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.

Member for

9 years 3 months

Latest articles

Property investors still able to deduct interest as an expense on taxable sales

Government avoids 'over-taxing' property investors by allowing interest deductions on taxable sales

29th Sep 21, 5:21pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Government avoids 'over-taxing' property investors by allowing interest deductions on taxable sales

Covid-19 case numbers rise to 45, as virus spreads among those in emergency housing

Number of new community cases of Covid-19 rises to 45, as those infected are part of large households living in emergency and transitional housing

29th Sep 21, 1:18pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

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Number of new community cases of Covid-19 rises to 45, as those infected are part of large households living in emergency and transitional housing

National would bring some Kiwis abroad home for Christmas, reopening NZ once 85% of over-12s are vaccinated

National says it would use a traffic light system to reopen New Zealand once 85% of over-12s are fully vaccinated

29th Sep 21, 10:02am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

National says it would use a traffic light system to reopen New Zealand once 85% of over-12s are fully vaccinated

'New builds' to be exempt from tax rule change for 20 years

Interest deductibility rules for property investors detailed; 'New builds' to be exempt for 20 years

28th Sep 21, 12:06pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

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Interest deductibility rules for property investors detailed; 'New builds' to be exempt for 20 years

KiwiSaver funds under management up 43% in 2 years

KiwiSaver members see benefits of large fiscal and monetary stimulus, as returns soar

28th Sep 21, 11:10am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

KiwiSaver members see benefits of large fiscal and monetary stimulus, as returns soar

Support for ACT surges to 14% in poll

ACT shoots up in poll at the expense of Labour and National; Seymour more popular than Collins, Luxon and Bridges combined

27th Sep 21, 6:30pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

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ACT shoots up in poll at the expense of Labour and National; Seymour more popular than Collins, Luxon and Bridges combined

Getting a mortgage with a deposit of less than 20% to become even harder

Fairness issues raised over Reserve Bank's decision to close the door on first-home buyers who don't have deposits of at least 20%

27th Sep 21, 5:26pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Fairness issues raised over Reserve Bank's decision to close the door on first-home buyers who don't have deposits of at least 20%

Govt's self-isolation trial for work-related travel to be limited to 150 people

Government launching pilot scheme to enable 150 people to self-isolate on return from overseas work trips

27th Sep 21, 4:52pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Government launching pilot scheme to enable 150 people to self-isolate on return from overseas work trips

9 new Covid-19 cases - all linked and all in Auckland

24th Sep 21, 1:06pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

9 new Covid-19 cases - all linked and all in Auckland

Details of interest deductibility rule change expected early next week

Government expected to reveal details of interest deductibility rule change for property investors early next week, only days ahead of the implementation date

23rd Sep 21, 2:54pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Government expected to reveal details of interest deductibility rule change for property investors early next week, only days ahead of the implementation date

Modelling suggests an 80% vaccination rate would still see 7000 Covid-19 deaths a year

Government-funded research makes case for why a vaccination rate of above 90% and other public health measures are needed to prevent thousands of deaths

23rd Sep 21, 1:15pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

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Government-funded research makes case for why a vaccination rate of above 90% and other public health measures are needed to prevent thousands of deaths

How the Covid-19 response is, and always has been, political

Jenée Tibshraeny: The Government is still trying to eliminate Covid-19, but has made the political decision to stop throwing everything at it

22nd Sep 21, 9:22am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

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Jenée Tibshraeny: The Government is still trying to eliminate Covid-19, but has made the political decision to stop throwing everything at it

RBNZ indicates it'll hike rates in small increments

RBNZ Assistant Governor Christian Hawkesby indicates the RBNZ will hike interest rates more slowly than it cut them, pouring cold water on the prospect of large 50-point hikes

21st Sep 21, 9:44am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

RBNZ Assistant Governor Christian Hawkesby indicates the RBNZ will hike interest rates more slowly than it cut them, pouring cold water on the prospect of large 50-point hikes

