PremiumPremiumInterest ratesRate cut sparks biggest rally in NZ shares in two yearsOPINION: Federal Reserve expected to cut rates, potentially boosting market performance.25 Aug 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAre central banks good doctors? Comparing RBNZ and US inflation strategiesOPINION: How the RBNZ's cautious monetary policies have over-treated the NZ economy.13 Aug 05:25 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMatthew HootonMatthew Hooton: Wellington bureaucracy faces criticism for intellectual timidityOPINION: Ministers are frustrated that mandarins remain stuck in the do-nothing era.25 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandGlobal IT outage a cashless wake-up call? Reserve Bank says keep physical cash for emergenciesLast Friday's CrowdStrike failure saw many unable to buy necessities as computers crashed.24 Jul 05:43 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsWhy is the Govt slashing thousands of public sector jobs - and how will it affect Wellington?ANALYSIS: The Government's cuts will hurt, but their wider impact might be muted.18 Apr 12:58 AM
New ZealandTreasury set to axe 50 jobsFinal numbers cannot be confirmed until Budget decisions are announced in May.05 Apr 03:57 AM
EconomySlow growth won't stop income tax cuts, Nicola Willis saysA return to surplus by 2026-27 remains in question.15 Mar 03:22 AM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Why we need to pay more tax; a better Auckland stadium siteOPINION: "NZ will have to learn to make sacrifices and save."16 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsSpending limits for next Budget to be revealedFinance Minister Nicola Wills will drop two key Budget dates on Monday.08 Feb 04:05 AM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Grim outlook no surprise but political hyperbole unhelpfulOPINION: National must be cautious not to let gloomy rhetoric undercut confidence.20 Dec 04:00 PM
PoliticsWillis unveils $7.4 billion in cuts as gloomy economy weighs on GovernmentA gloomy economic outlook - with a silver lining on inflation.20 Dec 02:21 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThomas Coughlan: Why it’s a great time to be in GovernmentThe new Government is having fun - so is the Opposition.08 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandThe Govt departments set to switch from Māori to English namesNZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi was first out of the blocks. Who's next?08 Dec 03:24 AM
New Zealand'Cheap politics': Labour fires back at Nicola Willis over ferry budget blowoutLabour finance spokesman Grant Robertson sheds more light on KiwiRail's ferry conundrum.08 Dec 02:07 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSteven Joyce: Centralisation isn’t working - it’s time to trust the regionsOPINION: Health, education, water...if centralisation continues, problems will get worse.01 Dec 08:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsDerek Cheng: How Luxon made room for Act and NZ First without giving up too muchThe challenge remains: How to walk the fiscal tightrope while delivering tax cuts.24 Nov 05:08 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSteven Joyce: Rolling back regulation will be new Govt's first missionOPINION: And the other tasks new Government needs to get to work on.03 Nov 08:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEconomyPublic Purse: The final $5b of the Covid fight - and the half spent on other prioritiesThe $5b Covid fund top-up was spent at a record clip - on mostly unrelated plans.25 Sep 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEconomyAnalysis: Prefu shows next Govt facing tough economic trade-offsDeteriorating finances mean next Government will have very little spending wiggle room.12 Sep 01:45 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSteven Joyce: It’s time to cut back the growing bureaucratic blobOPINION: Treasury is crystal ball gazing as much as the next economist.08 Sep 09:00 PM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessOpinion: We need to talk tourism as election approachesOPINION: Relationship between tourism and Govt symbiotic; are parties taking it seriously?03 Sep 05:00 PM
Politics'Not great for consulting firms': PM fronts on public service spending crackdownChris Hipkins and Grant Robertson announced a sweeping package of public service savings.28 Aug 08:18 PM
PoliticsGovt announces $4b in savings, National says 'too little, too late'Chris Hipkins and Grant Robertson will announce savings.28 Aug 05:07 AM
PremiumPremiumEmploymentNZ dollar drops, interest rates rise after surprise US jobs numberNew Zealand dollar left licking its wounds.07 Jul 05:30 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: Time to end the ag-sector procrastinationOPINION: Sustainability consultant calls on farmers to engage with climate mitigation.02 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeGDP preview: Did we avoid recession? Economists make their callsData this week will reveal how the economy performed in the first quarter of the year14 Jun 08:18 PM
Infrastructure reportInfrastructure Report: Priorities for big projectsPublic and private partnerships are needed to get investment and development moving.06 Jun 04:59 PM
PoliticsGovt books in relatively good shape, but Robertson has warning for NZCrown accounts for the four months to the end of October were released by Treasury today.30 Nov 10:41 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and finance$2b raid: How emergency Covid funds were redirected to bolster Budget '22Former Treasury adviser says it was an “accounting trick”.25 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThomas Coughlan: National saves itself from British Budget blowback, but questions over cuts remainNational mounts urgent clean-up job as UK PM's tax plans backfire on New Zealand.30 Sep 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPolitics$1.1b Oranga Tamariki spend-up a 'disparate collection of ideas' with no strategyTreasury has delivered a scathing report of Oranga Tamariki's Budget funding.08 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsUkraine invasion: NZ's Treasury warns of higher inflation, interest rates, food costsA paper from Treasury staff warns Kiwis will face a wellbeing hit because of the war.06 Sep 02:44 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionCost of living payment: 'Warnings were ignored'OPINION: Ex-Treasury official points out 700,000 eligible for the payment didn't get it.02 Sep 05:00 PM
Official Cash RateRevealed: Three true causes of our 20-year housing boomMain driver of house prices in the past two decades? Global interest rate drops.18 Aug 01:00 AM