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Economy / News
Barbara Edmonds speaks to reporters.
Economy / News
Budget reaction: Coalition touts fiscal discipline, Opposition warns of cost-of-living pain
30th May 26, 9:22am
by Anna Whyte
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Budget reaction: Coalition touts fiscal discipline, Opposition warns of cost-of-living pain
Public Policy / Opinion
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Public Policy / Opinion
Sceptics acting in bad faith
30th May 26, 9:32am
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by Guest
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Andrew King says scientists have scrapped the worst‑case climate scenario because action is making a difference
Economy / News
Economy / News
Weekend briefing: US vacillates over deal with Iran
30th May 26, 8:53am
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by David Chaston
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US trade deficit stays high; Chicago PMI gets stockpiling boost; Canada close to recession; Japan sentiment and retail rise; Taiwan posts outsized GDP growth; UST 10yr at 4.43%; gold firms again; oil lower; NZ$1 = 59.9 USc; TWI-5 = 63.3
Property / News
Auction flag
Property / News
Auction activity slow and steady in the last week of autumn
30th May 26, 6:00am
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by Greg Ninness
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Exactly a third of the properties on offer sold under the hammer at the latest auctions
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Public Policy / News
A composite image of gridded paper overlayed with New Zealand money, a miniature couple, and miniature homes on stacks of coins.
Public Policy / News
PM wants to find more political common ground before tweaking NZ Super
29th May 26, 5:59pm
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by Ella Somers
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says NZ Super will be an issue that successive governments of all ‘different colours or flavours’ will have to grapple with in the future
Property / News
Property / News
Number of new homes being completed in Auckland increased steadily over the March quarter
29th May 26, 9:41am
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by Greg Ninness
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A lift in new dwelling completion numbers suggests Auckland's building industry may be on the road to recovery after its recent slump
Public Policy / Opinion
Finance Minister Nicola Willis speaks to Budget Day attendees at Parliament.
Public Policy / Opinion
Budget Day is about values not money
29th May 26, 5:00am
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by Natalia Albert
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Set the money aside and Budget Day is where a government tells you what it cares about. This year that value is responsibility, theirs as a government and yours as an individual
Banking / News
A composite image of an entrance to a historic bank overlayed with rolled up New Zealand money.
Banking / News
Finance Minister says banks shouldn’t pass on new prudential levy costs to customers
29th May 26, 8:00am
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by Mandy Te
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‘I would be very disappointed’ if banks passed costs of a new prudential levy onto their customers, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says
Nicola Willis following her post Budget speech.
Economy / News
'I am still actively considering the taxation of banks,' Nicola Willis says
29th May 26, 12:47pm
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Anna Whyte
Finance Minister Nicola Willis holds a Summary of Initiatives in the lead up to Budget 2026.
Economy / News
Budget 2026: Will Treasury's rosy forecasts have a short shelf life?
28th May 26, 7:25pm
Anna Whyte
A composite image of New Zealand money overlayed with houses.
Property / News
Budget 2026: Councils given funding for infrastructure if they enable more homes
28th May 26, 2:11pm
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Mandy Te
Surprise!
Business / Analysis
Bracket creep – helping balance the books, again
28th May 26, 2:29pm
Terry Baucher
Economy / Opinion
Ninotchka’s 'fewer, but better' budget
28th May 26, 3:23pm
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Brian Fallow
swirling uncertainty
Bonds / Analysis
Tracking uncertainty
28th May 26, 3:49pm
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David Chaston
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What might we have in front of us for the next 20 years
24th May 26, 12:32pm
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Legendary Canterbury farm accountant and adviser Pita Alexander offers his take on what lies ahead in the next two decades and how we should assess the risks and opportunities
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RBNZ tipped to hold off increasing the OCR at Wednesday's review
24th May 26, 6:00am
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Bank economists expect the RBNZ to keep the Official Cash Rate on hold on Wednesday as inflation uncertainty clouds the timing of future hikes
Personal Finance / News
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If you earn over $50,000 then you’re likely part of this 90% KiwiSaver metric
26th May 26, 2:07pm
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The Retirement Commission says KiwiSaver is working well for the majority of New Zealanders, but women are still facing a significant gender gap
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Finance Minister speaks on Budget Day 2026.
