Westpac economists see 'a better than even chance' that the RBNZ Governor will in her upcoming speech give a preliminary assessment of how the Middle East shock is impacting the RBNZ's assessment of the monetary policy outlook

House prices at the bottom of the market and mortgage interest rates combined in a double whammy for first home buyers in February

'Clearly, there's been a material change in the situation' - Fuel crisis prompts review of transport plan and future excise increase

Apart from the post-pandemic 'normalisation', we seem to be starting an upward phase for fixed home loan rates, one we haven't seen since late 2016