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Dan is interest.co.nz's political and economics reporter based in the Parliamentary Press Gallery.
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Political parties are struggling to find reliable talent to fill their ranks, as NZ First’s Stuart Nash embarrasses himself and Te Pāti Māori’s Tākuta Ferris defies party
13th Sep 25, 9:10am
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Political parties are struggling to find reliable talent to fill their ranks, as NZ First’s Stuart Nash embarrasses himself and Te Pāti Māori’s Tākuta Ferris defies party
Text messages reveal Finance Minister Nicola Willis was warned she may be asked to fire RBNZ Governor Adrian Orr if he didn’t agree to resign during employment dispute
11th Sep 25, 4:52pm
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Text messages reveal Finance Minister Nicola Willis was warned she may be asked to fire RBNZ Governor Adrian Orr if he didn’t agree to resign during employment dispute
Financial executives feel the Coalition Government is unlikely to deliver the reforms needed to boost business growth and fix tax policy problems
11th Sep 25, 6:46am
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Financial executives feel the Coalition Government is unlikely to deliver the reforms needed to boost business growth and fix tax policy problems
NZ Super Fund chief executive Jo Townsend says the fund needs to stay ‘humble’ as some of its strong investment returns could be lost in a market correction
8th Sep 25, 4:38pm
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NZ Super Fund chief executive Jo Townsend says the fund needs to stay ‘humble’ as some of its strong investment returns could be lost in a market correction
Top economist says the Reserve Bank should make the Monetary Policy Committee votes public and consider lifting the inflation target range to between 2% and 3%
5th Sep 25, 11:57am
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Top economist says the Reserve Bank should make the Monetary Policy Committee votes public and consider lifting the inflation target range to between 2% and 3%
New Zealand may find it difficult to service higher debt levels even though it has room on its balance sheet for more borrowing, S&P Global Ratings says
3rd Sep 25, 4:50pm
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New Zealand may find it difficult to service higher debt levels even though it has room on its balance sheet for more borrowing, S&P Global Ratings says
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says Act’s policy to water-down or withdraw from the Paris Climate agreement would be the ‘fastest, quickest’ way to ‘punish farmers’
2nd Sep 25, 1:23pm
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says Act’s policy to water-down or withdraw from the Paris Climate agreement would be the ‘fastest, quickest’ way to ‘punish farmers’
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Government tweaking Overseas Investment Act rules to allow migrants on special investor visas to purchase residential property worth more than $5 million
1st Sep 25, 2:51pm
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Government tweaking Overseas Investment Act rules to allow migrants on special investor visas to purchase residential property worth more than $5 million
A majority of Finance and Expenditure Committee members want the Reserve Bank to scrap all further increases in bank capital requirements and establish an independent committee to make prudential policy more market friendly
22nd Aug 25, 12:20pm
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A majority of Finance and Expenditure Committee members want the Reserve Bank to scrap all further increases in bank capital requirements and establish an independent committee to make prudential policy more market friendly
National and Labour’s caucuses should only roll their unpopular leaders if they want to lose the next election
16th Aug 25, 9:20am
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National and Labour’s caucuses should only roll their unpopular leaders if they want to lose the next election
Any capital gains or wealth tax Labour proposes before the 2026 election will be designed to avoid making it harder for the next generation of farmers to buy productive land
15th Aug 25, 9:44am
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Any capital gains or wealth tax Labour proposes before the 2026 election will be designed to avoid making it harder for the next generation of farmers to buy productive land
An entire year after the RBNZ began cutting rates the effects of looser policy are only now expected to start showing up in the real economy
14th Aug 25, 10:22am
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An entire year after the RBNZ began cutting rates the effects of looser policy are only now expected to start showing up in the real economy
A new poll shows even the Government's own supporters have mixed feelings about its economic reforms and efforts to cut spending
13th Aug 25, 8:13am
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A new poll shows even the Government's own supporters have mixed feelings about its economic reforms and efforts to cut spending
Labour is outpolling the National Party and putting the opposition just one seat short of a majority in Parliament
11th Aug 25, 11:18am
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Labour is outpolling the National Party and putting the opposition just one seat short of a majority in Parliament
Labour leader Chris Hipkins says the Government is failing to rescue the economy and more fiscal support is needed to spur growth
10th Aug 25, 7:36am
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Labour leader Chris Hipkins says the Government is failing to rescue the economy and more fiscal support is needed to spur growth
A long-term briefing insight document prepared by the Treasury says government should let the Reserve Bank respond to economic crises and only intervene where necessary
7th Aug 25, 5:56pm
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A long-term briefing insight document prepared by the Treasury says government should let the Reserve Bank respond to economic crises and only intervene where necessary
BNZ believes the Reserve Bank should keep cutting interest rates, while Finance Minister Nicola Willis says she's 'pumping cash' into the economy to create jobs
6th Aug 25, 2:42pm
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BNZ believes the Reserve Bank should keep cutting interest rates, while Finance Minister Nicola Willis says she's 'pumping cash' into the economy to create jobs
Young people are avoiding New Zealand’s weak labour market, suppressing headline unemployment and boosting education numbers
6th Aug 25, 10:49am
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Young people are avoiding New Zealand’s weak labour market, suppressing headline unemployment and boosting education numbers
Falling laptop and iPhone prices are making room for rising housing and food costs within the 2% inflation target
4th Aug 25, 8:26am
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Falling laptop and iPhone prices are making room for rising housing and food costs within the 2% inflation target
Donald Trump’s surprise 15% tariff rate puts New Zealand at a slight disadvantage to some of its key competitors in red meat and wine categories
1st Aug 25, 12:48pm
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Donald Trump’s surprise 15% tariff rate puts New Zealand at a slight disadvantage to some of its key competitors in red meat and wine categories
Tariffs facing New Zealand exporters could be lifted to 15% as Donald Trump's window for trade negotiations comes to close
31st Jul 25, 4:04pm
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Tariffs facing New Zealand exporters could be lifted to 15% as Donald Trump's window for trade negotiations comes to close
The Coalition Government is lifting default KiwiSaver rates to 4% over the next three years and Commerce Minister Scott Simpson wants to go further if possible
30th Jul 25, 3:43pm
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The Coalition Government is lifting default KiwiSaver rates to 4% over the next three years and Commerce Minister Scott Simpson wants to go further if possible
Finance Minister Nicola Willis has given Kiwibank permission to sell a stake of its business to local private investors in a $500 million equity raise
30th Jul 25, 10:59am
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Finance Minister Nicola Willis has given Kiwibank permission to sell a stake of its business to local private investors in a $500 million equity raise
The global trade war may pose less of a threat to the New Zealand economy than businesses and households expect
27th Jul 25, 6:30am
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The global trade war may pose less of a threat to the New Zealand economy than businesses and households expect
Tariffs will create a negative demand shock in New Zealand that will strengthen the case for a lower Official Cash Rate, provided inflation continues to cool
25th Jul 25, 5:00am
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Tariffs will create a negative demand shock in New Zealand that will strengthen the case for a lower Official Cash Rate, provided inflation continues to cool