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Economy / Analysis

Economy / Analysis

23rd Nov 25, 6:30am

Reserve Bank virtually compelled to cut interest rates again in the coming week, but it's likely to want to keep its options completely open for the start of next year

Insurance / Analysis

Insurance / Analysis

If you don't check, you could pay up to 60% too much

22nd Nov 25, 10:41am

by David Chaston

In a deeper dive, we dig into the competitive world of car insurance, and are surprised to find an unusually wide range of quoted premium costs between the five insurers we reviewed

Technology / Opinion

Apple iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pro. Photo: Juha Saarinen

Technology / Opinion

Review: Apple iPhone 17 and 17 Pro

22nd Nov 25, 5:32pm

by Juha Saarinen

Hands-on with Apple's latest smartphones, the iPhone 17 and 17 Pro

Currencies / Opinion

Currencies / Opinion

Stablecoins are inevitable

22nd Nov 25, 1:34pm

by Guest

Lucrezia Reichlin applies the lessons of past financial innovations to predict where regulation of stablecoins is headed

Economy / News

Economy / News

Weekend briefing: Sharp weekly losses

22nd Nov 25, 8:35am

by David Chaston

Global PMIs mostly positive; US sentiment at record low; Japanese exports strong; China foreign investment stays weak; equities drop for week; bitcoin falls hard again; UST 10yr at 4.07%; gold up and oil down; NZ$1 = 56.1 USc; TWI-5 = 60.8

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Property / News

Property / News

Big jump in auction activity over the last week

22nd Nov 25, 6:01am

by Greg Ninness

Peak summer selling season arrived in the auction rooms with a bang over the last week

Personal Finance / News

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Personal Finance / News

Early KiwiSaver withdrawals reach highest monthly value to date

21st Nov 25, 1:20pm

by Mandy Te

Early KiwiSaver withdrawals hit new monthly high of $246.9 million in October

Property / News

Property / News

Big jump in consents for new office buildings but only in Auckland

21st Nov 25, 10:19am

by Greg Ninness

Consents for new office and factory buildings on the rise but warehouse consents take a breather

Business / News

Business / News

We are hiring

10th Nov 25, 3:47pm

by David Chaston

Interest.co.nz is seeking an experienced business or economics journalist to work from the Parliamentary Press Gallery

Rural News / Opinion

Alliance confirms return to profit

21st Nov 25, 9:13am

Allan Barber

Public Policy / Opinion

Can AI be Asia's next growth engine?

21st Nov 25, 11:27am

Guest

Banking / News

Banks now allowed to share anti-money laundering information to help fight fraud & scams

[updated]

20th Nov 25, 2:53pm

Gareth Vaughan

Economy / Opinion

Why the US economy has remained stronger than expected

20th Nov 25, 10:32am

Guest

pulling the strings in the meat industry, from afar

Rural News / Opinion

Alliance deal preserves status quo

20th Nov 25, 2:59pm

Allan Barber

Rural News / News

Trimmed milk - BNZ economists reduce their milk price forecast for this season

20th Nov 25, 10:01am

David Hargreaves

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17th Nov 25, 11:37am

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19th Nov 25, 1:41pm

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The New Zealand Tax Podcast - Terry Baucher assesses where we are with the unfolding developments in taxing capital gains, with political, Inland Revenue, academic and crypto actions

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