Inside Economics: Flying blind on oil shock fallout, how will RBNZ respond … plus our R&D dilemma
The war started on the last day of February. So its impact will be buried in the first-quarter…
Knife attack on teacher leaves Waikato parents hesitant to send kids back to school
Emergency services were called to Tūākau College on Thursday morning. Photo / Payal Lal A mother, who wished…
Fitch warning on debt puts pressure on Nicola Willis, Reserve Bank Governor pushes back on market panic – Inside Economics
That sentence needed reading twice. A rating downgrade would have been a real shock … a downgrade to…
NZX drops 2% as oil-shock fears send markets tumbling – Market close
The Australian S&P/ASX 200 Index was down 1.73% to 8490.8 points at 6pm NZ time; the Japanese Nikkei…
After the oil shock: What economists now expect on inflation, GDP and interest rates – Inside Economics
That’s a good question. While there’s no shortage of speculation about what might happen, it’s all limited by…
'Hopefully this will end quickly': Kiwi on life in Dubai amid the chaos of war – NZ Herald
‘Hopefully this will end quickly’: Kiwi on life in Dubai amid the chaos of war NZ HeraldLive: NZ Defence…
Harley-Davidson hearse offers unique last ride funeral service in Whakatāne
The Last Ride is a service that is available to other funeral homes around the Bay of Plenty…
Survey shows investors turn away from housing, plus … are Aussie bank profits too big? – Inside Economics
Be wary of overly dramatic headlines. The numbers will tell the best story. That’s because when it comes…
An OCR alternative…could KiwiSaver be used to control inflation? – Inside Economics
I was reminded of option (2) when Matthew Hooton recently (January 30, 2026) mentioned how the New Zealand…
Danish territory doesn’t want the help and the US appears to have no hospital ships available to send
“Please talk to us instead of just making more or less random statements on social media,” Nielsen said…
RBNZ to reveal path for rate rises … here’s why we shouldn’t panic – Inside Economics
When it is released at 2pm, the full MPS with new forecasts and a new projected interest rate…
Inside Economics: Is AI to blame for pushing unemployment rate higher? Plus Aussies headed for downturn
You have described employment as a lagging indicator both going into and coming out of recessions, but what…