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Jenée Tibshraeny

About

Jenée was interest.co.nz's political and economics reporter based in the Parliamentary Press Gallery until April 2022. She also covered insurance and personal finance. Jenée has won or been a finalist in journalism awards run by the New Zealand Shareholders' Association, Insurance Council of New Zealand and NPA/Voyager.

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10 years 5 months

Latest articles

Govt to unveil measures to address housing supply at May Budget
Govt to unveil demand-side housing response and 'high-level' decisions around the RMA in February, followed by supply-side measures at the May Budget
21st Jan 21, 4:08pm
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Govt to unveil demand-side housing response and 'high-level' decisions around the RMA in February, followed by supply-side measures at the May Budget
Greens say house prices need to fall
Greens bite the bullet and call for house prices to fall; Govt announcements on housing expected as soon as Thursday
20th Jan 21, 8:45am
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Greens bite the bullet and call for house prices to fall; Govt announcements on housing expected as soon as Thursday
Pre-departure COVID-19 testing to be mandatory for travellers from most countries
Govt requires travellers from everywhere except Australia, the Pacific and Antarctica to present a negative COVID-19 test result before coming to NZ
19th Jan 21, 11:35am
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Govt requires travellers from everywhere except Australia, the Pacific and Antarctica to present a negative COVID-19 test result before coming to NZ
Construction drives improved business confidence - NZIER
Business confidence recovers on back of strong demand for construction, according to NZIER's latest quarterly survey
19th Jan 21, 10:40am
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Business confidence recovers on back of strong demand for construction, according to NZIER's latest quarterly survey
Rise in confidence sees businesses take out more loans via govt-backed scheme
Businesses' interest in taking out govt-backed bank loans rises, as confidence improves and the scheme's eligibility criteria are broadened
19th Jan 21, 10:20am
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Businesses' interest in taking out govt-backed bank loans rises, as confidence improves and the scheme's eligibility criteria are broadened
RBNZ delays publishing bank lending data following hack
Attack on system banks use to share data with the Reserve Bank puts routine statistical releases on hold
18th Jan 21, 4:53pm
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Attack on system banks use to share data with the Reserve Bank puts routine statistical releases on hold
ANZ economists no longer see OCR going negative
ANZ economists forecast an OCR cut to 0.10% in May, but no longer see the RBNZ making the leap into negative territory
13th Jan 21, 4:57pm
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ANZ economists forecast an OCR cut to 0.10% in May, but no longer see the RBNZ making the leap into negative territory
NZ's housing stock now worth 4x that of the country's annual GDP
Value of NZ's housing stock up 11% in a year to $1.28 trillion - four times that of the country's annual GDP
12th Jan 21, 5:29pm
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Value of NZ's housing stock up 11% in a year to $1.28 trillion - four times that of the country's annual GDP
Govt plans to make pre-departure Covid-19 testing mandatory for more travellers
Govt plans to require more travellers to present negative Covid-19 test results before coming to NZ and commits to introducing an additional day 0/1 test for those in managed isolation
12th Jan 21, 1:59pm
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Govt plans to require more travellers to present negative Covid-19 test results before coming to NZ and commits to introducing an additional day 0/1 test for those in managed isolation
Top 5: A 'back from holidays' edition
Jenée Tibshraeny on the billion dollars a bank has just borrowed from the RBNZ, the Chris Liddell saga, banks writing riskier mortgages and cafés closing during peak season
12th Jan 21, 11:29am
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Jenée Tibshraeny on the billion dollars a bank has just borrowed from the RBNZ, the Chris Liddell saga, banks writing riskier mortgages and cafés closing during peak season
What would actually happen if *shock horror* house prices fell?
Jenée Tibshraeny considers what would happen if house prices fell by nearly 20% - to where they were one year ago
23rd Dec 20, 9:00am
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Jenée Tibshraeny considers what would happen if house prices fell by nearly 20% - to where they were one year ago
Govt loan schemes for businesses broadened and extended
Govt broadens the Small Business Cashflow Loan Scheme and extends the Business Finance Guarantee Scheme as businesses worry about accessing credit
19th Dec 20, 11:41am
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Govt broadens the Small Business Cashflow Loan Scheme and extends the Business Finance Guarantee Scheme as businesses worry about accessing credit
Front row view of the enormous levers being pulled to keep the economy afloat
Jenée Tibshraeny has spent the year scrutinising the seismic government and central bank interventions made to keep the economy (and house prices) afloat. She shares her observations on the NZ Everyday Investor podcast
