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Economy / News
In the Buller hills
Economy / News
Holiday briefing: US policy disaster in Gulf slips into quagmire
1st Jun 26, 8:33am
by David Chaston
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China PMIs steady with little expansion; house prices ease in Sydney & Melbourne; Aussie super stress grows; strong El Niño developing; UST 10yr at 4.45%; gold and oil softish; NZ$1 = 59.9 USc; TWI-5 = 63.4
Economy / News
RBNZ Assistant Governor Karen Silk.
Economy / News
‘The vibe in the meeting was really good’: RBNZ Assistant Governor talks split OCR vote
31st May 26, 6:30am
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by Mandy Te
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RBNZ Assistant Governor Karen Silk says everyone on the Monetary Policy Committee is comfortable with having their votes made public and despite the split vote, there was still a lot of consensus
Banking / News
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Banking / News
The Worldclear files explained
31st May 26, 9:06am
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by Gareth Vaughan
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Inside the Worldclear files; Gareth Vaughan speaks with Alexia Russell of RNZ for The Detail podcast
Public Policy / Analysis
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Public Policy / Analysis
Budget 2026/27 - Summary of all spending plans
30th May 26, 9:45am
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by Jessica Chaston
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Budget 2026/27 - Summary of all spending plans
Public Policy / Analysis
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Public Policy / Analysis
Budget 2026/27 - Summary of tax collections
30th May 26, 9:50am
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by Jessica Chaston
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Budget 2026/27 - Summary of tax collections
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Barbara Edmonds speaks to reporters.
Economy / News
Budget reaction: Coalition touts fiscal discipline, Opposition warns of cost-of-living pain
30th May 26, 9:22am
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by Anna Whyte
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Budget reaction: Coalition touts fiscal discipline, Opposition warns of cost-of-living pain
Public Policy / Opinion
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Public Policy / Opinion
Sceptics acting in bad faith
30th May 26, 9:32am
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by Guest
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Andrew King says scientists have scrapped the worst‑case climate scenario because action is making a difference
Property / Opinion
Melbourne, Victoria
Property / Opinion
Is a reckoning finally here for Australian house prices?
30th May 26, 10:48am
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by Ross Stitt
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Ross Stitt Is watching the rollback of tax concessions in Australia and seeing more talk about potential capital flight by some investors who feel they need low taxes to make their investment case work
Rural News / Opinion
OFFSET: A question of balance
30th May 26, 3:33pm
Angus Kebbell
Auction flag
Property / News
Auction activity slow and steady in the last week of autumn
30th May 26, 6:00am
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Greg Ninness
four red lines
Public Policy / Opinion
Reading between China's red lines
30th May 26, 11:06am
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Stephen Roach
Rural News / Opinion
World has gone mad
30th May 26, 10:29am
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Allan Barber
A composite image of gridded paper overlayed with New Zealand money, a miniature couple, and miniature homes on stacks of coins.
Public Policy / News
PM wants to find more political common ground before tweaking NZ Super
29th May 26, 5:59pm
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Ella Somers
Property / News
Number of new homes being completed in Auckland increased steadily over the March quarter
29th May 26, 9:41am
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Greg Ninness
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Personal Finance / News
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If you earn over $50,000 then you’re likely part of this 90% KiwiSaver metric
26th May 26, 2:07pm
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Ella Somers
The Retirement Commission says KiwiSaver is working well for the majority of New Zealanders, but women are still facing a significant gender gap
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Finance Minister speaks on Budget Day 2026.
