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Economy - Centrist
  • February 12, 2026

Households to fund LNG terminal as the government withholds cost details

“It’s a tax. This one may of course bring a benefit at the same time.”
Economy - Centrist
  • February 6, 2026

Crypto selling off as investors flee risk

“Digital gold.”
Economy - Centrist
  • February 6, 2026

Unemployment hits decade high as hiring resumes and workforce grows

To be counted as “unemployed,” a person must be actively looking for work.
Economy - Centrist
  • February 6, 2026

Uninsurable means unsellable: how homeowners are being trapped

“If you had half a brain, why would you move here and buy a depreciating asset?... It’s lose-lose.”
Economy - Centrist
  • January 30, 2026

Mortgage switching boom hints at end of rate cuts

A “whopping $5.8 billion of mortgage debt was shifted between banks."
Economy - Centrist
  • January 28, 2026

NZ Post to withdraw mail services from 142 urban retail locations

The number of service points offering personal assistance will also be halved over time.

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Insurance costs spike across NZ as homeowners face sharp premium hikes

Insurers cite a combination of compounding domestic and global factors driving the increases.

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KiwiSaver hardship withdrawals surge as financial pressure persists

“Two-speed recovery.”

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Inflation rises above target as council rates and power drive costs higher

3.1 per cent.

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A weak and uneven recovery exposes firms already running out of cash

“Businesses were saying ‘next quarter things are going to be much better’.”

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Households now paying the real price of bread

“We’re now seeing the dam breaking…”

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Gold jumps above $4,600 as markets price in fears over US institutional credibility

“Remember, it’s not gold going up, it’s the world currencies going down.”

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Economy - Centrist
Insurance costs spike across NZ as homeowners face sharp premium hikes

Insurers cite a combination of compounding domestic and global factors driving the increases.

Economy - Centrist
KiwiSaver hardship withdrawals surge as financial pressure persists

“Two-speed recovery.”

Economy - Centrist
Inflation rises above target as council rates and power drive costs higher

3.1 per cent.

Economy - Centrist
A weak and uneven recovery exposes firms already running out of cash

“Businesses were saying ‘next quarter things are going to be much better’.”

Economy - Centrist
Households now paying the real price of bread

“We’re now seeing the dam breaking…”

Economy - Centrist
Gold jumps above $4,600 as markets price in fears over US institutional credibility

“Remember, it’s not gold going up, it’s the world currencies going down.”

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