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b2bnews.co.nz > news > 1991-grocery-receipt-reveals-nz-wage-cost-pressure

1991 grocery receipt reveals NZ wage-cost pressure

20+ hour, 58+ min ago   (508+ words) The result was $93.17, nearly $20 above the inflation-adjusted figure. For employers, that gap is not a household curiosity. It is a preview of the wage demands landing on their desks. The divergence is sharpest exactly where New Zealand is a big…...

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b2bnews.co.nz > news > nationals-300k-first-home-loan-cap-could-lift-prices

National's $300k First Home Loan cap could lift prices

1+ day, 56+ min ago   (272+ words) National has announced it will scrap the current First Home Loan income limits and replace them with a single $300,000 cap for every applicant, whether single, coupled or buying in a group. The existing thresholds, $95,000 for a single person and $150,000 for…...

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b2bnews.co.nz > news > k-rd-leases-snapped-up-before-crl-opens

K Rd leases snapped up before CRL opens

3+ day, 54+ min ago   (579+ words) The City Rail Link opens to passengers on Sunday, and the commercial market is not waiting for the patronage data. Around Karanga-a-hape Station, new leases are already being snapped up ahead of the opening, with Barfoot & Thompson commercial leasing agent…...

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b2bnews.co.nz > news > kiwisavers-138b-governance-problem

KiwiSaver's $138b governance problem

5+ day, 56+ min ago   (384+ words) KiwiSaver has crossed the point where it stops being a personal finance story and becomes a capital markets one. Total balances hit $138.37 billion across 3,351,406 members as at 31 December 2025, according to the Retirement Commission’s demographic study. That sits inside a managed…...

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b2bnews.co.nz > news > us-expert-backs-nz-gentailer-model-warns-on-break-up

US expert backs NZ gentailer model, warns on break-up

1+ week, 57+ min ago   (292+ words) With calls to dismember the four big gentailers reaching an election-year peak, along comes James Bushnell, professor of economics at the University of California Davis, to muddy the narrative. In an interview published on 7 September 2026, Bushnell said there were “lots…...

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b2bnews.co.nz > news > labours-rbnz-dual-mandate-pledge-risks-price-stability

Labour's RBNZ dual mandate pledge risks price stability

3+ week, 52+ min ago   (184+ words) Labour confirmed on 23 August 2026 that if elected it will restore the Reserve Bank’s dual monetary policy mandate, requiring the Monetary Policy Committee to target both price stability of 1-3% inflation and “maximum sustainable employment.” The pledge came bundled with a promise…...