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Economy / News

Electricity Authority to set new rules for power gentailers where ‘they cannot favour their own retail arms on price or non-price terms’

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26th May 26, 10:25am

by Mandy Te

Gentailer crackdown: Electricity Authority moves to level the playing field in the electricity market between the so-called gentailers and other retail competitors

Economy / News

Breakfast briefing: Markets bet on a resolution

26th May 26, 7:19am

by David Chaston

Claims & counterclaims in US-Iran talks but no deal; markets act as though one will emerge; Singapore data strong; China FDI stabilises; yuan financing rises; UST 10yr at 4.47%; gold rises; oil drops; NZ$1 = 58.7 USc; TWI-5 = 62.1

Economy / News

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Economy / News

Government announces loan scheme to help businesses transition away from gas

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25th May 26, 3:05pm

by Mandy Te

Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme being established to help businesses move away from gas dependency, Finance Minister says the scheme to make up to $1.2 billion of bank loans available

Economy / News

Economy / News

Who's hit: The wider consequences of the Strait of Hormuz closure on NZ

25th May 26, 5:57pm

by Anna Whyte

Fuel to Food: Wider consequences of the Strait of Hormuz closure on NZ include fertiliser and plastics

Property / News

Property / News

High level of rental housing activity in March quarter but rents remained flat overall

25th May 26, 11:31am

by Greg Ninness

National median rent unchanged at $600 a week for the last two years, but rental activity was up strongly in the March quarter

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Currencies / Analysis

Offshore action dominates NZD & local rates

26th May 26, 7:56am

by Stuart Ritson

Buoyant investor risk appetite on hopes a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz may be close. Global equities make solid gains pushing the MSCI world index to an all time high. Brent crude falls contributing to lower bond yields

Banking / Opinion

Banking / Opinion

'The regulatory gap should be closed'

26th May 26, 9:32am

by Guest

MinterEllisonRuddWatts' lawyers look at MBIE's consultation on payments regulation, asking whether it's time to regulate payment services in New Zealand

Business / News

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Business / News

Government opens philanthropic option for wealthy investor immigrants

25th May 26, 10:29am

by Mandy Te

Immigration Minister Erica Stanford says investor immigrants will be able to make philanthropic gifts comprising up to $1m of their minimum $5m investment in NZ

Public Policy / Opinion

Public Policy / Opinion

Budget 2026 faces a gloomy outlook

25th May 26, 10:19am

by Brian Easton

New Zealand's economic ‘recovery’ is delayed by up to two years, says Brian Easton

Economy / News

RBNZ tipped to hold off increasing the OCR at Wednesday's review

24th May 26, 6:00am

Ella Somers

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Rural News / Analysis

New dairy season expected to feature high milk price - and higher costs

25th May 26, 9:57am

Guest

Economy / News

What happened Monday

25th May 26, 3:59pm

David Chaston

Rural News / Analysis

What might we have in front of us for the next 20 years

24th May 26, 12:32pm

Guest

Public Policy / Opinion

Counting on 'you'

25th May 26, 9:24am

Chris Trotter

Economy / Opinion

Time to exercise your brain-cells

25th May 26, 8:05am

David Chaston

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Personal Finance / Analysis

Westpac increases mortgage and TD rates

21st May 26, 4:15pm

David Chaston

Westpac stays competitive for its two year fixed mortgage rate, but increases for other fixed terms lessen that advantage unless you look at four and five year fixed rates

Personal Finance / Analysis

A term deposit rate update as BNZ lifts rates

19th May 26, 11:12am

David Chaston

Although term deposit rate changes have lagged wholesale and mortgage rate rises, there's been a steady stream of them, shifting where you can find the highest rates

Rural News / Analysis

What might we have in front of us for the next 20 years

24th May 26, 12:32pm

Guest

Legendary Canterbury farm accountant and adviser Pita Alexander offers his take on what lies ahead in the next two decades and how we should assess the risks and opportunities

Public Policy / Opinion

Dear Nicola: Where’s my $5,000?

22nd May 26, 5:00am

Natalia Albert

Households didn’t get $5,000, but defence, landlords and business did. Natalia Albert looks at the past two budgets, and where the money actually went

Property / News

ANZ NZ economists say mortgage borrowers face a quandary over how long to fix for

20th May 26, 3:17pm

Greg Ninness

ANZ NZ says short term mortgage rates are cheaper but the certainty provided by longer term rates has value in the current economic climate because 'things could change quickly'

Economy / News

RBNZ tipped to hold off increasing the OCR at Wednesday's review

24th May 26, 6:00am

Ella Somers

Bank economists expect the RBNZ to keep the Official Cash Rate on hold on Wednesday as inflation uncertainty clouds the timing of future hikes

Economy / News