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Du Val court hearing pencilled in

Judge this week will be considering PwC’s application for information in the case.

How many years will NZ be in deficit? Treasury to reveal updated forecast

Will spending cuts alone get the books back into surplus?

Liam Dann: Last blast of economic news to offer no tidings of comfort or joy

OPINION: Economy watchers will have to wait a little longer for the silly season

'State of shock' - vendors v agent who gave keys to buyer before settlement

Parmar gave keys to the purchaser the day before settlement without the vendors' consent.

Fran O'Sullivan: What Peters' bold words reveal about NZ's China strategy

OPINION: Foreign Minister Winston Peters will meet his counterpart in Beijing next year.

The good and the bad: 2025 will be a ‘year of two halves’ – Kiwibank

By mid-2025 the tide will finally start to turn, say Kiwibank economists.

Another annual record for departures from New Zealand

New migration data from Stats NZ shows downward trend maybe stabilising

Electronic card data: Spending steady even as holiday sales start

New data from Stats NZ shows spending in retail steady during November.

Return to growth: MPI sees big lift in exports in 2025

MPI expects to see a rebound in New Zealand's primary sector exports in 2025.

Jenée Tibshraeny: There's only so much low interest rates can do to fire up the economy

OPINION: The RBNZ believes there's less room to cut rates without reigniting inflation.

Better times ahead? What we can learn from the interest rate yield curve

The trend of NZ's steeping yield curve looks likely to continue into 2025.

Deloitte Top 200: How companies can prepare for economic recovery

Fonterra, Port of Auckland, Turners are finalists.

Liam Dann: RBNZ's grim warning as productivity woes come to a head

OPINION: New Zealand faces a future of slow and low GDP growth on its current path.

'I bleed orange but this is awful': Mitre 10 selling properties to repay debt

'Sale of several non-strategic property assets [to] re-cycle capital, reduce debt.'

Matthew Hooton: Say no to Government having a four-year term

OPINION: Extending their term will just give politicians another year for working groups.

Reserve Bank governor's warning to homeowners after OCR cut

Borrowers told to curb some of their enthusiasm.

Business outlook 'brightening' as inflation expectations fall - ANZ

ANZ's Business Outlook shows confidence dipped but firms' own expectations are rising.

Official Cash Rate cut: Reserve Bank says more cuts to come in February

But Governor Adrian Orr warns borrowers not to expect extremely low rates.