Budget 2026: An optimistic outlook from Treasury, money for KiwiRail, & the Super Fund
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Budget 2026: Snips, tweaks and an optimistic outlook from Treasury
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Reserve Bank holds OCR at 2.25%, thanks to Governor's casting vote
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27th May 26, 2:28pm
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Ella Somers
Reserve Bank holds Official Cash Rate at 2.25% as expected, but needed the Governor’s casting vote after a 3-3 split vote
Public Policy / Analysis
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Te wiki o te tāke: OECD suggests overhauling NZ's retirement savings system
27th May 26, 9:23am
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Terry Baucher
The New Zealand Tax Podcast - the OECD suggests a major overhaul of our retirement savings system, the latest National Climate Change Risk Assessment and the Australian Budget
Rural News / Analysis
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New dairy season expected to feature high milk price - and higher costs
25th May 26, 9:57am
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While prices may have stayed elevated, the costs of dairy farming have too. This may crimp global supply flows. Rabobank is forecasting new season 2026/27 prices higher than the current season

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First home buyers likely buying more than a third of homes being sold each month
27th May 26, 11:40am
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Greg Ninness
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Slight improvement in affordability for first home buyers
26th May 26, 11:30am
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Greg Ninness
House for rent
High level of rental housing activity in March quarter but rents remained flat overall
25th May 26, 11:31am
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Business
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Government opens philanthropic option for wealthy investor immigrants
25th May 26, 10:29am
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Mandy Te
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Nature is good for business and we now have numbers to show it
19th May 26, 4:16pm
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resilience
NZ needs to adapt its strategy for a more fragmented world
19th May 26, 10:17am
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Banking
A composite image of illustrated bank notes overlayed with a hand holding a cut out of a building symbolising a bank.
Budget 2026: Government introduces new levy on banks, non-bank deposit takers, insurers and financial market infrastructure providers
28th May 26, 2:01pm
Mandy Te
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The Co-operative Bank acknowledges breaches of anti-money laundering requirements
28th May 26, 11:09am
Gareth Vaughan
kbank
Kiwibank rolls out open banking
28th May 26, 6:00am
Mandy Te
Insurance
A mid shot of Tower Insurance's chief executive Paul Johnston
Tower CEO: NZ needs to stop building in risky places
22nd May 26, 9:30am
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Ella Somers
A composite image of New Zealand banknotes and coins, and a person holding an umbrella.
Tower chair backs Government review into insurance affordability as half-year profit drops 40%
21st May 26, 10:57am
Ella Somers
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NHC receiving more claims for damage from landslides than any other natural hazard
14th May 26, 9:38am
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Mandy Te
Personal Finance
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If you earn over $50,000 then you’re likely part of this 90% KiwiSaver metric
26th May 26, 2:07pm
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Ella Somers
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26th May 26, 11:14am
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Westpac increases mortgage and TD rates
21st May 26, 4:15pm
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David Chaston
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Fonterra confident of growth despite geopolitical backdrop
28th May 26, 9:22am
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David Chaston
It's going to last longer than many assume
27th May 26, 3:28pm
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A composite image of a cow overlayed onto an image of an arrow surrounded by New Zealand coins.
New dairy season expected to feature high milk price - and higher costs
25th May 26, 9:57am
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Currencies
NYSE trading floor
NZD outperforms
29th May 26, 8:04am
Jason Wong
NZ dollar up
A notable curve flattening
28th May 26, 7:53am
Jason Wong
NZD down
RBNZ’s MPS keenly awaited
27th May 26, 7:46am
Jason Wong
Bonds
NZ Treasury building
NZ Govt Bond tender number 994 results
29th May 26, 2:50pm
Suhaimi Mohamad
NZ Treasury building
NZ Govt Bond tender number 993 results
21st May 26, 2:40pm
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