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David Hargreaves worked for interest.co.nz as senior journalist and news editor from 2012 through to April 2026.
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After a Fletcher Building update with 'few redeeming features' analysts see a risk that the company's net debt 'moves up' in the first half of the next financial year
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After a Fletcher Building update with 'few redeeming features' analysts see a risk that the company's net debt 'moves up' in the first half of the next financial year
Stats NZ figures show retail card spending fell for the third consecutive month on a seasonally adjusted basis
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Stats NZ figures show retail card spending fell for the third consecutive month on a seasonally adjusted basis
Influential RBNZ survey shows another decisive drop in the expectation of future levels of inflation in a result that will give the RBNZ comfort ahead of its Official Cash Rate decision next week
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Influential RBNZ survey shows another decisive drop in the expectation of future levels of inflation in a result that will give the RBNZ comfort ahead of its Official Cash Rate decision next week
Statistics NZ says food prices rose 0.6% in April, while international airfares surged 7.2% and rentals continued to rise strongly
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Statistics NZ says food prices rose 0.6% in April, while international airfares surged 7.2% and rentals continued to rise strongly
Fletcher Building is warning that profits for the year to June could be as much as $140 million lower than it forecast less than three months ago
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Fletcher Building is warning that profits for the year to June could be as much as $140 million lower than it forecast less than three months ago
Admin data - already collected by government agencies - is 'the future for census', Stats NZ says; traditional census collection models with a large-scale field workforce 'are becoming unsustainable'
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Admin data - already collected by government agencies - is 'the future for census', Stats NZ says; traditional census collection models with a large-scale field workforce 'are becoming unsustainable'
Latest Reserve Bank figures show over half the mortgage money taken up in March was for either a one-year or shorter fixed rate term
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Latest Reserve Bank figures show over half the mortgage money taken up in March was for either a one-year or shorter fixed rate term
Kiwibank economists say as migrants send some portion of their wages back to their home countries this suggests weaker local consumption than otherwise
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Kiwibank economists say as migrants send some portion of their wages back to their home countries this suggests weaker local consumption than otherwise
RBNZ figures show further rises in troubled housing loans, while SME loan stress is increasing sharply, non-performing commercial property loans have gone past half a billion dollars and system-wide non-performing loans have topped $4 billion
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RBNZ figures show further rises in troubled housing loans, while SME loan stress is increasing sharply, non-performing commercial property loans have gone past half a billion dollars and system-wide non-performing loans have topped $4 billion
ANZ economists say the recent published drop in GDP data 'seems to have given things a decent shunt south' in respect to business confidence
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ANZ economists say the recent published drop in GDP data 'seems to have given things a decent shunt south' in respect to business confidence
ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence survey shows a sharp fall with sentiment 'likely affected by recession headlines'
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ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence survey shows a sharp fall with sentiment 'likely affected by recession headlines'
Highly experienced Australian investment industry executive Jo Townsend is set to take the reins of NZ's $70 billion Super Fund from next month
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Highly experienced Australian investment industry executive Jo Townsend is set to take the reins of NZ's $70 billion Super Fund from next month
David Hargreaves suggests it's time we looked purely at the number of migrant arrivals - rather than 'netting off' the figures against departures
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David Hargreaves suggests it's time we looked purely at the number of migrant arrivals - rather than 'netting off' the figures against departures
Latest mortgage figures from the Reserve Bank show that for February there was a seasonally-adjusted rise of 4% in borrowing, while the latest figures are up some 28% on the dire February 2023 figures
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Latest mortgage figures from the Reserve Bank show that for February there was a seasonally-adjusted rise of 4% in borrowing, while the latest figures are up some 28% on the dire February 2023 figures
Dairy giant Fonterra has paid its shareholder farmers a 15c interim dividend and now narrowed its forecast milk price range - although the 'midpoint' for this is still $7.80
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Dairy giant Fonterra has paid its shareholder farmers a 15c interim dividend and now narrowed its forecast milk price range - although the 'midpoint' for this is still $7.80
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; A mortgage tweak, the somewhat less-squeezed middle, The Warehouse struggles, building consent delays targeted, swaps down, NZD still drifting, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; A mortgage tweak, the somewhat less-squeezed middle, The Warehouse struggles, building consent delays targeted, swaps down, NZD still drifting, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; SBS ends six-month TD 6.5% special, Westpac's online gambling block, Kathmandu sales slump, hybrid tweak for road user charges, swaps static, NZD drifts, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; SBS ends six-month TD 6.5% special, Westpac's online gambling block, Kathmandu sales slump, hybrid tweak for road user charges, swaps static, NZD drifts, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; TD ups and downs for Kiwibank, limp auction market still, services in expansion mode, housing market 'primed for takeoff', swaps up, NZD marks time & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; TD ups and downs for Kiwibank, limp auction market still, services in expansion mode, housing market 'primed for takeoff', swaps up, NZD marks time & more
GDP figures out in the coming week might be, in the words of one economist, 'as flat as a pancake', - but this of course is in a country that grew its population by 2.8% last year, meaning many more hands are producing only exactly the same outcome
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GDP figures out in the coming week might be, in the words of one economist, 'as flat as a pancake', - but this of course is in a country that grew its population by 2.8% last year, meaning many more hands are producing only exactly the same outcome
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Stats NZ says food prices fell 0.6% in February, while rent increases showed signs of stabilising and domestic airfares went up again; economists see 'upside risks' to March quarter inflation figures
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Stats NZ says food prices fell 0.6% in February, while rent increases showed signs of stabilising and domestic airfares went up again; economists see 'upside risks' to March quarter inflation figures
Kiwibank economists say central banks will ultimately need to have looser inflation targets in a 'world of rapidly rising, climate-related, costs
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Kiwibank economists say central banks will ultimately need to have looser inflation targets in a 'world of rapidly rising, climate-related, costs
Stats NZ figures show that retail card spending fell a seasonally-adjusted 1.8% in February after a bounce in activity in January
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Stats NZ figures show that retail card spending fell a seasonally-adjusted 1.8% in February after a bounce in activity in January
Reserve Bank figures are showing rising levels of non-performing housing loans. What we all want to know is whether we are now seeing the full extent of the pressure caused by high interest rates - or whether the problems may be just starting
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Reserve Bank figures are showing rising levels of non-performing housing loans. What we all want to know is whether we are now seeing the full extent of the pressure caused by high interest rates - or whether the problems may be just starting
Latest Reserve Bank figures show that in January some 76% of new owner-occupier borrowers fixed for terms of just 18 months or less
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Latest Reserve Bank figures show that in January some 76% of new owner-occupier borrowers fixed for terms of just 18 months or less
Stats NZ says the volume of residential building work dropped 2.4% on a seasonally adjusted basis in the December quarter - but non-residential construction rose 4.6%
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Stats NZ says the volume of residential building work dropped 2.4% on a seasonally adjusted basis in the December quarter - but non-residential construction rose 4.6%