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2023 among NZ's warmest years as new climate change stocktake lays out impacts

This year so far has been the country's warmest in our land and seas combined.

New home consents plummet, rising costs and inflation cause headaches

Builders' biggest gripes revealed, just as new stats show new home consents falling.

Retail sales down: Where Kiwis are spending less

Stats NZ data for the June quarter shows another drop in retail sales volumes.

'Appalling' employment gap for disabled people needs urgent attention - advocacy group

"Some people just think of disabled people as being, somehow, less than or not as good."

New wage growth stats: How did your pay rise stack up?

Income growth for wage and salary earners remains strong, says Stats NZ.

Biggest number of Kiwis heading abroad in a decade - but migrants still coming

Data shows annual net migration rose again in the year to June, at an extra 86,800 people.

Falling food prices win one battle - but war on inflation goes on

On the path to lower inflation, a few nasty surprises could still trip us up.

Food prices fall in July after months of brutal increases

Believe it or not, food prices took a dive, for a change, in July.

Where Auckland rents spiralled fastest: Average now $642/week

Steep rises in an area where many can’t afford to own homes, so are long-term tenants.

Chlöe Swarbrick: Housing one of the major drivers of poverty in NZ — who pays the cost?

Opinion: Political decisions sold our human right to housing to the highest bidder.

NZ's biggest builders: The contenders with $100m-plus workloads

They're nipping at the heels of the biggest operators.

Recession, no great escape: GDP data confirms another hit to economy

New data shows lacklustre performance amid recession concerns.

Lower inflation on food prices ‘a long way away’, economists say

Annual food price inflation is still close to 30-year highs.

Kiwis making fewer but longer overseas trips

Australia's share of visitors increases, but China's share plummets.

Retail spending slump signals looming economic downturn

Card spending fell for the first time since February.

Latest business activity data offers clues to next week's GDP number

Sales are up on an annual basis, Stats NZ data for the March quarter shows.

StatsNZ stays focused on mopping up Census stragglers

Atawhai Tibble: 'You always have the resistant people'.

Retail sales down, signs of 'stark' year for Kiwi households

Some sectors sacrificed as surging cost of living forces tough choices.