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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9 years 3 months

Latest articles

Is the taxman heavy-handed enough on residential property speculators?

Jenée Tibshraeny investigates whether people trying to avoid paying tax on capital gains from property sales are being caught

23rd Apr 15, 11:07am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Jenée Tibshraeny investigates whether people trying to avoid paying tax on capital gains from property sales are being caught

Baby boomer SME owners more concerned about retirement than technology

Westpac survey shows complacency among SMEs when it comes to using new technology to grow their businesses

22nd Apr 15, 2:06pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Westpac survey shows complacency among SMEs when it comes to using new technology to grow their businesses

Public sector to save money by streamlining its insurance

Panel of 5 insurance brokers named to help govt agencies consolidate their insurance contracts

22nd Apr 15, 7:30am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Panel of 5 insurance brokers named to help govt agencies consolidate their insurance contracts

Disclosing reserve price before auction boosts house price

Property buyers come queuing with cash when reserve price is disclosed before auction

20th Apr 15, 5:31pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Property buyers come queuing with cash when reserve price is disclosed before auction

Is NZ too democratic when it comes to regulating our environment?

Outgoing environment watchdog boss talks about walking the tightrope between keeping NZ clean and green and enabling cash to flow into our coffers

17th Apr 15, 2:26pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Outgoing environment watchdog boss talks about walking the tightrope between keeping NZ clean and green and enabling cash to flow into our coffers

90 seconds at 9am: ANZ black eye

Greece under the pump, Germany strengthens, US economy rebound stutters, ANZ advice shocker; NZ$1 = 76.9 US¢, TWI = 81.5

17th Apr 15, 7:40am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Greece under the pump, Germany strengthens, US economy rebound stutters, ANZ advice shocker; NZ$1 = 76.9 US¢, TWI = 81.5

90 seconds at 9am: Dairy prices keep falling

Fed believes US economy healthy; factory output stumbles; S&P downgrades Greece; China growth slows; dairy prices still falling; oil and gold jump, NZ$1 = 76 US¢, TWI = 81.1

16th Apr 15, 7:20am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Fed believes US economy healthy; factory output stumbles; S&P downgrades Greece; China growth slows; dairy prices still falling; oil and gold jump, NZ$1 = 76 US¢, TWI = 81.1

Would-be insurer suers eye scale

Numbers needed for Canterbury quake-damaged property owners to pack a hefty punch in proposed group legal action against insurers

14th Apr 15, 2:24pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Numbers needed for Canterbury quake-damaged property owners to pack a hefty punch in proposed group legal action against insurers

Canterbury property owners being rallied to take on insurers

Lawyer and litigation funder organising group legal action against insurers post Canterbury quakes

13th Apr 15, 4:23pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Lawyer and litigation funder organising group legal action against insurers post Canterbury quakes

EQC: 'We need to close our books at some stage'

EQC imposes deadline on home repairs to move forward with complex claims

10th Apr 15, 5:11pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

EQC imposes deadline on home repairs to move forward with complex claims

GDP growth to slow as Canterbury rebuild peaks

Westpac warns the Canterbury rebuild is reaching its peak, with construction set to tail off soon

10th Apr 15, 1:14pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Westpac warns the Canterbury rebuild is reaching its peak, with construction set to tail off soon

NZers getting less bang for our insurance buck

General insurance industry making its highest profits in nearly a decade

10th Apr 15, 6:00am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

General insurance industry making its highest profits in nearly a decade

Smoking hikes health insurance premiums by up to 20%

A look into the size of the hole smoking can burn in your back pocket when it comes to health insurance

8th Apr 15, 4:05pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

A look into the size of the hole smoking can burn in your back pocket when it comes to health insurance

Cyber insurance: The next big thing?

Jenée Tibshraeny investigates whether businesses need to get more insurance savvy, as they get more tech savvy

4th Apr 15, 7:00am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Jenée Tibshraeny investigates whether businesses need to get more insurance savvy, as they get more tech savvy

Low rates not hurting NZ life insurers

NZ life insurers not affected by low interest rates causing capital erosion for international insurers

1st Apr 15, 9:56am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

NZ life insurers not affected by low interest rates causing capital erosion for international insurers

Govt promotes renewable energy

'Ifs' and 'buts' around the oil and gas industry's ability to bring mega bucks to NZ

30th Mar 15, 5:34pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

'Ifs' and 'buts' around the oil and gas industry's ability to bring mega bucks to NZ

What happened Friday

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; RBNZ sees more than $1t of household wealth, major Wynyard Quarter development, Otahuhu house price leaps

27th Mar 15, 4:00pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; RBNZ sees more than $1t of household wealth, major Wynyard Quarter development, Otahuhu house price leaps

What happened Thursday

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; online retail spending strengthens, housing affordable everywhere but Auckland, Winston favourite in Northland by-election

26th Mar 15, 4:00pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; online retail spending strengthens, housing affordable everywhere but Auckland, Winston favourite in Northland by-election

Bribery and corruption: NZ's far from exempt

Deloitte reveals incidents of bribery and corruption on the rise - Bill going through Parliament to help crack down on offenders

26th Mar 15, 2:38pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Deloitte reveals incidents of bribery and corruption on the rise - Bill going through Parliament to help crack down on offenders

ANZ NZ unveils mobile wallet plans

ANZ to launch solo mobile wallet in the second-half of this year using host card emulation technology

25th Mar 15, 3:41pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

ANZ to launch solo mobile wallet in the second-half of this year using host card emulation technology

Rivals out to snatch BNZ customers

Competition among banks for airpoints credit cardholders heats up as Westpac replaces BNZ

25th Mar 15, 2:42pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Competition among banks for airpoints credit cardholders heats up as Westpac replaces BNZ

Leaky homes: The disease that won't go away

The leaky home/leaky building crisis appears far from over as new cases continue emerging and affected owners still battle for solutions

25th Mar 15, 7:32am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

The leaky home/leaky building crisis appears far from over as new cases continue emerging and affected owners still battle for solutions

Entrepreneurs' question economists' Auckland obsession

Are economists obsessed with Auckland's growth and growing divergence with the rest of NZ actually stuck in the dark ages?

21st Mar 15, 10:46am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Are economists obsessed with Auckland's growth and growing divergence with the rest of NZ actually stuck in the dark ages?

IAG pushing Canterbury quake claimants to cash settle

IAG trying to speed up Canterbury quake claim settlements by dumping customers from its repair/rebuild programme and cash settling

20th Mar 15, 12:36pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

IAG trying to speed up Canterbury quake claim settlements by dumping customers from its repair/rebuild programme and cash settling

Meth: the pandemic infecting the property market

How to avoid meth-ridden properties burning holes in your pockets

18th Mar 15, 1:14pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

How to avoid meth-ridden properties burning holes in your pockets