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Housing Minister Chris Bishop speaks to media.
Property / News
How Chris Bishop wants to rewire housing incentives
21st Jun 26, 6:00am
by Anna Whyte
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The carrot and the nudge: How Housing Minister Chris Bishop wants to rewire housing incentives
Economy / News
Nicola Willis
Economy / News
National hopeful economic storm will clear as election approaches
20th Jun 26, 7:27pm
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by Anna Whyte
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Christopher Luxon and Nicola Willis hopeful of better economic times ahead as election nears
Personal Finance / News
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Personal Finance / News
6% KiwiSaver contributions 'could be excessive' for minimum wage earners
20th Jun 26, 9:24am
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by Mandy Te
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NZ Society of Actuaries group suggests 6% KiwiSaver contributions could be excessive for low wage earners, and 5% could be a good fit for median wage earners
Economy / News
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Economy / News
Weekend briefing: The fog of war settles into financial pricing
20th Jun 26, 8:44am
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by David Chaston
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Middle East mess remains very uncertain; Canada eases bank capital buffers; Malaysia exports zoom; China tariffs hit Aussie beef hard; Russia cuts its policy rate; UST 10yr at 4.49%; gold down but oil up; NZ$1 = 57.4 USc; TWI-5 = 61.2
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Business / Opinion
A culture of caution
20th Jun 26, 9:22am
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by Guest
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Why ‘greenhushing’ signals deeper issues with New Zealand’s climate risk reporting regime
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House in snow
Property / News
A chill wind is sweeping over the residential auction rooms
20th Jun 26, 6:00am
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by Greg Ninness
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The number of properties being offered at auction is dropping as fast as the outside temperature on a cold winter's night
Banking / News
Sydney
Banking / News
'Australia no longer able to bank on the positive wealth effect from financialisation of the abode'
19th Jun 26, 9:27am
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by Gareth Vaughan
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Jarden analysts see a sea-change for the Aussie parents of NZ's major banks, with tax changes ending 'rivers of gold' from housing lending and bringing dividend payout ratios into question
Public Policy / Opinion
tech
Public Policy / Opinion
What is the right question about the Immigration NZ saga?
19th Jun 26, 5:00am
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by Natalia Albert
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Nobody had to mean it. The informal rules won over the formal ones and so decided who held power, and it wasn't the Minister, Natalia Albert says of Immigration NZ's shambolic tech project
Public Policy / Opinion
four workers, one retiree
Public Policy / Opinion
Is the cost of NZ Super a crisis, a non-issue, or somewhere in between?
19th Jun 26, 11:04am
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by Guest
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Patrick Nolan says the steady compounding pressure of more NZ Super claimants per active worker needs to be addressed. Who pays more, how soon, and what other public services need to be adjusted?
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Business / News
Significant regional differences in BNZ/Seek job ads report
19th Jun 26, 1:09pm
Ella Somers
Personal Finance / Analysis
Westpac cuts some longer-term fixed mortgage rates
18th Jun 26, 3:49pm
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David Chaston
Public Service Commissioner of New Zealand Brian Roche.
Public Policy / News
Inside NZ's 'once in 40 year opportunity to redesign and reinvent' the public service
18th Jun 26, 5:51pm
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Anna Whyte
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Economy / News
Lower oil prices mean July OCR hike 'no longer the slam dunk that it was'
18th Jun 26, 3:26pm
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Mandy Te
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand in Wellington, 2024
Banking / News
RBNZ kicks off bank crisis-prep consultations, including 'evolution' of its OBR policy
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18th Jun 26, 1:12pm
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Ella Somers
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Grey hair evident in the latest residence visa approval numbers
18th Jun 26, 10:50am
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Greg Ninness
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David Chaston
The Red Bank heaps competitive pressure on ANZ by cutting some longer carded fixed rates, after ANZ raised all its fixed rates in early June
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Big increase in the number of vendors taking their properties off the market in May
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Vendors taking their properties off the market helped push down the volume of unsold housing stock in May
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Westpac-McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence Index shows consumer confidence in the June quarter dropped to the lowest level since 2023 due to the Middle East conflict, fuel and living costs
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Housing sales slumped and prices eased slightly in May according to the REINZ
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Sydney
'Australia no longer able to bank on the positive wealth effect from financialisation of the abode'
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Jarden analysts see a sea-change for the Aussie parents of NZ's major banks, with tax changes ending 'rivers of gold' from housing lending and bringing dividend payout ratios into question
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four workers, one retiree
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Competitive gap hinders New Zealand farmers
12th Jun 26, 11:45am
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Allan Barber
forests
Serious questions remain about the evidence base for government forestry reforms
8th Jun 26, 9:49am
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NZD falls back
19th Jun 26, 7:52am
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NZ swap curve shifts lower with a flattening bias
18th Jun 26, 7:51am
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NZD outperforms
17th Jun 26, 8:04am
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Bonds
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NZ Govt Bond tender number 997 results
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