Expatriate New Zealander Ian Taylor arrested on the Gold Coast over money laundering allegations, faces extradition to the USA, the ABC reports

Can AI help Nicola Willis to cut public expenditure?

China's log market in rough balance, India pulls back, while some evidence exporters are having to absorb some of the higher freight costs. Domestic demand for logs firmer after local capacity shutdowns

Roger J Kerr sees a growing probability that the NZD will rise to 'well above 60 USc'. As oil prices fall away (in USD), the cost in NZD will fall faster. He also sees a new era of transparency and accountability at the RBNZ