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Bank moves on interest rate cuts ahead of OCR decision

The move comes ahead of a potential rate cut tomorrow from the Reserve Bank.

Buyer named: $26m paid for neighbouring Herne Bay villas, each with a pool

Commodities trading heir in $26m deals.

OCR preview: Big cut coming this week - but how low will rates go?

A 50-basis-point cut this week is near certain but the longer-term track is hard to pick.

Losing our young people: New stats reveal age of Kiwis leaving the country

The new data show 47,100 Kiwis departed in 2024, the largest number ever recorded.

Tourism numbers well up last year but still below pre-Covid levels

The data emerged soon after a new bid to lure foreign visitors.

‘Eight-week average’: Tenancy Tribunal on how long it’s taking to hear a case

From March 20, the tribunal will be able to decide cases on paper without hearings.

Opinion: Green shoots emerge as business confidence rebounds

The Fonterra payout this season is the highest in history.

Liam Dann: Could Trumponomics ruin plans for a rate cut recovery?

Local food prices are rising again and US trade policy threatens to lift global inflation.

Bruce Cotterill: Time for decisive action to get NZ back on track

Opinion: Why NZ's growth agenda is too slow for urgent challenges.

Corporate tax rate cut unlikely to spur growth, but three other things could work, expert says

Call for more targeted tax tweaks as economy languishes.

Market Watch: Share markets are rattled, but here’s why one fund manager remains optimistic

Liam Dann talks tariff turmoil with Pie Funds CIO Mike Taylor.

‘So expensive’: Avian flu triggers US egg price hike, shortages

Supermarkets in Washington often have empty or sparsely stocked egg shelves.

Liam Dann: The most brutal and personal economic statistic

OPINION: When inflation bites, we all feel it. But losing your job is personal.

SPCA to pay $29,000 after flawed dismissal of volunteer coordinator

The ERA ruled the dismissal process was unfair and disproportionate.

'Later than we hoped' - SkyCity reveals another big Convention Centre delay, hands out blame

Opening date is now 12 months away, says SkyCity. Fletcher says there's been no change.

Opinion: Regulatory Standards Bill is extreme and unjustified

Minister David Seymour claims 'most of New Zealand’s problems' stem from poor regulation.

Young people bear the brunt – youth unemployment hits 23%

More than half of New Zealand's newly unemployed last year were aged 15-19.

Inside Economics: Trump’s trade war – counting the ways it could hit Kiwis in the back pocket

OPINION: Why do economists hate tariffs? And what will they do to your mortgage rate?