A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; ASB raises home loan & TD rates, consumer spending weak, IRD watches horticulture employers, strong NZGB demand, swaps & NZD stable, & more

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'

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

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