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Economy / News

Weekend briefing: Some eye-catching shifts to end the week

6th Jun 26, 8:46am

US jobs rise more than expected; Wall Street reverses; Canada job gains impress; EU gets an Ireland shock; India expands fast; UST 10yr at 4.54%; gold dives and oil dips; NZ$1 = 58 USc; TWI-5 = 61.7; bitcoin lower again

Personal Finance / News

Personal Finance / News

New mortgage lending dipped in April

6th Jun 26, 9:23am

by Ella Somers

Latest Reserve Bank figures show new mortgage lending dropped 6% to $14.2 billion in April from March, but rose 16% from $12.3 billion in April 2025

Property / News

Property / News

Chilly start to winter in the auction rooms

6th Jun 26, 6:00am

by Greg Ninness

Fewer properties on offer, fewer selling under the hammer and prices easing - a chilly first week of winter at the latest auctions

Public Policy / Opinion

Public Policy / Opinion

Three reasons why Pauline Hanson’s ambitions to be Aussie PM are unlikely to be achieved

6th Jun 26, 9:29am

by Guest

Pandanus Petter looks at what it would take for Pauline Hanson to become Australia's prime minister

Rural News / Analysis

Rural News / Analysis

Beef prices expected to remain strong as global production contracts

6th Jun 26, 1:42pm

by David Chaston

Protein demand is very strong globally across a number of key demographic groups. Beef demand is benefiting as supply constraints spread putting New Zealand in a positive position. But affordability risks could cap the upside

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Technology / Opinion

Technology / Opinion

Democracy vs. data centers

6th Jun 26, 3:06pm

by Guest

Angela Huyue Zhang says public opposition may be the best defense against an AI infrastructure bubble in the making

Economy / News

Finance Minister Nicola Willis and Associate Energy Minister Shane Jones

Economy / News

The $450 million fuel fund labelled by Labour as a 'slush fund'

5th Jun 26, 4:00pm

by Anna Whyte

Crisis tipping point: The $450 million fuel reserve labelled by Labour as a 'slush fund'

Banking / Opinion

Banking / Opinion

Are bank home loan rate hikes necessary?

5th Jun 26, 11:13am

by David Chaston

We look at the 2026 shifts in fixed home loan rates - all rises - and assess whether the cost drivers justify these increases

Technology / Opinion

Google just changed the job of search optimisation

6th Jun 26, 10:26am

by Guest

Richard Conway wants businesses to ask: when AI does more of the searching, comparing and acting, are we the brand it can understand, trust and use?

Technology / Opinion

Why AI is only half the equation to scaling business autonomy

6th Jun 26, 9:51am

Guest

Property / News

Building industry caught between rising costs and lower volumes of work

5th Jun 26, 10:48am

Greg Ninness

Rural News / Analysis

Rural snapshot: Insights into farmers’ lives

5th Jun 26, 11:45am

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Simplicity chief economist Shamubeel Eaqub speaks at the Insurance Council of New Zealand conference in Auckland.

Insurance / News

Money not spent on fixing insurance now will store up costs for future generations, economist says

5th Jun 26, 12:12pm

Mandy Te

Labour leader Chris Hipkins speaks at the Insurance Council of New Zealand's conference in Auckland.

Insurance / News

Coordinated response to managed retreat needed, Labour's Chris Hipkins says

5th Jun 26, 7:00am

Mandy Te

Finance Minister Nicola Willis speaks at the Insurance Council of New Zealand conference in Auckland.

Insurance / News

Finance Minister says replacing FENZ levy with ‘Community Protection Levy’ not necessary

4th Jun 26, 1:20pm

Mandy Te

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US rules NZ exports are based on forced-labour

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4th Jun 26, 9:23am

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American officials twist their laws to find another way to impose tariffs after dodgy 'investigation'

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ANZ increases all fixed mortgage and two selected TD rates

3rd Jun 26, 6:17pm

David Chaston

Our largest bank increases all its fixed mortgage rates to levels equal to or above its main rivals. At the same time it has raised two term deposit rates but left all others unchanged

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2nd Jun 26, 9:21am

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Cost increases due to Middle East crisis should not be used by supermarkets 'as an opportunity to widen margins' - Commerce Commission

2nd Jun 26, 2:12pm

Mandy Te

Grocery Commissioner Pierre van Heerden says 'reforms need more time to bed in to see significant improvements in the market'

Property / Analysis

Residential investment property continues to offer comparatively poor returns in the absence of capital gains

3rd Jun 26, 8:15am

Greg Ninness

Currently low rental yields suggest negative cash flows could be a possibility for mortgaged investors

Economy / News

Breakfast briefing: World getting tired of amateur hour

5th Jun 26, 7:21am

David Chaston

No Middle East resolution despite market hopes; US data mixed; EU retail soft; freight rates surge; amateur AI legal claims clog courts; UST 10yr at 4.47%; gold up and oil falls; NZ$1 = 58.8 USc; TWI-5 = 62.3,; bitcoin lower

Economy / News

What happened Thursday

4th Jun 26, 3:59pm

David Chaston

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; some significant retail rate changes, better economic activity data but not for housing, NZGB tender draws high demand, swaps soft, NZD very soft, & more