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Economy / News

7th Aug 26, 3:59pm

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; retail rate echoes; mid-winter housing stock at 12yr high, Crown sells SOE loans, beef exports to the US find price resistance, swaps firmish, NZD soft, & more

Public Policy / News

Public Policy / News

Coalition clings on, latest political poll shows, despite Opportunity topping 5%

7th Aug 26, 12:18pm

by Mandy Te

Latest Taxpayers' Union-Curia poll shows Labour slumping to its lowest result since December 2024, Coalition holds on by ‘narrowest possible margin’ and Opportunity reaches 6.1%

Property / News

Property / News

Housing market's mid-winter stock levels at 12-year high

7th Aug 26, 4:00am

by Greg Ninness

Realestate.co.nz says vendors need to price their properties to meet the current market rather than hold out for 2021 prices

Public Policy / Opinion

Public Policy / Opinion

Why immigration has lost social licence

7th Aug 26, 5:00am

by Natalia Albert

Winston Peters is racist, but he is also highlighting an actual real social and political issue we all need to grapple with: Immigration and the problems it creates

Technology / News

A Chorus van parked on the street outside a home.

Technology / News

Government monetises Chorus loan, plans to fund more infrastructure

7th Aug 26, 10:31am

by Mandy Te

Crown enters into agreements to monetise debt it holds in Chorus so it can fund more infrastructure, Government says this delivers net proceeds of about $702 million

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Business / Opinion

Business / Opinion

Can NZ avert a disaster after a disaster?

7th Aug 26, 10:09am

by Guest

How would NZ’s vital freight system handle a big earthquake? Our study sounds a warning

Public Policy / News

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon speaks to reporters at a post-Cabinet press conference.

Public Policy / News

PM says he would hold a referendum on MMP if re-elected

6th Aug 26, 1:59pm

by Mandy Te

PM and National leader Christopher Luxon says if re-elected he would hold a referendum on MMP, NZ First and Greens accuse National of 'power grab' while Labour says Luxon has 'let the small parties ride roughshod over him'

Business / News

Labour's finance and economics spokesperson Barbara Edmonds, small business spokesperson Dan Rosewarne and party leader Chris Hipkins. Image source: Mandy Te

Business / News

Labour wants to scrap Investment Boost as it unveils election policy for small businesses

[updated]

6th Aug 26, 11:00am

by Mandy Te

Labour's small business policy aims to raise the GST registration threshold, help small business owners get paid faster and lift the asset write-off threshold

Technology / Opinion

Technology / Opinion

Keeping our feet on the ground with AI

6th Aug 26, 3:07pm

by Guest

Sam Altman says we’re ‘in the singularity’ with AI. Here’s why he’s wrong

Personal Finance / Analysis

ASB raises fixed home loan rates

6th Aug 26, 8:13am

David Chaston

Property / Analysis

Construction of new offices and factories looking particularly soft

6th Aug 26, 9:59am

Greg Ninness

Economy / News

Breakfast briefing: Rates rise with oil prices

7th Aug 26, 7:22am

David Chaston

Investing / News

Daily NZX update, Friday, August 7, 2026

7th Aug 26, 3:00pm

Luron Iosefa

Public Policy / Opinion

Britain's long and consequential tradition of 'joke' candidates

6th Aug 26, 11:06am

Guest

Personal Finance / Opinion

When the crypto tax bill arrives, the hard part begins

6th Aug 26, 7:56am

Dave Ananth

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Personal Finance / Analysis

ANZ pushes through higher interest rates

4th Aug 26, 10:51am

David Chaston

ANZ follows Westpac with rate rises for fixed home loans, and in most cases, larger rises than Westpac made. ANZ also raises term deposit rates

Personal Finance / News

The decline of the credit card

4th Aug 26, 5:00am

Gareth Vaughan

Credit cards losing favour, especially with younger people, as digital payments rise in popularity

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Unemployment rate hit 5.6% in the June quarter – the highest in over a decade

5th Aug 26, 11:14am

Mandy Te

New Zealand’s jobless rate rose to 5.6% in the June quarter, the highest in over a decade, as young people continue to struggle to get work

Personal Finance / Analysis

BNZ raises fixed home loan rates

5th Aug 26, 8:56am

David Chaston

A third bank moves to higher fixed mortgage rates, but a flatter set from two years fixed and longer. BNZ's move leaves a short window of opportunity to access currently lower ASB and Kiwibank home loan rates

Economy / News

Weekend briefing: The US gets a backdoor rate hike

1st Aug 26, 8:22am

David Chaston

US data improves; Canada GDP rises; China PMIs weak; Korea bounces back; ditto Japan; yen intervention expensive; Australian PPI inflation rises; UST 10yr at 4.74%; gold dips; oil mixed; NZ$1 = 58.9 USc; TWI-5 = 62.6

Economy / News

Breakfast briefing: The rise and rise of long-term interest rates

3rd Aug 26, 7:19am

David Chaston

China PMIs negative; Korean data positive; Japan mixed; US data well off the boil with worrying bond market signals; Canada growth rises; UST 10yr at 4.75%; gold dips; oil mixed; NZ$1 = 58.9 USc; TWI-5 = 62.6

Economy / News

What happened Tuesday

[updated]

4th Aug 26, 3:59pm

David Chaston

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; ANZ raises rates, Auckland housing market hibernating, retail spending inches up, retail pay stays very low, credit cards fade, swaps stable, NZD dips, & more