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Infrastructure Commission needs all-party consensus
Productivity

Infrastructure Commission needs all-party consensus

Business groups say the proposed commission could cut costly overruns, improve procurement and give investors greater certainty over the pipeline.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 1st Sep 2017
REINZ calls for LVR review as number of sales falls
Bank of New Zealand

REINZ calls for LVR review as number of sales falls

House sales have slumped by nearly a quarter nationwide, prompting REINZ to urge a review of lending curbs for first-time buyers.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Mon, 14th Aug 2017
Reserve Bank keeps watchful eye on security; steers away from prescriptive rules
Risk & Compliance

Reserve Bank keeps watchful eye on security; steers away from prescriptive rules

The Reserve Bank is letting the finance sector, regulators and other authorities steer their own course through cyber issues and security.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Jul 2017
Explore infrastructure funding options, OECD urges
Agricultural Technology

Explore infrastructure funding options, OECD urges

Limited housing growth in Auckland is being blamed on poor infrastructure funding, with the OECD urging new ways to pay for public works.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Thu, 15th Jun 2017
Economy riding growth wave but…
Productivity

Economy riding growth wave but…

Tourism and migration are propping up growth, but record household debt and weaker investment threaten New Zealand’s longer-term outlook.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sun, 9th Apr 2017
Construction industry feeling the strain
Supply Chain

Construction industry feeling the strain

Labour shortages, pricier materials and tighter credit are threatening to slow New Zealand's $37 billion building pipeline.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Wed, 22nd Feb 2017
Property Institute calls for review of target agreements
Auckland Council

Property Institute calls for review of target agreements

Homebuyers could be locked out for longer unless ministers rethink Reserve Bank rules after governor Graeme Wheeler's exit.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Feb 2017
Property Institute warns of ‘generational disaster’
Small Business

Property Institute warns of ‘generational disaster’

Rising renter numbers are fuelling fears that fewer first-time buyers could reshape communities and dent the economy for years to come.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 11th Jan 2017
NZ house prices rise 8% in March, led by a 13% jump in Auckland
Housing

NZ house prices rise 8% in March, led by a 13% jump in Auckland

New Zealand residential property prices rose in March, led by Auckland where housing supply isn't meeting demand, putting pressure on the market.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 14th Apr 2015
RBA keeps key rate at 2.25%, kiwi dollar retreats
Reserve Bank of New Zealand

RBA keeps key rate at 2.25%, kiwi dollar retreats

The Reserve Bank of Australia held its cash rate unchanged at a record low, surprising market participants who had been betting on a further cut and d.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 7th Apr 2015
NZ building consents fall for a third month in February
Reserve Bank of New Zealand

NZ building consents fall for a third month in February

New Zealand residential building consents declined for a third month in February, as the pace of new home building slowed.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2015
Inflation target at 2% risks overheated economy, says BNZ
Bank of New Zealand

Inflation target at 2% risks overheated economy, says BNZ

Targeting 2 percent annual inflation could force the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to cut interest rates too sharply and overheat the economy, says Bank.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Mar 2015
New Zealand's commercial property lending less risky now due to lower debt funding
Reserve Bank of New Zealand

New Zealand's commercial property lending less risky now due to lower debt funding

The Reserve Bank said New Zealand's $180 billion commercial property sector has become less risky since the global financial crisis because a reduced.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2015
NZ dollar extends gains after upbeat RBNZ, weaker US retail sales
Reserve Bank of New Zealand

NZ dollar extends gains after upbeat RBNZ, weaker US retail sales

The New Zealand dollar extended its gains overnight after the Reserve Bank's better-than-expected outlook for the local economy and as the greenback d.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2015
NZ dollar gains after RBNZ's Wheeler keeps rates uncanged, upbeat on local outlook
Reserve Bank of New Zealand

NZ dollar gains after RBNZ's Wheeler keeps rates uncanged, upbeat on local outlook

The New Zealand dollar gained after Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler kept the benchmark interest rate unchanged, saying the local economy was in a.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2015
RBNZ reviewing 4.5% 'neutral' monetary policy setting
Reserve Bank of New Zealand

RBNZ reviewing 4.5% 'neutral' monetary policy setting

Work is underway to review what the central bank thinks is a neutral setting - where the OCR neither stimulates nor holds back economic growth.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2015

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NZ dollar hits new record against Aussie, stoking parity speculation
Reserve Bank of New Zealand

NZ dollar hits new record against Aussie, stoking parity speculation

The New Zealand dollar touched a new record against the Australian dollar overnight, renewing speculation about the possibility of parity.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2015
RBNZ looking at risk modelling, pricing to help boost returns
Reserve Bank of New Zealand

RBNZ looking at risk modelling, pricing to help boost returns

The Reserve Bank is looking at the way it models risk and pricing in respect to its own financial operations, which it hopes will allow it to generate.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2015