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Technology / News

Unpacking AI: Inside Malaysia's plan to build an AI-ready workforce

16th Jul 26, 6:00am

by Anna Whyte

Unpacking AI: Inside Malaysia's plan to build an AI-ready workforce from kindergarten to the boardroom

Economy / News

What happened Wednesday

[updated]

15th Jul 26, 3:59pm

by David Chaston

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; June retail sales very soft, housing activity slow, construction costs rise, dairy prices fall, China data timid, swaps dip, NZX soft, NZD firm, & more

Rural News / News

H5 bird flu confirmed in New Zealand

15th Jul 26, 4:31pm

by admin

Dead seabird on Petone Beach confirmed as having H5 bird flu

Public Policy / News

A composite image of brown flood water overlayed with a house.

Public Policy / News

Govt to force councils to prepare high-risk communities for climate risks

15th Jul 26, 4:43pm

by Mandy Te

Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says ‘councils will be required by law to plan how high-risk communities will prepare for the impacts of climate change’ as Bill is introduced to Parliament

Personal Finance / Analysis

Personal Finance / Analysis

Rate pressure builds

15th Jul 26, 11:09am

by David Chaston

Following the RBNZ's rate hike and bank pass-throughs to floating rates, attention now turns to pressures on home loan fixed rates where pressures are building too

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Property / News

REINZ figures show national house prices and sales numbers both declined in June

15th Jul 26, 9:00am

by Greg Ninness

House prices down, sales numbers down as housing market contracts in June - REINZ

Business / News

Business / News

Electronic card spending slumped in June

15th Jul 26, 12:42pm

by Ella Somers

Electronic card spending took a dive in June, with Westpac expecting retail spending levels to rise ‘only gradually’ in the coming months

Economy / News

RBNZ chief economist Paul Conway gives a speech in January 2024

Economy / News

RBNZ’s Paul Conway talks inflation mandate, increased transparency

15th Jul 26, 6:00am

by Mandy Te

‘I don’t want it to become a soap opera’: RBNZ chief economist Paul Conway says Monetary Policy Committee members should be held to account for their views

Property / News

Crane and building under construction against blue sky.

Property / News

National proposes changes to commercial building consents

15th Jul 26, 9:39am

by Mandy Te

National proposes to designate a specialist Building Consent Authority for large building projects and wants to allow engineers to sign off some building work without needing council inspection

Personal Finance / Opinion

Why does 'more' never seem to be enough?

15th Jul 26, 9:55am

Lynda Moore

Investing / News

Daily NZX update, Wednesday, July 15, 2026

15th Jul 26, 3:00pm

Luron Iosefa

Business / Opinion

Oil shocks are no longer shocking

15th Jul 26, 10:10am

Nouriel Roubini

A composite image of grid paper and a colourful background featuring piggy banks overlayed with images of a hand holding New Zealand money, a hand holding a credit card, antenna logos, and Reserve Bank chief economist Paul Conway.

Economy / News

RBNZ will respond if inflation pressures from Middle East conflict prove ‘more persistent’

14th Jul 26, 12:56pm

Mandy Te

Economy / News

QSBO shows ‘fragile recovery’ in business confidence during June quarter

[updated]

14th Jul 26, 10:09am

Ella Somers

A composite image of a pattern of wallets with money overlayed with a sold sign and two hands holding model houses.

Property / News

Reliance on housing being sole source of wealth is changing - RBNZ Assistant Governor

14th Jul 26, 6:00am

Mandy Te

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Investing / Opinion

For most households, New Zealand never had a wealth playbook. It had just one play

12th Jul 26, 9:38am

Guest

For fifty years, getting ahead meant a single trade: maximum leverage against residential land. Joseph Darby audits the five assumptions the trade left behind, and a replacement rule for each

Technology / Opinion

Just say no to remote work

10th Jul 26, 9:06am

Guest

Michael Strain implores recent graduates and younger workers to be physically present at their job

Personal Finance / Analysis

ANZ is last major bank to raise its floating rates

[updated]

9th Jul 26, 11:10am

David Chaston

Westpac is the first bank to move its floating home loan rates up after the OCR hike, and some of its savings rates too. Kiwibank follows with BNZ, ASB and now ANZ too

Rural News / News

Fonterra trims its milk payout forecast

13th Jul 26, 9:08am

David Chaston

Fonterra has cut its farmgate milk payout forecast for the new season by -5%, citing strong global supply and softer demand

Banking / News

A composite image of New Zealand money overlayed with houses.

These four NZ banks didn’t change their mortgage test rates after last week's OCR hike

[updated]

13th Jul 26, 10:11am

Ella Somers

Despite the first Official Cash Rate increase in three years, ANZ NZ, ASB, BNZ and Kiwibank have left their mortgage serviceability test rates unchanged

Public Policy / News