10+ hour, 42+ min ago   (794+ words) Personal Wealth in association with Comment: The sharemarket crash of 1987 was a major global event, but it hit New Zealand much harder than other countries. It scarred an entire generation and completely changed the fabric of how we invest. Black…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (82+ words) Newsroom Business news in association with The Government is investigating whether cut-rate wine bottles are being dumped into the country by a Chinese firm, after a complaint from New Zealand’s sole manufacturer. That’s despite opposition from the Chinese Government, which…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (110+ words) Newsroom Business & investing: After the ‘will they, won’t they?’ hike debate associated with the Reserve Bank’s last monetary policy decision in July, this week’s outcome is already shaping up as a virtual certainty. Economists unanimously expect the central bank will…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1728+ words) Prefer Newsroom on Google Comment: It sounds like a scene from Yes, Minister. Nicola Willis reckons just a few months ago, behind closed doors, officials from the Treasury were singing the praises of her and the coalition Government’s economic management....

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (899+ words) Prefer Newsroom on Google Tourists are coming back, manufacturing is picking up, our primary industries are doing well and that’s filtering into South Island cities. We’re seeing some good company results, inflation is down and the services sector is finally…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (866+ words) Comment: The Middle East ceasefire proved regrettably short-lived, curtailing tanker crossings through the Strait of Hormuz and sending energy prices higher again. The more recent news flow has markets hopeful of an imminent reopening. Who knows if that will transpire....

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (789+ words) Prefer Newsroom on Google Analysis: As Matariki rises, so too does Aotearoa’s benchmark interest rate. The Reserve Bank has increased its official cash rate by 25 basis points to 2.5 percent, assuring New Zealanders that the slowing impact of higher interest rates…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1085+ words) Business news in association with Analysis: There’s been a bit of attention recently, including in the global media, on the length and breadth of NZ’s house price downturn. So, we thought we’d add some context. How long, how deep, how…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (114+ words) Newsroom Analysis: At an energy summit hosted by Hawke’s Bay Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday morning, big local horticulture and post-harvest, wood processing and irrigation firms are taking the stage to talk about how energy costs and supply reliability are…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1032+ words) Business news in association with Prefer Newsroom on Google The Government’s books are set to improve by the end of the decade, with a return to surplus now forecast for a year earlier than at the last fiscal update, in…...