Auckland to move to Level 3 on Wednesday for two weeks

Auckland to move to Level 3 on Wednesday for two weeks; Part of Upper Hauraki to lock down; Gathering size limit lifted to 100 through rest of NZ

20th Sep 21, 4:20pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

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Auckland to move to Level 3 on Wednesday for two weeks; Part of Upper Hauraki to lock down; Gathering size limit lifted to 100 through rest of NZ

No plans for Govt to extend little-used business tax support scheme

Grant Robertson not keen to take up National's idea to extend tax rule change to help businesses with cashflow

17th Sep 21, 5:52pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Grant Robertson not keen to take up National's idea to extend tax rule change to help businesses with cashflow

11 new Covid-19 cases; Trans-Tasman bubble pause extended until late November

11 new Covid-19 cases - all in Auckland; Caroline McElnay 'cautiously optimistic'; Trans-Tasman bubble pause extended until late November

17th Sep 21, 1:08pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

11 new Covid-19 cases - all in Auckland; Caroline McElnay 'cautiously optimistic'; Trans-Tasman bubble pause extended until late November

Robertson allocates another $7 billion towards Covid-19 response

Government tops up Covid-19 fund by $7 billion, having already put aside $62 billion for the response since the start of the pandemic

16th Sep 21, 12:38pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Government tops up Covid-19 fund by $7 billion, having already put aside $62 billion for the response since the start of the pandemic

Govt to change law to delay publication of cornerstone emissions reduction plan

Government to change the law to give itself another five months to put together a major plan for how NZ will reduce emissions

15th Sep 21, 6:31pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Government to change the law to give itself another five months to put together a major plan for how NZ will reduce emissions

RBNZ's case for tightening mortgage lending restrictions challenged

Questions raised over whether there's a case for the RBNZ to protect first-home buyers from themselves in the name of keeping the financial system as a whole stable

15th Sep 21, 4:15pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Questions raised over whether there's a case for the RBNZ to protect first-home buyers from themselves in the name of keeping the financial system as a whole stable

Govt to blame for financial market confusion over $41 billion contingency fund

A $41 billion reason for why the Government needs to stop avoiding debate over its spending by dismissing the topic as supposedly niche

14th Sep 21, 1:43pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

A $41 billion reason for why the Government needs to stop avoiding debate over its spending by dismissing the topic as supposedly niche

Current Covid-19 alert levels to remain in place for another week; No sign of new types of financial support

Current Covid-19 alert levels to remain in place for another week; 'in-principle' decision made to move Auckland to Level 3 at 11:59pm on September 21; $2.3b in business support payments made to date

13th Sep 21, 4:13pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

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Current Covid-19 alert levels to remain in place for another week; 'in-principle' decision made to move Auckland to Level 3 at 11:59pm on September 21; $2.3b in business support payments made to date

Question marks remain over major tax change due to affect most residential property investors from Oct 1

Uncertainty prevails, as Government is yet to detail interest deductibility tax change three weeks out from rules being applied to most residential property investors

10th Sep 21, 5:35pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

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Uncertainty prevails, as Government is yet to detail interest deductibility tax change three weeks out from rules being applied to most residential property investors

Government empowered to spend billions more than what was budgeted for

Delta sees Government empowered to spend billions more than what was budgeted for this year; Too early to say how much of the new contingency will be used and whether more debt will be required

9th Sep 21, 1:41pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Delta sees Government empowered to spend billions more than what was budgeted for this year; Too early to say how much of the new contingency will be used and whether more debt will be required

Hipkins: Delta changes NZ's plan for reopening in the first three months of 2022

Government lukewarm on month-old plan for reopening NZ to the world; Trans-Tasman bubble on ice

8th Sep 21, 6:17pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Government lukewarm on month-old plan for reopening NZ to the world; Trans-Tasman bubble on ice

15 new community cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday - all in Auckland

15 new community cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday - all in Auckland; Testing numbers pick up

8th Sep 21, 1:13pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

15 new community cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday - all in Auckland; Testing numbers pick up