Latest Economy Headlines
A Tough Budget Preached In A Revivalist Tent
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 20:54:47 +1300 | RNZ
Parliament has debated its inquiry into the 2025 Budget Policy Statement. The government side was evangelical on growth, but the numbers did not suggest a promised land. More >>
INVESTMENT SUMMIT: Investors Excited At Summit’s Opportunities
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 16:26:07 +1300 | New Zealand Government
We have sent a clear message that New Zealand is open for business and, that message has been received. More >>
Economists, Campaign Groups Hit Out At PPP’s Labelling Them ‘Ideological, Reckless’
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 15:25:03 +1300 | ActionStation
“There is no financial case for PPP’s in New Zealand where the Crown can borrow more cheaply”, said CTU Economist Craig Renney. More >>
Reserve Bank’s Capital Rules Bleeding Farmers Dry
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 15:19:13 +1300 | Federated Farmers
Banking rules introduced in 2019 require banks to hold enough capital to withstand a one-in-200-year financial event, adding between 50 to 120 basis points to agricultural loans. Prior to the rule change, banks were only required to hold enough capital ...More >>
INVESTMENT SUMMIT: Boosting Energy Security - Wood Pellets Set To Cut Coal Dependence
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 15:14:12 +1300 | New Zealand Government
The Government created the woody bioenergy taskforce as part of our Emissions Reduction Plan to encourage private investment into this market, including the potential for export.More >>
Militarising Europe: The EU Defence Spending Bug
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 13:34:44 +1300 | Binoy Kampmark
The March 6 meeting of the Special European Council was a chance for 27 leaders of the European Union to make that point. It was time to cash in on the Russia threat and promote a strategic vision that spoke of elevated dangers.More >>
PPPs Pose Risks To New Zealand Workers
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 12:04:10 +1300 | PSA
"PPPs are a failed model. It makes a false assumption that private enterprise will be more efficient. The reality is the need to make a profit means money is taken away from providing the service."More >>
INVESTMENT SUMMIT: Growth Sectors On Offer
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 11:58:48 +1300 | New Zealand Government
“Our message to investors is simple: if it’s good for New Zealand and good for New Zealanders, we are ready to back you. New Zealand is open for business, and we will be saying yes to investment.”More >>
Barbara Edmonds’ Speech To NZ Investment Summit 2025
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 11:45:14 +1300 | New Zealand Labour Party
Just because the current government started something, we aren’t just going to stop it because it was their idea and not ours. If it’s working, contracted or underway, we will keep moving forward.More >>
Food Prices Increase 2.4 Percent Annually
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 11:21:30 +1300 | Stats NZ
Higher prices for the grocery food group and the restaurant meals and ready-to-eat food group contributed most to the annual increase in food prices, up 4.3 percent and 2.5 percent, respectively.More >>
Private Plan Change 4 To Consider Rezoning Of Land In Otaihanga
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 09:59:57 +1300 | Kapiti Coast District Council
The PPC also seeks to introduce a new Development Area, including an associated Structure Plan, policies and rules, and bespoke provisions for uses associated with a retirement village.More >>
Otago Retains Top Spot In ASB’s Latest Regional Economic Scoreboard
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 08:51:35 +1300 | ASB
The Scoreboard ranks regions based on year-on-year growth across a range of measures, including employment, building consents and retail sales. More >>
Consumer NZ Sets Out Vision For New Zealand Consumers For 2025
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 08:47:27 +1300 | Consumer NZ
The watchdog recently met with new minister for commerce and consumer affairs, Scott Simpson, to discuss the importance of addressing critical consumer issues that are increasingly impacting all New Zealanders.More >>
NZ Might Soon Be In Firing Line For US Tariffs In Trump's Trade War - Economist
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:26:45 +1300 | RNZ
New Zealand might soon be in the firing line for US tariffs amid an escalating global trade war, an economist is warning. More >>
Trump's Trade War, Aid Cuts Sends Negative Signal To The Pacific - Analyst
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:22:45 +1300 | RNZ
Lowy Institute's Alexandre Dayant says Washington "is shooting itself in the foot" by imposing tariffs and freezing international aid. More >>
Infrastructure Summit: Italian Business Among Potential Bidders For Building Northland Expressway
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:06:54 +1300 | RNZ
Some attendees are already showing strong interest in the government's plans for Public Private partnerships, the Finance Minister says. More >>
Trump’s Address To Congress Highlights The Absence Of Opposition
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:04:28 +1300 | Independent Media Institute
The relentless resistance that defined Trump’s first term has faded into an unsettling quiet. A perfect storm of factors has granted him relatively unchecked power to push drastic domestic and international changes.More >>
Time For Investment In Competition: The $10-billion-dollar Plan To Reshape New Zealand
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 18:01:12 +1300 | MonopolyWatch
Invest $1.5 billion brownfield investment in a third supermarket operator who initiates real price, nutrition and sustainability competition. More >>
Speech To NZ Infrastructure Investment Summit
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 17:30:36 +1300 | New Zealand Government
Hon Simeon Brown Minister of Health Kia ora koutou katoa It’s a real pleasure to join you at the inaugural New Zealand infrastructure investment summit. I’d like to welcome our overseas guests, as well as our local partners, organisations, ...More >>
Government Cleaners, Security Guards, And Caterers Counting On NZ First
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 16:01:43 +1300 | Living Wage Aotearoa
Our position is clear – this procurement rule must not be scrapped. It’s a practical way for the Government to improve lives and show these workers that they are valued, says Gina Lockyer, Executive Director of the Living Wage Movement.More >>