House-building rebounds, consents up 12% annually, seventh month of recovery
Stats NZ data today showed 15,972 houses consented in Auckland, up 16% annually. Precint Properties’ CEO Scott Pritchard…
Winter downturn: Economic recovery now ‘unlikely’ until 2027 – ASB
That would result in weaker GDP with annual growth forecasts for 2026 reduced by around 1.6 percentage points,…
Virunga National Park Sees Hundreds of Elephants Return and Rare Gorilla Twins Born During Hopeful Year
Elephants move back into Virunga National Park – Credit: courtesy of Anthony Caere / Virunga National Park Things…
Synlait Milk posts $80.6m half-year loss as recovery plan takes shape
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Natasha Lyonne Shares Update on Recovery After Relapse
Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images Two months after Natasha Lyonne revealed that she had relapsed after ten years of…
GDP preview: Did the economy keep growing through the end of 2025?
“That said, it’s a dated read on the state of the economy, and even more so in light…
Iran conflict could sink the economic recovery … and Christopher Luxon – Liam Dann
The answer also has to be yes. Nothing sinks a Government’s popularity like a cost-of-living crisis, and the…
Tauranga extends severe weather recovery transition after deadly slips
“Geotechnical risk assessments, trigger action response plans, and a quantitative risk assessment to life are still underway across…
US-Israel attacks on Iran: Economists put numbers on the risk to New Zealand’s recovery
“Oil shocks are very difficult for inflation-targeting central banks to navigate, because they are both inflationary and negative…
Iran conflict: Petrol prices, interest rates and KiwiSaver – where you could feel the financial fallout
It is still early days in terms of market reaction and the conflict, so assessing the possible fallout…
Economic recovery slowly rolling north into other regions, says Infometrics
Auckland continued to lag, with activity up 1.3% per annum in the December quarter, but it was not…
Why does talking about economic recovery make some people so angry? – Liam Dann
So that’s official … sort of. I’m not sure there is an official definition of economic recovery. Perhaps…