Overseas visitor arrivals down in February but US tourists break record
Change in Chinese New Year cited as February still can't pip pre-pandemic tourist numbers.
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Govt pumps $13.5m into Tourism NZ to attract more visitors
More than 23,000 additional international visitors are predicted as a result.
'We’re being asphyxiated': US firms already struggling as China trade war heats up
New York Times: 'Converting our entire supply chain in two months is not feasible.'
Trump downplays tariffs walk-back, says no country 'off the hook'
The US President insists no country will escape tariffs, despite a 90-day reprieve.
Trump’s trade war casts a shadow on America’s AI boom
Aggressive tariffs threaten to undermine Silicon Valley’s work on the crucial technology.
China halts critical exports as trade war intensifies
New York Times: Tap turned off on rare minerals and magnets used in EVs, chips, aerospace.
Opinion: Risk of another GFC rises as trade war takes world to the brink
Dangerous stand-off: This is the economic equivalent of the Cuban missile crisis.
US tariffs rise as China retaliates with 125% tax on goods
Xi said China is 'not afraid' and urged the EU to resist the US practices.
Trump exempts smartphones, laptops, chips in China tariff backdown
Good news for iPhone maker Apple and others who make tech products in China for the US.
Bruce Cotterill: US tariffs won't rattle NZ's market confidence
OPINION: Is tariff panic premature for NZ?
Forget the Treaty Principles Bill, Luxon's first real crisis lands – and could be the making of him
Luxon has had the luck of being landed with a crisis that is right in his wheelhouse.
‘Call me next time’: Peters disparages Luxon’s tariff talks
Foreign Minister says Prime Minister did not consult him before calls with world leaders.
Flip-flopper in chief? Trump’s biggest U-turns
From tariffs to TikTok to abortion and more, US President often changes stance.
Bongbong to von der Leyen: The world leaders Luxon is talking to in free trade 'fight'
The Prime Minister scored calls with major names.
Douglas Pharmaceuticals installs AI-driven robots, faces up to tariff threat
Four times faster than the humans.
Trump’s tariff turmoil: Everything investors need to know
We dig into the impacts on stocks, bonds, rates and the hedge fund basis trade.
Trump told people to buy. Hours later, his tariff pause sent markets soaring
Trump urged his followers to buy, saying: 'THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!! DJT.'
Opinion: Trump has thrown the ultimate safe haven asset into crisis
Telegraph: Trump is demolishing accepted norms, unleashing havoc on the world stage.
Watch: Luxon plans free-trade talks blitz as Trump changes tune on tariffs
Luxon will call other world leaders today in a bid to save the trading system.
Lower interest rates to do heavy lifting reviving the economy - Jenée Tibshraeny
Monetary policy is poised to do much of the heavy lifting spurring economic growth.
Trump's 104% tariffs on China shake global markets and spur tensions
Global markets have tumbled, with Hong Kong dropping over 3% on Wednesday.
OCR decision: RBNZ expected to cut rates further on tariff downturn
The RBNZ cut the OCR by 25 basis points but hinted that it is prepared to go further.
'Tariff wars miss the point': Zuru co-founder Nick Mowbray criticises US tariff plan
Zuru has factories in China, which is in line for a US tariff of 104%.
Musk brands Trump aide a ‘moron’ as 104% tariffs against China confirmed
Zuru cofounder Nick Mowbray also wades into the fray.
Liam Dann: Big OCR call today as tariff turmoil threatens NZ recovery
US trade policy may force a rethink on how low the OCR has to go.
Richard Prebble: How NZ’s fiscal policies leave us exposed to trade shocks
OPINION: Labour and National have increased debt, leaving NZ vulnerable to shocks.
Opinion: How Trump’s tariffs highlight NZ’s need to build local capacity
OPINION: Is it time to revisit the idea of ‘import replacement’?
‘Historic global economic event’: Willis reassures Kiwis amid Trump tariff turmoil
The Dow heads down, Hong Kong collapses, trillions are wiped off markets.
Sir Keir Starmer: The world as we knew it has gone – nobody wins from a trade war
Telegraph: The UK PM plans to champion the voice of British industry on the world stage.
Global leaders rush to woo Trump, hoping to sway him on tariffs
New York Times: Governments trying to appeal to Trump to have steep tariffs rolled back.
Trump’s tariffs spark comparisons to Great Depression and GFC - can NZ survive the turmoil?
'The world has changed and it’ll be in the history books.'
Amid tariff turmoil, will the Reserve Bank cut again?
The RBNZ is due to make its first rate call since Adrian Orr's departure.
Liam Dann: NZ must hold its nerve amid the tariff turmoil
OPINION: Our economy faces yet another challenge to fragile recovery hopes.
‘A zero tariff situation’: Musk calls for Europe-US free-trade zone after Trump tariffs
'That has certainly been my advice to the President,' says the billionaire.