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Auckland continued to lag, with activity up 1.3% per annum in the December quarter, but it was not…

I was reminded of option (2) when Matthew Hooton recently (January 30, 2026) mentioned how the New Zealand…

“Pay rises and offering higher starting salaries are firmly back on the agenda for many organisations.” The top…

So that’s official … sort of. I’m not sure there is an official definition of economic recovery. Perhaps…

“I’m ashamed of certain members of the court, absolutely ashamed, for not having the courage to do what’s…

Right now, there is a growing gap between what AI can do and what New Zealand businesses are…

When it is released at 2pm, the full MPS with new forecasts and a new projected interest rate…

Across the Tasman, the S&P/ASX 200 Index had gained 0.28% to 8,962.5 points at 6pm NZ time. Matt…

Freightways’ Express Package and Business Mail division delivered revenue growth, ebita growth and margin improvement during the half…

Does resilience for us mean improved access to markets that continue to operate under World Trade Organisation rules?…

“This was led by the two key indices of production (56.6) and new orders (56.4), followed by deliveries…

Business and consumer confidence had now lifted and jobs growth should follow, Eckhold said. Westpac is picking unemployment…

Economic recovery slowly rolling north into other regions, says Infometrics