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Economy / Analysis
Another one and done for the OCR?
23rd Nov 25, 6:30am
by David Hargreaves
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Reserve Bank virtually compelled to cut interest rates again in the coming week, but it's likely to want to keep its options completely open for the start of next year
Insurance / Analysis
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Insurance / Analysis
If you don't check, you could pay up to 60% too much
22nd Nov 25, 10:41am
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by David Chaston
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In a deeper dive, we dig into the competitive world of car insurance, and are surprised to find an unusually wide range of quoted premium costs between the five insurers we reviewed
Technology / Opinion
Apple iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pro. Photo: Juha Saarinen
Technology / Opinion
Review: Apple iPhone 17 and 17 Pro
22nd Nov 25, 5:32pm
by Juha Saarinen
Hands-on with Apple's latest smartphones, the iPhone 17 and 17 Pro
Personal Finance / News
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Personal Finance / News
National pledges to increase KiwiSaver default contribution rates to 12% by 2032
23rd Nov 25, 6:51pm
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by admin
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If reelected next year, PM Christopher Luxon says National will lift KiwiSaver contributions to 12% over 6 years to match Australia
Property / News
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Property / News
Big jump in auction activity over the last week
22nd Nov 25, 6:01am
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by Greg Ninness
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Peak summer selling season arrived in the auction rooms with a bang over the last week
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Currencies / Opinion
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Currencies / Opinion
Stablecoins are inevitable
22nd Nov 25, 1:34pm
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by Guest
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Lucrezia Reichlin applies the lessons of past financial innovations to predict where regulation of stablecoins is headed
Economy / News
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Economy / News
Weekend briefing: Sharp weekly losses
22nd Nov 25, 8:35am
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by David Chaston
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Global PMIs mostly positive; US sentiment at record low; Japanese exports strong; China foreign investment stays weak; equities drop for week; bitcoin falls hard again; UST 10yr at 4.07%; gold up and oil down; NZ$1 = 56.1 USc; TWI-5 = 60.8
Personal Finance / News
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Personal Finance / News
Early KiwiSaver withdrawals reach highest monthly value to date
21st Nov 25, 1:20pm
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by Mandy Te
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Early KiwiSaver withdrawals hit new monthly high of $246.9 million in October
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Business / News
We are hiring
10th Nov 25, 3:47pm
by David Chaston
Interest.co.nz is seeking an experienced business or economics journalist to work from the Parliamentary Press Gallery
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Property / News
Big jump in consents for new office buildings but only in Auckland
21st Nov 25, 10:19am
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Greg Ninness
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Rural News / Opinion
Alliance confirms return to profit
21st Nov 25, 9:13am
Allan Barber
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Public Policy / Opinion
Can AI be Asia's next growth engine?
21st Nov 25, 11:27am
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Guest
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Banking / News
Banks now allowed to share anti-money laundering information to help fight fraud & scams
[updated]
20th Nov 25, 2:53pm
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Gareth Vaughan
pulling the strings in the meat industry, from afar
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Alliance deal preserves status quo
20th Nov 25, 2:59pm
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Allan Barber
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Banking
S&P Global Ratings
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suasion
Is moral suasion the pathway to changing bank behaviour?
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Rural
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Trimmed milk - BNZ economists reduce their milk price forecast for this season
20th Nov 25, 10:01am
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David Hargreaves
sheep and cattle
North Island sheep farms earn more from beef than sheep
17th Nov 25, 9:44am
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Keith Woodford
cows
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6th Nov 25, 9:44am
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Gareth Vaughan
Currencies
NYSE trading floor
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