New Zealand

New Zealand’s central bank to maintain current home lending rules

2026-08-14T01:02:40.000Z
Unemployment increased to 5.6 per cent from a revised 5.4 per cent three months earlier, according to official data.

New Zealand unemployment reaches 11-year high as fuel shock hits

2026-08-05T00:14:24.000Z
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand raised its official cash rate last month and signalled that it is prepared to keep doing so to counter emerging inflation pressures, which will heap more pressure on the property market.

New Zealand housing market faces biggest ‘down phase’ in decades

2026-08-01T06:28:07.000Z
A net 56.1 per cent of respondents expected the economy to improve over the year ahead.

New Zealand firms turn more optimistic in July: ANZ survey

2026-07-30T01:45:15.000Z
New Zealand’s CPI rose 1.5 per cent in Q2, compared to Q1, data showed.

New Zealand Q2 inflation at 4.1% y/y, at more than two-year high

2026-07-21T00:27:55.000Z
Beef prices have gained 24 per cent in June from a year earlier, according to ANZ Bank.

New Zealand meat sales to US surge 60% as American beef herd shrinks

2026-07-20T03:56:31.000Z
The Aussie hit a four-day low of US$0.6960 before reversing the losses to be higher at US$0.6988.

Australia, New Zealand dollars wobble on war jitters, Kiwi inflation data in focus

2026-07-20T02:47:04.000Z
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is aiming to keep inflation between 1 to 3 per cent.

New Zealand’s central bank warns inflation could become persistent

2026-07-13T23:17:27.000Z
On a seasonally adjusted basis, 12 per cent of companies surveyed expected business conditions to improve.

New Zealand second-quarter business confidence improves, says think tank

2026-07-13T23:02:33.000Z
Actor Sam Neill at a news conference to promote the feature film “Blackbird”, at Spain’s San Sebastian Film Festival in September 2019.
OBITUARY

Sam Neill, Jurassic Park star, dies at 78

2026-07-13T07:11:26.000Z