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As the International Energy Agency plans its largest-ever release of oil stock reserves, New Zealand will release about six days’ fuel supply by potentially terminating its oil tickets as disruptions cause global worries
12th Mar 26, 9:26am
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As the International Energy Agency plans its largest-ever release of oil stock reserves, New Zealand will release about six days’ fuel supply by potentially terminating its oil tickets as disruptions cause global worries
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Our national airline says the Middle East crisis will 'meaningfully affect' earnings in the second half of the financial year - a year in which it was already forecasting a loss
10th Mar 26, 9:21am
Our national airline says the Middle East crisis will 'meaningfully affect' earnings in the second half of the financial year - a year in which it was already forecasting a loss
Air New Zealand would be better placed to ride out its current turbulence if it had stood by its own words four years ago and not paid shareholders dividends
6th Mar 26, 9:18am
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Air New Zealand would be better placed to ride out its current turbulence if it had stood by its own words four years ago and not paid shareholders dividends
Jarden analysts have put a 'sell' recommendation on Air New Zealand stock as they see the national carrier making a pre-tax loss for the current financial year of $134 million
4th Mar 26, 10:44am
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Jarden analysts have put a 'sell' recommendation on Air New Zealand stock as they see the national carrier making a pre-tax loss for the current financial year of $134 million
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Our national airline says the half year loss was largely driven by global engine maintenance delays, slower than expected recovery in domestic demand, increasing aviation system costs and a weaker New Zealand currency
26th Feb 26, 10:00am
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Our national airline says the half year loss was largely driven by global engine maintenance delays, slower than expected recovery in domestic demand, increasing aviation system costs and a weaker New Zealand currency
Consumer NZ says it expects insurance retreat to impact more areas around New Zealand because of increased flooding, landslides and sea surges
18th Feb 26, 11:34am
Consumer NZ says it expects insurance retreat to impact more areas around New Zealand because of increased flooding, landslides and sea surges
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Food prices rocketed 2.5% last month, driving the annual food price rise up 4.6%
17th Feb 26, 11:27am
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Food prices rocketed 2.5% last month, driving the annual food price rise up 4.6%
Can New Zealanders design something better than a system in which the people who came here second always win, and the people who were here first always lose?
16th Feb 26, 8:26am
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Can New Zealanders design something better than a system in which the people who came here second always win, and the people who were here first always lose?
ACT Party leader David Seymour says New Zealand is ‘over governed’, announces his party will be campaigning for a ‘smaller, more efficient Government’
15th Feb 26, 11:05am
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ACT Party leader David Seymour says New Zealand is ‘over governed’, announces his party will be campaigning for a ‘smaller, more efficient Government’
‘Tax policy certainty needs to span successive governments’: Finance Minister Nicola Willis talks investment boost policy, productivity and the long term at the New Zealand Economics Forum
12th Feb 26, 12:32pm
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‘Tax policy certainty needs to span successive governments’: Finance Minister Nicola Willis talks investment boost policy, productivity and the long term at the New Zealand Economics Forum
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announces New Zealand’s 2026 general election will be held on November 7. Labour 'fired up and ready to go'
21st Jan 26, 12:55pm
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announces New Zealand’s 2026 general election will be held on November 7. Labour 'fired up and ready to go'
In his state of the nation address, Christopher Luxon has focused on the Government's reform of KiwiSaver, NCEA and the RMA and says there's 'no room for extravagant election promises'
19th Jan 26, 1:06pm
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In his state of the nation address, Christopher Luxon has focused on the Government's reform of KiwiSaver, NCEA and the RMA and says there's 'no room for extravagant election promises'
'Do we really think we are currently growing at the same pace as China and three times that of Australia?': BNZ's head of research says latest GDP result delivered 'more noise than signal', encourages scepticism
18th Dec 25, 2:42pm
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'Do we really think we are currently growing at the same pace as China and three times that of Australia?': BNZ's head of research says latest GDP result delivered 'more noise than signal', encourages scepticism
Statistics NZ's Selected Price Indexes show that food prices dropped 0.4% in November, lowering the annual increase to 4.4% - while rents had their lowest annual increase since at least 2011
16th Dec 25, 11:31am
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Statistics NZ's Selected Price Indexes show that food prices dropped 0.4% in November, lowering the annual increase to 4.4% - while rents had their lowest annual increase since at least 2011
David Hargreaves outlines the things he's watching out for in the coming year - but struggles to see beyond the potential large impact of the election campaign
5th Dec 25, 5:00am
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David Hargreaves outlines the things he's watching out for in the coming year - but struggles to see beyond the potential large impact of the election campaign