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RBNZ chief economist Paul Conway says future path for the OCR is conditional on how the economy evolves as some bank economists bring their forecasts for increases forward

RBNZ chief economist Paul Conway says future path for the OCR is conditional on how the economy evolves as some bank economists bring their forecasts for increases forward

RBNZ forecasts annual inflation will spike to 4.2% in the June quarter and warns medium-term inflationary pressure will depend on the extent to which higher costs influence price and wage-setting behaviour by firms and workers in the economy

RBNZ forecasts annual inflation will spike to 4.2% in the June quarter and warns medium-term inflationary pressure will depend on the extent to which higher costs influence price and wage-setting behaviour by firms and workers in the economy

RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop says things in the Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill will need to be fixed while urging people to wait and see what comes out of the Select Committee process

RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop says things in the Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill will need to be fixed while urging people to wait and see what comes out of the Select Committee process

First home buyers likely accounted for more than a third of property purchases in February but high levels of low equity mortgage lending could foreshadow future problems

First home buyers likely accounted for more than a third of property purchases in February but high levels of low equity mortgage lending could foreshadow future problems

Westpac economists see 'a better than even chance' that the RBNZ Governor will in her upcoming speech give a preliminary assessment of how the Middle East shock is impacting the RBNZ's assessment of the monetary policy outlook

Westpac economists see 'a better than even chance' that the RBNZ Governor will in her upcoming speech give a preliminary assessment of how the Middle East shock is impacting the RBNZ's assessment of the monetary policy outlook

ANZ staff are reporting that customers are 'wary so far', but not panicking - however, some businesses are saying that the phones have stopped ringing

ANZ staff are reporting that customers are 'wary so far', but not panicking - however, some businesses are saying that the phones have stopped ringing

As the Government plans to allow KiwiSaver withdrawals for farms and exempt service tenants from living in their first home, MBIE analysis says 'proposals have arisen out of lobbying from the farming sector'

As the Government plans to allow KiwiSaver withdrawals for farms and exempt service tenants from living in their first home, MBIE analysis says 'proposals have arisen out of lobbying from the farming sector'

'It’s nightmare time for the RBNZ. Supply shocks cannot be handled well by central banks. We have had plenty of recent evidence of this'

'It’s nightmare time for the RBNZ. Supply shocks cannot be handled well by central banks. We have had plenty of recent evidence of this'

Kiwibank economists say the Reserve Bank may well have to tolerate higher inflation in the short term to avoid raising interest rates into a slowing global economy

Kiwibank economists say the Reserve Bank may well have to tolerate higher inflation in the short term to avoid raising interest rates into a slowing global economy

New Zealand wants to double foreign student revenue by 2034 – but does it have capacity, Cristóbal Castro Barrientos asks

New Zealand wants to double foreign student revenue by 2034 – but does it have capacity, Cristóbal Castro Barrientos asks

Steven Hail argues New Zealand is enduring a period of economic self-harm and offers a way to end this and create a future based on hope

Steven Hail argues New Zealand is enduring a period of economic self-harm and offers a way to end this and create a future based on hope

Economists are beginning to flirt with a revolutionary idea - that the New Zealand economy might be able to grow and prosper without the traditional leg-up from the housing market

Economists are beginning to flirt with a revolutionary idea - that the New Zealand economy might be able to grow and prosper without the traditional leg-up from the housing market

Wasay Majid argues retirement savings and housing affordability policies can no longer be designed in isolation

Wasay Majid argues retirement savings and housing affordability policies can no longer be designed in isolation

Government changing law to allow KiwiSaver withdrawals to buy farms, people on serviced tenancies to be exempt from living in their first home

Government changing law to allow KiwiSaver withdrawals to buy farms, people on serviced tenancies to be exempt from living in their first home

In order not to kill our fragile economic recovery, the Reserve Bank's taken something of a calculated gamble that inflation will behave itself

In order not to kill our fragile economic recovery, the Reserve Bank's taken something of a calculated gamble that inflation will behave itself