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Buyer confidence back: Residential sales up 86 per cent at Barfoot & Thompson

March showed a modest but positive improvement in trading.

How high will it go? Reserve Bank likely to hike OCR again today

Economists say the banking crisis and lower GDP mean a smaller rate hike.

Top economist on why Official Cash Rate rises should stop at 5%

There are concerns the Reserve Bank will overtighten.

New business survey shows falling sales now a bigger worry than labour shortages

Results show RBNZ monetary policy is starting to take effect, says NZIER.

Reserve Bank to hike OCR again - but by how much?

Economists say the banking crisis and lower GDP mean a smaller rate hike.

Mortgage squeeze: More loan payments missed as Kiwis feel pinch of rising rates

Data reveals impact rising interest rates are having on mortgages.

Tax and the blurred lines around 'business' expenses

Sasha Borissenko presents a tax guide for the self-employed.

Brace for the squeeze: Survey reveals small business fears

Inflation and rising rates causing concern for SMEs.

‘Clobbered’: Household expenses could increase by $150 a week this year - ASB

Mortgage repayments, food and transport costs will be the biggest contributors.

Richard Prebble: Ardern, Hipkins and the coup that nobody voted for, or saw coming

OPINION: Labour's legal coup must have been the result of months of secret debate.

Cost of living: Food now a bigger worry than housing

Survey reveals who is feeling it the hardest.

'Does not define who I am': Man with Down syndrome can't get a job

Hamish Gilbert wants prospective employers to see the value he can bring to a workplace.

Listen live: Finance Minister Grant Robertson fronts after worse-than-expected GDP slump

Economists had expected data for the December quarter to show a sharp contraction.

Liam Dann: Big GDP slump muddies outlook and divides economists

RBNZ's Adrian Orr said it was time to 'cool the jets'. GDP data suggests we listened.

Contractor or employee? Disappointment over Govt stalling work to clarify the difference

Some contractors could effectively be earning less than the minimum wage.

Trade balance slips deeper into the red - current account deficit worst since 1988

Deficit was $12.7 billion wider than in the year ended December 31, 2021 (6 per cent GDP).