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Economy news
Bruce Cotterill: Hard lessons from a tough economic year
Politicians are urged to prioritise unity and decisive action amid economic challenges.
Matthew Hooton: Luxon Government guilty of profligacy not austerity
OPINION: Willis urged to adopt drastic spending cuts to avoid economic catastrophe.
Flatpacked and ready: Ikea warehouse opened today
Goods to be shipped from China and Malaysia mainly, but also other parts of the world.
'Low point' – new data to confirm NZ back in recession
Data due this Thursday will update the nation's third-quarter economic performance.
Du Val court hearing pencilled in
Judge this week will be considering PwC’s application for information in the case.
How many years will NZ be in deficit? Treasury to reveal updated forecast
Will spending cuts alone get the books back into surplus?
GDP
Matthew Hooton: Luxon Government guilty of profligacy not austerity
OPINION: Willis urged to adopt drastic spending cuts to avoid economic catastrophe.
'Worst since 1991': NZ in deep recession after massive GDP fall
GDP data for the third quarter shows a wipeout.
'Low point' – new data to confirm NZ back in recession
Data due this Thursday will update the nation's third-quarter economic performance.
Employment
Liam Dann: The only way is up for our economy in 2025
OPINION: Last week's GDP shocker took the edge off the Christmas cheer,
ProLink calls in liquidator, 190 laid off a week before Christmas
'This is just so sad, just before Christmas' - liquidator Pritesh Patel on ProLink NZ.
Official cash rate
Inside Economics: Is NZ poorer than the poorest US state?
New Zealand’s low productivity really is a serious problem.
Jenée Tibshraeny: There's only so much low interest rates can do to fire up the economy
OPINION: The RBNZ believes there's less room to cut rates without reigniting inflation.
Better times ahead? What we can learn from the interest rate yield curve
The trend of NZ's steeping yield curve looks likely to continue into 2025.
Inflation
Liam Dann: The only way is up for our economy in 2025
OPINION: Last week's GDP shocker took the edge off the Christmas cheer,
Inside Economics: Is NZ poorer than the poorest US state?
New Zealand’s low productivity really is a serious problem.
More economy news
Fran O'Sullivan: What Peters' bold words reveal about NZ's China strategy
OPINION: Foreign Minister Winston Peters will meet his counterpart in Beijing next year.
The good and the bad: 2025 will be a ‘year of two halves’ – Kiwibank
By mid-2025 the tide will finally start to turn, say Kiwibank economists.
Another annual record for departures from New Zealand
New migration data from Stats NZ shows downward trend maybe stabilising
Matthew Hooton: Luxon in denial about NZ's economy - and sliding support for his Govt
OPINION: The Government seems to prefer to sit on its hands.
Aggrieved by your employer, but also in the wrong? Your payout could be wiped
Brooke van Velden details employment law change flagged in National-Act agreement.
Inside Economics: Is NZ poorer than the poorest US state?
New Zealand’s low productivity really is a serious problem.
Failed partial takeover sparks litigation: Empire v Vital
Vital wants $214,000 from Empire for expenses it says it incurred after the failed deal.
‘Challenging picture’: 461,000 borrowers behind on their payments
Payment deficits are expected to track higher yet as Kiwis head into Christmas.
Jenée Tibshraeny: There's only so much low interest rates can do to fire up the economy
OPINION: The RBNZ believes there's less room to cut rates without reigniting inflation.