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A composite image of homes in Dunedin overlayed with grid paper and an image of Local Government Minister Simon Watts surrounded by percentage signs.

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Central government hits local government with rates cap, suggesting upper limit of 4%

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1st Dec 25, 4:00pm

Local Government Minister Simon Watts unveils rates cap with a target range of 2% to 4% increases, saying ‘ratepayers deserve councils that live within their means’

Economy / News

What happened Monday

1st Dec 25, 3:59pm

by David Chaston

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; residential building permits rise, survey says good time to buy a house, Kiwibank seeks more Tier 2 capital, NZGB bond trading surges, swaps up again, NZD holds, & more

Personal Finance / Analysis

The taxman is coming for crypto

1st Dec 25, 4:35pm

by Guest

A global tax crackdown is coming for crypto – including NZ trades worth billions

Property / News

Property / News

Residential building consents on the rise but non-residential consents still in decline

1st Dec 25, 12:02pm

by Greg Ninness

Residential building work could pick up next year, however the outlook for non-residential work isn't so rosy

Economy / Opinion

Economy / Opinion

The politics of different economic strategies

1st Dec 25, 8:41am

by Brian Easton

Brian Easton says the tensions between different approaches to the economy are surfacing as the election nears

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What APRA's debt-to-income limits mean for the Aussie housing market

1st Dec 25, 2:08pm

by Guest

Here’s what Australia's new debt-to-income home loan caps mean for banks and borrowers

Currencies / Opinion

Currencies / Opinion

New Zealand’s economic performance grossly misrepresented

1st Dec 25, 8:18am

by Roger J Kerr

Roger J Kerr says the poor quality of New Zealand’s economic data is damaging to our reputation as an advanced trading economy

Public Policy / Opinion

Public Policy / Opinion

Hard choices

30th Nov 25, 7:36pm

by Chris Trotter

If she is serious about balancing the books, and restoring Pay Equity, Labour’s finance spokesperson, Barbara Edmonds, cannot avoid imposing austerity on her party’s own voters

Economy / Opinion

Economy / Opinion

Life might be busy, but take a break and do our newest quiz

1st Dec 25, 8:01am

by admin

Refreshed and ready for you again, here is our updated quiz for this week - a treat just for you

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Daily NZX update, Monday, December 1 , 2025

1st Dec 25, 3:00pm

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Economy / News

Breakfast briefing: The run into Christmas underway

1st Dec 25, 7:19am

David Chaston

Labour leader Chris Hipkins speaks at the 2023 campaign launch in Auckland

Public Policy / News

Labour would offer low-interest loans for doctors to set up new practices or buy into existing ones

30th Nov 25, 5:43pm

Mandy Te

Economy / Opinion

2025: Let's throw this one in the bin and have another go

30th Nov 25, 6:00am

David Hargreaves

Property / Opinion

Does Australia’s outlook warrant all the kiwi migrants?

29th Nov 25, 9:26am

Ross Stitt

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Hong Kong’s identity quandary

30th Nov 25, 10:35am

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Tracking mortgage rate changes following the latest OCR cut

[updated]

26th Nov 25, 2:06pm

David Chaston

Co-operative Bank first to cut floating mortgage rate following RBNZ's OCR cut with a 31 bps reduction to 4.99%. Westpac, ANZ & ASB cut 20 bps, Kiwibank & BNZ by only 15 bps

Property / Opinion

Does Australia’s outlook warrant all the kiwi migrants?

29th Nov 25, 9:26am

Ross Stitt

Pushed and pulled, so many New Zealanders are heading to Australia it has Aussie tongues wagging. Ross Stitt looks at what they are likely to find and what faces them in the future

Economy / News

A composite image of New Zealand money and graph paper overlayed with a picture of Acting Reserve Bank Governor Christian Hawkesby. Image source: Dan Brunskill, Canva and 123rf.com

Reserve Bank cuts OCR to 2.25% from 2.50% in final review of the year

[updated]

26th Nov 25, 2:15pm

David Hargreaves

Future moves in the OCR will depend on how the outlook for medium-term inflation and the economy evolve, the Reserve Bank says; ASB says barring 'nasty surprises' the RBNZ looks 'on hold' now

Currencies / Opinion

New Zealand’s economic performance grossly misrepresented

1st Dec 25, 8:18am

Roger J Kerr

Roger J Kerr says the poor quality of New Zealand’s economic data is damaging to our reputation as an advanced trading economy

Property / News

Percentage of residential properties selling at a loss hits 12-year high

26th Nov 25, 12:01am

Greg Ninness

Almost one in five residential resales in Auckland made a loss in Q3 this year

Economy / News

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Finance Minister’s message to banks: ‘Pass on as much as possible’

28th Nov 25, 11:11am

Mandy Te

Finance Minister Nicola Willis says she hopes the Reserve Bank’s OCR cut will flow through to mortgage holders, telling banks they have a stake in the economy and they should 'pass on as much as possible'

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