PremiumPremiumRetailDecember retail card spending slips but quarter edges higherHospitality was the standout, with card spending jumping 1.4% or $21m.21 Jan 10:16 PM
InflationFood prices dip again but power and grocery bills keep climbingElectricity prices have jumped 27% and gas 56% since December 2021.15 Jan 10:46 PM
PremiumPropertyOn the up: Multi-unit dwellings push residential consents aheadAlmost 36,000 homes consented in year to November.13 Jan 11:26 PM
PremiumWellingtonIs Wellington falling behind? New numbers show Tauranga and Hamilton population overtaking capital04 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumOpinionRichard PrebbleRichard Prebble: Is the economic recovery enough to save the coalition?23 Dec 08:00 PM
PremiumBusinessIs the worst of the brain drain over? Why NZ may have turned tide on talent loss10 Dec 12:38 AM
BusinessTourism tallies up in October, record from AustraliaNew Zealand's visitor numbers reach 93% of the country's pre-pandemic peak.09 Dec 10:29 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandSimon Wilson's Love this City: Good growth or the worst plan ever?Opinion: Plan Change 120, 'fraud' allegations in Papatoetoe, the Botanic Gardens and more.21 Nov 04:00 PM
InflationFood prices rise 4.7% in year to October, but cheaper veggies drive monthly declineVegetable prices fell 10.7% in October, the biggest monthly drop since 2021.16 Nov 10:47 PM
OpinionPaul Spoonley: Growing, going, gone: latest numbers show NZ now at risk of population stagnationOPINION: New Zealand recorded population growth of only 0.7% this year.16 Nov 05:00 PM
New ZealandExpat earning $34k more in Oz says it's 'really hard' watching NZ 'going backwards'Stats NZ says 72,700 New Zealanders left in the past year, mostly for Australia.16 Nov 05:30 AM
BusinessConsumers spending more – but only justNew card spending data shows that signs of recovery are yet to include consumer spending.12 Nov 11:03 PM
BusinessUnemployment hits 8-year high - 160,000 Kiwis out of workThe rate is the highest since December 2016.04 Nov 09:31 PM
PremiumPremiumPropertyWhat next at Westgate? Five-building big-box retail hub rising with NZ’s biggest KmartNew Kmart Westgate will be 6700sq m, bigger than the almost-half-hectare Manukau store.02 Nov 11:21 PM
PremiumPremiumProperty'Trend turns' - new housing consents up 3.6% annuallyAuckland and Otago contributed most to annual rise in building consents issued.02 Nov 10:36 PM
PoliticsLabour unveils economic policy with few costings, PM says National would be 'crucified' for thatLeader Chris Hipkins has been under pressure to start releasing policy.20 Oct 12:19 AM
InflationThe stats that suggest food inflation may have peakedPrices up 4.1% for the year to September, but first monthly drop since February.15 Oct 10:37 PM
Retail'Households aren’t rushing to the checkout yet': Retail spending dips 0.5% in September as growth streak endsHospitality was the only sector to see growth, rising 1.5% in September.13 Oct 10:16 PM
BusinessMigration slump deepens as record numbers of Kiwis head overseasAnnual net migration has fallen again as fewer migrants arrived in the year to August.13 Oct 12:10 AM
TourismTourism numbers up in August, airline group says NZ close to pre-pandemic peaksAustralian tourists drove a surge in winter visitor numbers.12 Oct 10:27 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Where Kiwis are spending their money in 2025 and where they’re not OPINION: Two sets of new data offer clues to the state of mind of consumers. 12 Oct 08:19 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsKiwis are drinking less, and violent crime is dropping. New data shows how the two relateThe number of victims of alcohol-related violent offending is dropping. 05 Oct 08:31 PM
New ZealandBarrier after barrier: The daily struggles blind Kiwis can’t escapeCensus data shows nearly 183,000 Kiwis live with serious sight loss.30 Sep 04:00 PM
InflationFood prices lift 5% in August year, Stats NZ data showsBeef mince has risen $3.40 in 12 months, costing $22.53 per kilo in August.15 Sep 11:09 PM
New ZealandAre you in the right industry? The Kiwi jobs where the median wage is over $100kBut there are now about a dozen sectors paying at least six figures.14 Sep 09:03 PM
RetailSigns of recovery: Card spending rises across retail and hospitality in AugustHospitality spending rose 1.4% or $21m, its largest increase since November 2024.11 Sep 11:23 PM
BusinessConstruction, manufacturing slumped in June quarterThe final June-quarter data before the next GDP release paint a grim picture.08 Sep 11:58 PM
BusinessGender pay gap in NZ narrows to record lowThe median woman now earns about 95c for every dollar the median man does, says expert.27 Aug 03:27 AM