Budget 2026: An optimistic outlook from Treasury, money for KiwiRail, & the Super Fund
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28th May 26, 2:52pm
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Anna Whyte
Budget 2026: Snips, tweaks and an optimistic outlook from Treasury
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Reserve Bank holds OCR at 2.25%, thanks to Governor's casting vote
[updated]
27th May 26, 2:28pm
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Ella Somers
Reserve Bank holds Official Cash Rate at 2.25% as expected, but needed the Governor’s casting vote after a 3-3 split vote
Currencies / Analysis
NYSE trading floor
NZD outperforms
29th May 26, 8:04am
Jason Wong
Risk sentiment improves after reports there's a peace deal. Brent crude down. Mixed US economic data, softer on balance. US Treasury yields and USD lower; US equities lift to a fresh record high
Public Policy / Analysis
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Te wiki o te tāke: OECD suggests overhauling NZ's retirement savings system
27th May 26, 9:23am
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The New Zealand Tax Podcast - the OECD suggests a major overhaul of our retirement savings system, the latest National Climate Change Risk Assessment and the Australian Budget
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Kiwibank rolls out open banking
28th May 26, 6:00am
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Kiwibank customers can now access open banking-enabled payments and data sharing through internet banking and the bank's app
Rural News / Analysis
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New dairy season expected to feature high milk price - and higher costs
25th May 26, 9:57am
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While prices may have stayed elevated, the costs of dairy farming have too. This may crimp global supply flows. Rabobank is forecasting new season 2026/27 prices higher than the current season

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Property
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Budget 2026: Councils given funding for infrastructure if they enable more homes
28th May 26, 2:11pm
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Mandy Te
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First home buyers likely buying more than a third of homes being sold each month
27th May 26, 11:40am
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Greg Ninness
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Slight improvement in affordability for first home buyers
26th May 26, 11:30am
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Business
Surprise!
Bracket creep – helping balance the books, again
28th May 26, 2:29pm
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Government opens philanthropic option for wealthy investor immigrants
25th May 26, 10:29am
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Mandy Te
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Nature is good for business and we now have numbers to show it
19th May 26, 4:16pm
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Martien Lubberink
Banking
A composite image of an entrance to a historic bank overlayed with rolled up New Zealand money.
Finance Minister says banks shouldn’t pass on new prudential levy costs to customers
29th May 26, 8:00am
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Mandy Te
A composite image of illustrated bank notes overlayed with a hand holding a cut out of a building symbolising a bank.
Budget 2026: Government introduces new levy on banks, non-bank deposit takers, insurers and financial market infrastructure providers
28th May 26, 2:01pm
Mandy Te
Co-op Bank
The Co-operative Bank acknowledges breaches of anti-money laundering requirements
28th May 26, 11:09am
Gareth Vaughan
Insurance
A mid shot of Tower Insurance's chief executive Paul Johnston
Tower CEO: NZ needs to stop building in risky places
22nd May 26, 9:30am
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Ella Somers
A composite image of New Zealand banknotes and coins, and a person holding an umbrella.
Tower chair backs Government review into insurance affordability as half-year profit drops 40%
21st May 26, 10:57am
Ella Somers
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NHC receiving more claims for damage from landslides than any other natural hazard
14th May 26, 9:38am
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Mandy Te
Personal Finance
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If you earn over $50,000 then you’re likely part of this 90% KiwiSaver metric
26th May 26, 2:07pm
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Ella Somers
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26th May 26, 11:14am
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Westpac increases mortgage and TD rates
21st May 26, 4:15pm
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Rural
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Fonterra confident of growth despite geopolitical backdrop
28th May 26, 9:22am
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David Chaston
It's going to last longer than many assume
27th May 26, 3:28pm
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A composite image of a cow overlayed onto an image of an arrow surrounded by New Zealand coins.
New dairy season expected to feature high milk price - and higher costs
25th May 26, 9:57am
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Currencies
NYSE trading floor
NZD outperforms
29th May 26, 8:04am
Jason Wong
NZ dollar up
A notable curve flattening
28th May 26, 7:53am
Jason Wong
NZD down
RBNZ’s MPS keenly awaited
27th May 26, 7:46am
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Bonds
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NZ Govt Bond tender number 994 results
29th May 26, 2:50pm
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28th May 26, 3:49pm
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