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Mortgage arrears climbing as interest rate pressure builds

More than 18,000 households were behind in mortgage payments in January.

Labour - out of the Covid frying pan and into the Gabrielle fire

OPINION: Observations from the Milford Track.

Lockdowns are over. WFH isn’t. Why?

Financial Times: Much of the world remains in the grip of ‘Long Social Distancing’.

Liam Dann: Before we pay the price of climate change we need to agree on the bill

OPINION: This election should be a referendum on the way forward.

Invasion of Ukraine one year on: Impacts on NZ's economy

Kiwis have felt the repercussions of Putin's invasion.

Liam Dann: Did the Reserve Bank and Adrian Orr get it right?

OPINION: Focus stays on inflation but hike shouldn't mean big mortgage rate rises.

Rate hike aftermath: Adrian Orr says inflation slowing, down to 3 per cent by mid-2024

After rate hike, how will NZ beat inflation, cyclone damage bill?

Four-day working week makes staff happier - and companies more money, new study reveals

'Major breakthrough': Adopting new working pattern could increase revenue, cut burnout.

Reserve Bank hikes OCR to 4.75% despite cyclone's economic blow

It was too soon to accurately assess the monetary policy implications of Cyclone Gabrielle

Liam Dann: Oil company mega-profits signal need for change

OPINION: Did we ask for this?

Wonky Box - the cut-price produce pursuit proving popular

A direct-to-consumer produce delivery box is a hit in this cost of living crisis.

Kiwis keep spending despite inflation, rate hikes and recession risk

New data shows consumer spending bounced back in January.

Editorial: Social insurance scheme had best intentions but too complex

Editorial: It's not surprising the $3.5 billion proposal is "off the table" for now.

Disney to axe 7000 jobs in $8.7 billion cost-cutting plan

Financial Times: Returning boss faces serious challenges - and a challenger.

ANZ Truckometer shows traffic flows easing as economy cools

Lower traffic volumes suggest some risk to economic forecasts.

US trade deficit hits record high

NY Times: US economic machine guzzles up more imports.

Australian bank admits botch-up, refunds prominent Kiwi entertainer A$30k

St George Bank blamed a 'one-off processing issue' for the botch-up.

Is the bull market back? Shares surge on view US inflation has been beaten

US optimism has been contagious even though Kiwi inflation story is less clear.