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Apple iPhone 17 Air. Source: Apple
Technology / News
It's Apple time again, with new slim iPhone, Watches, and AirPods 3 launched
20th Sep 25, 8:45am
by Juha Saarinen
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Slim is in for Apple with new Air iPhone, a growing number of devices and plenty of new tech under the bonnet
Economy / News
Te Kaha project stadium, Christchurch
Economy / News
Weekend briefing: China pressures BHP's iron ore
20th Sep 25, 8:26am
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by David Chaston
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China FDI stays weak; Japanese inflation moderates; BofJ to quit EFTs and JREITs; German PPI stays very low; Canada retail rises; big wet to extend in Australia; UST 10yr at 4.13%; gold & silver rise, oil lower; NZ$1 = 58.6 USc; TWI-5 = 65.8
Property / News
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Property / News
Spring arrives in the auction rooms with a big jump in the number of properties on offer
20th Sep 25, 6:18am
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by Greg Ninness
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More properties on offer at the latest auctions but no change in the sales rate
Economy / Opinion
Nicola Willis presents Budget 2025
Economy / Opinion
Ruth Richardson is calling for full austerity. Don’t listen
19th Sep 25, 1:56pm
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by Dan Brunskill
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Austerity architect Ruth Richardson’s outdated playbook offers New Zealand short-term pain for marginal gains, and should be ignored
Rural News / Opinion
East Antarctica Ice Shelf Collapse
Rural News / Opinion
Huge pieces of Antarctica are not falling off because of livestock emissions
20th Sep 25, 9:34am
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by Guest
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Susan Harris says fossil fuel emissions cause dangerous climate change, not cows and sheep
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Property / News
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Property / News
Falling residential rents starting to show up in the latest tenancy bond data
19th Sep 25, 9:19am
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by Greg Ninness
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Residential rents are flat or falling in most parts of the country giving landlords little to cheer about
Business / Opinion
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Business / Opinion
Xibei vs Luo Yonghao and China’s pre-made food scandal
19th Sep 25, 3:31pm
by Guest
In China's evolving consumer markets, one very public dispute encapsulates the tension between the customer push for authenticity and the corporate drive to maintain standards everywhere
Rural News / Opinion
Angus cattle in Nebraska
Rural News / Opinion
The opportunity of producer ownership
20th Sep 25, 9:07am
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by Angus Kebbell
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Shortening the distance from farm to fork. How some farmers took responsibility for their own value chain, measured what matters, designed products for the customer and shared data back to the farm
Economy / Opinion
Nepal government building burning in Kathmandu
Economy / Opinion
India's reckoning with its dangerous neighbourhood
19th Sep 25, 10:44am
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by Guest
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Nirupama Rao explains why India is increasingly anxious about political stability in neighbouring countries
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Economy / News
Job market shows clear signs of turning for the better
19th Sep 25, 12:01am
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David Hargreaves
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Personal Finance / Analysis
Comparing mortgage offers when break fees are involved
19th Sep 25, 2:02pm
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David Chaston
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Economy / News
Nicola Willis: ‘Trump disrupted my momentum’ 
18th Sep 25, 2:40pm
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Dan Brunskill
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Economy / News
Economists call for big rate cut from RBNZ after GDP shock
18th Sep 25, 12:57pm
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Mandy Te
Michael 'Mick' Keen, the Ushioda Fellow at the University of Tokyo, gives a public lecture at NZ Treasury in 2025
Public Policy / News
This capital gains tweak could make wealth taxes irrelevant
18th Sep 25, 8:59am
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Dan Brunskill
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Property / Analysis
Three bedroom houses the worst performing type of residential property investment in Q2
18th Sep 25, 5:00am
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Greg Ninness
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Economy / News
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Economists call for big rate cut from RBNZ after GDP shock
18th Sep 25, 12:57pm
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Mandy Te
Both Westpac and Kiwibank economists have quickly called for the Reserve Bank to cut the Official Cash Rate by 50 points next month in reaction to the 0.9% drop in GDP; ASB joins in on the call too
Public Policy / News
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Retirement and KiwiSaver: Incentive to save 'close to nil'
15th Sep 25, 10:31am
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Mandy Te
There's 'almost no incentive for individuals to have money locked up until they're 65' in NZ, KiwiSaver provider says
Banking / News
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ANZ Banking Group faces A$240 million fine following 'unconscionable conduct'
15th Sep 25, 12:16pm
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Australia's regulator is asking the Federal Court for the biggest fine in its history after ANZ admits misconduct in Government bond-dealing and consumer deals
Economy / News
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NZ economy shrunk 0.9% in shocking ‘June swoon’
18th Sep 25, 10:50am
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Dan Brunskill
Gross domestic product fell much further than forecast in the June quarter with manufacturing sectors declining 3.5% and construction continuing to crater
Economy / Analysis
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The OCR 'experiment' worked, eventually - but do we want a repeat?
17th Sep 25, 10:43am
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David Hargreaves
The economy is likely to start recovering this summer from the Reserve Bank's enforced recession - but are there better ways of controlling inflation in future than pressurising those with mortgages?
Property / Analysis
Apartment view
Three bedroom houses the worst performing type of residential property investment in Q2
18th Sep 25, 5:00am
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Greg Ninness
Investors are facing some lacklustre returns from residential property in the absence of capital gains
Currencies / Analysis
NYSE trading floor
NZ dollar extends losses
19th Sep 25, 7:52am
Jason Wong
US equities rise in aftermath of the Fed's rate cut. US Treasury yields higher. BoE holds policy, as expected. NZ rates fall to fresh cycle lows on chance the RBNZ rate cutting cycle extends further than previously expected

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Property
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Housing sales trends suggest buyers' market will continue into spring
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'Urgent action' needed on modern slavery in NZ
16th Sep 25, 1:00pm
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David Seymour, Christopher Luxon, and Winston Peters walk into the Beehive to sign the 2023 coalition agreements.
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17th Sep 25, 10:55am
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Personal Finance
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Mortgage interest rate competition wanes in the most popular fixed terms
17th Sep 25, 2:30pm
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Full-court press needed to address retirement gender gap
17th Sep 25, 5:00am
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Mandy Te
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The lasting impact of growing up in scarcity
16th Sep 25, 10:02am
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Rural
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Farmer confidence continues to soar – fourth consecutive quarter at ‘lofty heights’
15th Sep 25, 8:56am
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Sad inability to hold onto key rural processing assets
14th Sep 25, 6:14pm
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13th Sep 25, 8:56am
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Currencies
NYSE trading floor
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19th Sep 25, 7:52am
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NZ yields expected to rise
18th Sep 25, 7:50am
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USD falls
NZD firms ahead of US and Canadian rate cuts
17th Sep 25, 7:43am
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Bonds
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NZ Govt Bond tender number 962 results
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