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Spending in vogue as gloom lifts
Kiwis are splashing out on wining, dining and big-ticket items such as new cars and household furniture as consumer confidence hits a nine-year high.
Editorial: Drop in home ownership no great calamity
Editorial: It can be easy to jump to assumptions about statistics, especially if they appear to support a particular agenda.
High dollar boosts travel
The prospect of a prolonged high New Zealand dollar and sky-high consumer confidence has travel agents looking forward to bumper winter bookings from holidaymakers.
PM to dine with China's President
Prime Minister John Key's visit to China will include a formal dinner with China's President Xi Jinping.
Campbell: Government must play its part
Many businesses think the raising of the official cash rate by the Reserve Bank was precipitate.
Consumer confidence at nine-year high
New Zealand consumer confidence rose to a nine-year high with optimism about the economy in the year ahead approaching record levels.
Struggling mum has high hopes
Yvonne Costar is used to seeing Maori families around her battling on struggle street.
Kiwibank hikes rates - who's next?
Kiwibank has announced it will lift its home loan rates in response to yesterday's Reserve Bank decision to increase the Official Cash Rate.
How much the rate rises will cost
Rate rises can seem a bit baffling, but the formula is pretty simple and the Reserve Bank has seldom been more explicit, writes NZ Herald business editor Liam Dann.
Brian Fallow: OCR hike 'just the start'
This OCR hike is just the start of the cycle, says Herald economics editor Brian Fallow.
Cheaper fruit and veges help ease food prices
The monthly decline in food prices was led by a 6.5pc drop in vegetable prices and a 5.1pc reduction in fruit, according to Statistics NZ.
Dollar jumps on OCR hike
The New Zealand dollar jumped to a five-month high after the Reserve Bank raised the benchmark interest rate as expected and signalled further hikes are on the way.
Property market cools as loan restrictions and rising rates bite
The property market has cooled as rising mortgage rates have tempered demand in recent months, the Reserve Bank says.
Stronger kiwi dollar for longer - RBNZ
The Kiwi dollar will stay at an elevated level for longer than previously thought as the local economic story finds favour with foreign investors.
Brian Fallow: Singing all the way to the Reserve Bank
One of the big drivers of economic potential is productivity, which historically has not been a strong point in New Zealand, writes Brian Fallow.
Anadarko won't say if Otago well dry
Oil company Anadarko won't confirm claims its exploration off the Otago coast has been unsuccessful.