Property investors are back, but are they pushing up house prices?
Investor activity has picked up to 24.6 percent of the market, compared to a low of 22 percent between 2022 and 2024.
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Is this New Zealand’s highest marginal tax rate?
New Jobseeker rules mean some homes would be better off if the parents worked less, commentators say.
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The ‘longest, deepest, slowest’ job market – recruitment agency
The prime minister claims jobs for young people are still out there, but one of NZ’s largest recruitment agencies says the employment market is the tightest it has been in decades.
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Make it harder to buy booze with buy-now-pay-later, Salvation Army says
The Salvation Army wants regulatory reform to make it harder to buy alcohol.
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Weaker business survey tips odds towards bigger RBNZ rate cut
The closely followed survey showed slowing demand, more staff cuts, reduced investment and profit expectations.
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Why you might soon have fewer mail delivery days
Changes have been signed off that allow NZ Post to cut its mail service.
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Reserve Bank forms new financial policy committee
The Reserve Bank New Zealand has formed a new committee to make key decisions around financial stability.
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ASB reaches $135.6m settlement over alleged historic breaches of credit disclosures
ASB has reached a $135.6 million settlement to settle a class action lawsuit over alleged historical breaches of credit disclosures.
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More than half of renters unable to afford to buy a home, housing report shows
A national housing report indicates three-quarters of renters are dissatisfied with the housing choices available to them.
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Business sentiment softens, NZIER’s quarterly survey shows
The survey shows business sentiment at its lowest level this year as sales weaken and firms shed staff and cut investment.
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