Unemployment remains unchanged at 5.1%
The labour market remains subdued despite better-than-expected result.
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'Significant risk': Tariffs heighten volatility, Reserve Bank warns
Banks have strong capital to maintain credit flows amid market volatility.
Key says Trump using tariffs largely for leverage – but has fears for NZ film industry
The former Prime Minister also sees confidence returning to the New Zealand economy.
'Decades of experience' – Craig Heatley company, Hoppers plan $220m marina
A forecast 140 jobs are to be created over 30 years if plans are allowed to proceed.
Tesla's NZ revenue crashed in 2024 – and this year is worse, so far
EV sales pick up but Elon Musk's firm still lags.
Floating rate fad helps Westpac's profit grow 10%
Bank reports $525 million profit in six months.
AI could make crashes worse, amplify herd behaviour: Reserve Bank
One expert says the report doesn't go far enough, another says it overplays the risks.
Unemployment set to rise to highest level in nearly a decade
Labour market data will also reveal how fast wages are rising.
Liam Dann: Are Kiwis about to be hit with an ‘austerity Budget’?
The Finance Minister faces a difficult balancing act with this month's Budget.
Fran O'Sullivan: Nicola Willis needs to address NZ Super age now
OPINION: Talk of 'no frills' and 'lolly scrambles' in the Budget is just a distraction.
Adrian Orr surfaces for farewell party with Reserve Bank staff
The party and gift combined cost more than $6000.
Matthew Hooton: Labour’s credibility demands big new tax promises
OPINION: There’s no room for any new spending by anyone without massive tax hikes.
ASB and POLi strike deal - is the Govt's competition push working?
Deal marks a step towards open banking gaining scale.
Spark auctioning half its data centre business to fund $1b expansion push: report
Surf's up for the telco as its capital-raising effort comes to the sharp end.
Roger Partridge: Policy whiplash risks eroding NZ's investment stability
OPINION: Policy unpredictability is now seen as a genuine investment risk.
NZ's billion-dollar builders revealed as new king of construction emerges
The country's busiest commercial builder secured $1.2 billion of work last year.
Business confidence falls as tariff turmoil takes a toll
The new survey still pointed to some signs of economic recovery.
Inside Economics: Why the Kiwi is so strong against the Aussie dollar
OPINION: Liam Dann takes a deep dive into the week's economic news.
Opinion: Productivity the key, not austerity
OPINION: New Zealand is following global trends – but does not have to.
Richard Prebble: Cut red tape faster and deeper
OPINION: The preschool review is a template but it is too little and takes too long.
RBNZ makes whopper currency trade to boost crisis-time firepower
The bank's foreign currency intervention capacity hits a record $26.7 billion.
'Wake-up call': Blackouts highlight risks of net zero reliance
Emergency declared in Spain; Portugal's water supply might be disrupted.
Tech Insider: Blackbird partner says Govt made mistake giving up on $300m Elevate fund
PLUS: Blackbird gears up for $1 billion raise.
‘A sense of invisibility’: Business leader survey finds lack of Government leadership
Crown inaction, talent and cyber-security pain points in Tuanz Digital Priorities report.
The offspring: How heirs to Kiwi family fortunes earn their keep
Meet the heirs of New Zealand's wealthiest families.
Shelling out: Audit questions hold up assessment of troubled mussel farm
Cabinet agreed to invest $16.5m more into mussel business despite ongoing losses.
Jenée Tibshraeny: How US indebtedness is trimming Trump's wings
Market turbulence is seen as more than a bout of volatility.
Liam Dann: Why 70 really is the new 50 ... and why the retirement age will need to rise
OPINION: As if we don't have enough to worry about right now, we're all getting older.
Australia to stockpile critical minerals in strategic reserve
Rare earth ransom? China controls some 90% of the world’s supply.
'Good to see' – consumer confidence on the up
Consumer confidence has lifted but so too have inflation expectations.
Game on: NZ Cricket's bold deal to transform the Black Caps' future
A New Zealand Cricket-backed T20 franchise could be based in Toronto or Atlanta.
Inside Economics: Donald Trump v the US Fed?
OPINION: Liam Dann takes a deeper dive into the week's economic news.
Richard Prebble: Why NZ's trade with Brazil remains limited
OPINION: Navigating Brazil's complex market for New Zealand businesses.
'Political interference': Concerns over RBNZ's capital rules review
Conflict zone: NZ's independent central bank and the Finance Minister's agenda.