18th Dec 20, 1:51pm
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Jenée Tibshraeny has spent the year scrutinising the seismic government and central bank interventions made to keep the economy (and house prices) afloat. She shares her observations on the NZ Everyday Investor podcast
Business confidence reaches highest level since before the 2017 election
ANZ reports major business confidence bounce-back, warning if inflation pressures continue to rise rapidly, mortgages rates might not remain rock-bottom for as long as assumed
18th Dec 20, 1:35pm
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ANZ reports major business confidence bounce-back, warning if inflation pressures continue to rise rapidly, mortgages rates might not remain rock-bottom for as long as assumed
Ministry of Health criticised over Covid-19 testing failures at the border
Govt announces new Covid-19 funding and governance arrangements as it finally releases the findings of a review it commissioned when border workers were found to be untested in August
18th Dec 20, 11:03am
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Govt announces new Covid-19 funding and governance arrangements as it finally releases the findings of a review it commissioned when border workers were found to be untested in August
Crown to buy land at Ihumātao from Fletchers for $29.9 million
Settlement reached over Ihumātao: Crown to buy land from Fletchers for $29.9 million, Kīngitanga to provide guidance over its future
17th Dec 20, 12:01pm
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Settlement reached over Ihumātao: Crown to buy land from Fletchers for $29.9 million, Kīngitanga to provide guidance over its future
Govt confirms 5.8% minimum wage rise to $20 an hour
Minimum wage to increase by 5.8% to $20 an hour in April, as per Labour's pre-Covid commitment
17th Dec 20, 5:00am
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Minimum wage to increase by 5.8% to $20 an hour in April, as per Labour's pre-Covid commitment
Treasury forecasts surplus by 2025, fewer bond issuances & house price rises
Treasury's economic outlook improves markedly from a few months ago; Expects it'll issue $20 billion less debt over four years
16th Dec 20, 1:01pm
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Treasury's economic outlook improves markedly from a few months ago; Expects it'll issue $20 billion less debt over four years
Wage Subsidy & new business payment to be provided if Covid restrictions are reinstated
Govt to provide Wage Subsidy and new payment to businesses in event of a move up alert levels; It will also pay businesses whose staff need to stay home while they await a Covid test result
15th Dec 20, 3:04pm
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Govt to provide Wage Subsidy and new payment to businesses in event of a move up alert levels; It will also pay businesses whose staff need to stay home while they await a Covid test result
Treasury: We need more fiscal stimulus now & higher taxes in the future
Treasury to Robertson: Spend more temporarily to boost the economy, make 'crucial' policy changes to improve living standards, consider tax hikes in the future
15th Dec 20, 11:53am
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Treasury to Robertson: Spend more temporarily to boost the economy, make 'crucial' policy changes to improve living standards, consider tax hikes in the future
Costs & benefits of 'carbon neutral' public sector by 2025 unknown
Government doesn't know what the upfront cost of having a 'carbon neutral' public sector in four years' time will be
15th Dec 20, 6:07am
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Government doesn't know what the upfront cost of having a 'carbon neutral' public sector in four years' time will be
Plans underway for trans-Tasman travel bubble in first quarter of 2021
Cabinet makes 'in-principle' decision to form travel bubble with Australia in first quarter of 2021
14th Dec 20, 2:25pm
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Cabinet makes 'in-principle' decision to form travel bubble with Australia in first quarter of 2021
Orr asks Robertson for debt-to-income ratio tools; Opposes change to monetary policy remit
Reserve Bank open to having more regard for house prices through the way it regulates banks, not through the way it conducts monetary policy; Asks for debt-to-income tools
11th Dec 20, 11:38am
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Reserve Bank open to having more regard for house prices through the way it regulates banks, not through the way it conducts monetary policy; Asks for debt-to-income tools
RBNZ intervention called for to boost building of houses with alternative tenures
Sallies call for RBNZ to provide banks with guidance to help curb risk-aversion when it comes to lending against housing with alternative tenures such as progressive & co-ownership
10th Dec 20, 4:45pm
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Sallies call for RBNZ to provide banks with guidance to help curb risk-aversion when it comes to lending against housing with alternative tenures such as progressive & co-ownership
Orr defends size of the RBNZ's QE programme
Adrian Orr provides reminder the RBNZ might not have to loosen the monetary policy tap by as much as it has said it could
9th Dec 20, 2:13pm
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Adrian Orr provides reminder the RBNZ might not have to loosen the monetary policy tap by as much as it has said it could