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Richard Prebble: How Labour can revive its fortunes with fresh leadership
OPINION: Labour's current strategy lacks clear policies and relies on coalition issues.
Meat and dairy continue to drive food price inflation, Stats NZ data shows
Food prices continue to rise but the rent increases are now the lowest in a decade.
Final big bank drops home loan rates after OCR cut
Westpac announced changes to its six-month and one-year rates today.
Cautious spending: Card data shows dip in retail sales for May
Economist Satish Ranchhod says retail spending likely to remain 'soft for a while'.
Reserve Bank admits 'regret' over handling of Orr's resignation after Willis criticism
The bank's chair has apparently acknowledged it could have done better.
Jenée Tibshraeny: RBNZ's lack of transparency erodes its credibility
Why Adrian Orr and Neil Quigley should've put the institution first in their spat.
GDP
World Bank cuts 2025 global growth forecast to 2.3% amid trade tensions
US tariffs could reduce global growth by 0.5 percentage points this year.
Liam Dann: Cheer up, Kiwis - and go shopping
OPINION: Uncertainty about employment is making people scared to spend on themselves.
Slower global growth to weigh on NZ's economic recovery - OECD
The OECD says the world's economic prospects are waning, just as NZ starts to recover.
Employment
Thinking of retiring? Nearly one in two Kiwis still working when they turn 65
Data shows we're joining the workforce earlier and continuing to work later in life.
Liam Dann: Cheer up, Kiwis - and go shopping
OPINION: Uncertainty about employment is making people scared to spend on themselves.
Official cash rate
Final big bank drops home loan rates after OCR cut
Westpac announced changes to its six-month and one-year rates today.
Jenée Tibshraeny: RBNZ's lack of transparency erodes its credibility
Why Adrian Orr and Neil Quigley should've put the institution first in their spat.
Internal documents reveal why Adrian Orr resigned as Reserve Bank Governor
Reserve Bank finally releases documents unveiling story behind Orr's departure.
Inflation
Meat and dairy continue to drive food price inflation, Stats NZ data shows
Food prices continue to rise but the rent increases are now the lowest in a decade.
Reserve Bank blocks media from talk by OCR committee member Prasanna Gai
The Reserve Bank says no new information was disclosed in the speech.
More economy news
Migration gain falls to an 11-year (non-Covid) low
Net migration has dipped to its lowest level since January 2014 (excluding the Covid era).
Internal documents reveal why Adrian Orr resigned as Reserve Bank Governor
Reserve Bank finally releases documents unveiling story behind Orr's departure.
World Bank cuts 2025 global growth forecast to 2.3% amid trade tensions
US tariffs could reduce global growth by 0.5 percentage points this year.
‘Things are going to get less predictable’ - ANZ geopolitical expert
Cameron Mitchell on the trade war risk and how to live with uncertainty.
Trump, tariffs and world turmoil
Cameron Mitchell, Head of Geopolitical Risk, ANZ discussing Trump and tariffs and world turmoil with Liam Dann. Video \ Jason Dorday
Liam Dann: Cheer up, Kiwis - and go shopping
OPINION: Uncertainty about employment is making people scared to spend on themselves.
First look at $1b warehouse hub by James Kirkpatrick Group
Heir's vision becomes a reality: 'Dad wanted this to be the best' – James Kirkpatrick jnr.
Public in the dark over Adrian Orr's resignation, as RBNZ delays information release
Assistant governors hired by Orr depart amid the Reserve Bank's restructuring.
'Completely dysfunctional': Turmoil within PNG's anti-corruption agency
Leadership tensions hamper PNG's anti-corruption body, ICAC.