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Insurance / News

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Insurance / News

'Climate change crusader' & Tower chairman Michael Stiassny cuts loose at annual meeting

18th Feb 26, 1:40pm

Outgoing Tower chairman Michael Stiassny says NZ has had ‘multiple wake up calls’ and while some progress has been made to address the impacts of extreme weather events, ‘it has been haphazard, inadequate and painfully slow'

Property / News

Property / News

January's housing market figures suggest the buyer's market is continuing into 2026

18th Feb 26, 8:00am

by Greg Ninness

Housing sales dropouts and the market overhang of unsold properties both at a decade high for the month of January

Personal Finance / News

Personal Finance / News

Another bank joins the Kāinga Ora low deposit First Home Loan scheme

[updated]

18th Feb 26, 9:08am

by David Chaston

ASB now offers the Kāinga Ora low deposit First Home Loan, boosted with a cashback. But borrowers face a hefty Lenders Mortgage Insurance

Business / News

Business / News

Fletcher Building reports another half-year loss in 'another demanding period'

18th Feb 26, 9:59am

by David Hargreaves

Fletcher Building made an after-tax loss of $11 million for the first half of the 2026 financial year; no update given on the pending sale of the company's residential business

Insurance / News

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Insurance / News

Climate adaptation and insurance ‘need to work in concert’, Consumer NZ says

18th Feb 26, 11:34am

by Mandy Te

Consumer NZ says it expects insurance retreat to impact more areas around New Zealand because of increased flooding, landslides and sea surges

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Economy / News

Breakfast briefing: Dairy prices up again, now +20% from start of the year

18th Feb 26, 7:22am

by David Chaston

Dairy prices rise again; US data net positive; Fed speakers have varying outlooks; Canadian inflation easing; Japan debt servicing problem; RBA worries about inflation; UST 10yr at 4.05%; gold falls and oil lower; NZ$1 = 60.3 USc; TWI-5 = 63.8

Property / News

Property / News

Housing market made a subdued start to 2026, Cotality says

18th Feb 26, 12:01am

by Greg Ninness

Housing market started the year in 'subdued fashion' as rental market undergoes a 'reset', says Cotality

Economy / Opinion

Economy / Opinion

Have a crack

16th Feb 26, 8:00am

by David Chaston

Join hundreds of fellow readers and do our latest quiz, updated with a fresh new challenge

Public Policy / Opinion

Public Policy / Opinion

Why measuring and reporting the dew point should become the norm

18th Feb 26, 9:28am

by Guest

What northern New Zealand’s wet and sticky summer reveals about our warming atmosphere

Public Policy / News

Infrastructure plan pushes user‑pays and a rethink of roads

[updated]

17th Feb 26, 1:32pm

Anna Whyte

Economy / Analysis

More indigestion for RBNZ as businesses' expectations of future inflation rise

17th Feb 26, 3:34pm

David Hargreaves

Economy / News

Highest monthly rise in food prices in four years

[updated]

17th Feb 26, 11:27am

David Hargreaves

A composite image of gridded paper overlayed with New Zealand money, a miniature couple, and miniature homes on stacks of coins.

Public Policy / News

Superannuation: Changing the retirement age won’t fix the problem - panel

17th Feb 26, 12:28pm

Mandy Te

Public Policy / News

Cash in circulation has been rising. Why?

17th Feb 26, 5:00am

Gareth Vaughan

Personal Finance / Analysis

IRD hasn’t changed the law, it’s changed how long it waits

17th Feb 26, 4:19pm

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New Zealand receives 573 'golden' visa applications

13th Feb 26, 5:47pm

Mandy Te

NZ receives over 500 Active Investor Plus visa applications, tweak to Overseas Investment Act rules allows 'golden' visa holders to buy or build a residential property worth at least $5m from March 6

Economy / Analysis

The return of the OCR review

15th Feb 26, 6:30am

David Hargreaves

The Reserve Bank's first Official Cash Rate review for the year won't see any changes to interest rates - but there will be plenty of other things to watch out for

Public Policy / News

Cash in circulation has been rising. Why?

17th Feb 26, 5:00am

Gareth Vaughan

Would New Zealand becoming a cashless society help combat 'the number one threat to national security?'

Economy / News

The tide may have turned on the number of NZ citizens leaving the country

13th Feb 26, 11:52am

Greg Ninness

Net migration gain fell 40% last year and was the lowest in 12 years excluding 2021

Currencies / Opinion

RBNZ under increasing pressure to adjust monetary policy stance

16th Feb 26, 9:01am

Roger J Kerr

Roger J Kerr says local economic forecasters have been consistently underestimating the level of confidence and actual economic activity over the last two months

Personal Finance / Analysis

IRD hasn’t changed the law, it’s changed how long it waits

17th Feb 26, 4:19pm

Guest

Dave Ananth reports that as the IRD systems prioritise tax debt enforcement, even reasonable proposals to them to sort out an issue become harder to get accepted. You must have a credible plan to avoid compounding costs

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