

[updated]

18th Feb 26, 9:08am

David Chaston

Public Policy / Opinion

Why measuring and reporting the dew point should become the norm

18th Feb 26, 9:28am

Guest

Currencies / Analysis

NZD and swaps fall after no-change OCR review

19th Feb 26, 7:24am

Jason Wong

Business / News

Fletcher Building reports another half-year loss in 'another demanding period'

18th Feb 26, 9:59am

David Hargreaves

Public Policy / News

Infrastructure plan pushes user‑pays and a rethink of roads

[updated]

17th Feb 26, 1:32pm

Anna Whyte

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New Zealand receives 573 'golden' visa applications

13th Feb 26, 5:47pm

Mandy Te

NZ receives over 500 Active Investor Plus visa applications, tweak to Overseas Investment Act rules allows 'golden' visa holders to buy or build a residential property worth at least $5m from March 6

Personal Finance / Analysis

IRD hasn’t changed the law, it’s changed how long it waits

17th Feb 26, 4:19pm

Guest

Dave Ananth reports that as the IRD systems prioritise tax debt enforcement, even reasonable proposals to them to sort out an issue become harder to get accepted. You must have a credible plan to avoid compounding costs

Public Policy / News

Cash in circulation has been rising. Why?

17th Feb 26, 5:00am

Gareth Vaughan

Would New Zealand becoming a cashless society help combat 'the number one threat to national security?'

Economy / Analysis

The return of the OCR review

15th Feb 26, 6:30am

David Hargreaves

The Reserve Bank's first Official Cash Rate review for the year won't see any changes to interest rates - but there will be plenty of other things to watch out for

Economy / News

Dovish RBNZ holds OCR and says 'monetary policy is likely to remain accommodative for some time'

[updated]

18th Feb 26, 2:18pm

David Hargreaves

Reserve Bank holds the Official Cash Rate at 2.25% and is not forecasting a rise until either late this year or early next

Public Policy / News

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Superannuation: Changing the retirement age won’t fix the problem - panel

17th Feb 26, 12:28pm

Mandy Te

Changing the NZ Super age won’t fix the country's retirement system problems on its own, panel says at New Zealand Economics Forum, as Labour leader raises concern about ‘arbitrary raise’ in retirement age

Economy / News