Articles by Liam Dann
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Business
Migration slump deepens as record numbers of Kiwis head overseas
Monday, 13 October 2025, 1:30pmNew Zealand’s annual net migration rate fell to 10,600 for the year to August 2025. There was a record net migration loss...
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Business
Reserve Bank delivers ‘shock treatment’ with 50 basis point cut
Wednesday, 8 October 2025, 1:10pmThe Reserve Bank has cut the Official Cash Rate by 50 basis points to 2.5%. The bank delivered its latest Monetary Policy...
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Business
Business confidence drops in key survey for RBNZ ahead of rate call
Tuesday, 7 October 2025, 3:41pmThe latest NZIER Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion (QSBO) has shown a drop in business confidence in the September quarter. A...
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Business
Departing Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr to receive $416k ‘restraint of trade’ leaving payment
Monday, 6 October 2025, 1:24pmFormer Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr will this month receive a $416,120 “restraint of trade” payment, according to the...
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Business
Covid response: RBNZ admits ‘more aggressive tightening might have reduced inflation sooner’
Monday, 29 September 2025, 2:07pmThe Reserve Bank has today published an update on its progress in responding to recommendations from its review of monetary...
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Business
Swedish economist announced as new Reserve Bank Governor
Wednesday, 24 September 2025, 1:06pmSwedish economist Dr Anna Breman has been appointed as the new Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Finance Minister...
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Politics
The new Reserve Bank Governor will be announced tomorrow - female tipped
Tuesday, 23 September 2025, 1:28pmThe new Reserve Bank Governor will be announced tomorrow at 1pm. Adrian Orr resigned in March after a dispute, leading to...
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Business
Retail recovery ‘taking shape’ as sales better than expected in June quarter
Monday, 25 August 2025, 1:38pmThe total volume of retail sales in New Zealand increased 0.5% in the June 2025 quarter compared with the March 2025 quarter,...
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Business
Unemployment hits 5.2% - highest rate since 2020 with 16,000 more jobless in past year
Wednesday, 6 August 2025, 10:54amNew Zealand’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.2% in the June 2025 quarter, according to figures released by Stats...
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Business
Food stats shock: Prices soar as fruit and veges follow butter spike
Thursday, 17 July 2025, 12:06pmNew stats show food prices rose 4.6% in the year to June – the largest rate of increase since late 2023. That was up from...
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Politics
Watch: Acting PM David Seymour speaks following stronger-than-expected GDP
Thursday, 19 June 2025, 2:11pmGDP grew at 0.8% in the first quarter of 2025 – stronger than even the most optimistic of economists’ forecasts. Activity...
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Business
Stronger than expected GDP signals no rate cuts in July
Thursday, 19 June 2025, 10:50amGDP grew at 0.8% in the first quarter of 2025 - stronger than even the most optimistic of economists’ forecasts. Activity...
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Business
Meat and dairy continue to drive food price inflation, Stats NZ data shows
Tuesday, 17 June 2025, 11:35amFood prices increased 4.4% in the 12 months to May 2025, following a 3.7% increase in the 12 months to April 2025, according...
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Business
Reserve Bank cuts OCR to 3.25% as BNZ cuts mortgage rates
Wednesday, 28 May 2025, 1:11pmThe Reserve Bank has cut the Official Cash Rate by 25 basis points to 3.25%. The move was widely expected by economists and...
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Business
Butter prices soar 65%, driving food cost higher, new data shows
Thursday, 15 May 2025, 12:22pmButter, cheese and milk were the biggest drivers of a rise in food prices for the year to April 2025, new figures from Stats...
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Business
Business confidence falls as tariff turmoil takes a toll
Wednesday, 30 April 2025, 2:00pmANZ‘s Business Outlook survey shows confidence has taken a hit in April as US trade policy rattled markets. “The month of...
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Business
Gloomy forecast: ANZ sees OCR falling to 2.5% as recovery falters
Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 1:17pmANZ economists now expect the Reserve Bank (RBNZ) will have to cut the Official Cash Rate to 2.5% as the economic recovery...
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Business
Reserve Bank cuts Official Cash Rate by 25 basis points to 3.5%
Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 1:17pmThe Reserve Bank has cut the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 25 basis points to 3.5% in its Monetary Policy Review. The move...
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Business
ANZ Business Outlook: Slowly improving but it ‘isn’t easy’
Monday, 31 March 2025, 1:55pm“The message from the ANZ Business Outlook survey continues to be that the business environment is improving but isn’t easy,”...
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Business
'Upside surprise': NZ limps out of recession, GDP rises 0.7%
Thursday, 20 March 2025, 1:25pmNew Zealand’s economy bounced out of the worst (non-Covid) recession since 1991 with stronger than expected growth in the...
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Business
Out of recession: New Zealand’s GDP rises 0.7%
Thursday, 20 March 2025, 10:09amNew Zealand’s gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.7% in the December 2024 quarter, following a 1.1% decrease in the September...
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Business
Recession over, but outlook subdued, business survey shows
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 3:08pmThe latest ANZ Business Outlook survey paints a mixed picture of the outlook for recovery with overall confidence up but...
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Business
Watch: Reserve Bank Governor speaks after OCR cut, major banks lower lending rates
Wednesday, 19 February 2025, 1:58pmThe Reserve Bank has cut the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 50 basis points in its February Monetary Policy Statement. The move...
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Business
33,000 jobs gone in a year - new data reveals extent of recession
Wednesday, 5 February 2025, 10:46amUnemployment rose in the last quarter of 2024 to 5.1%, up from 4.8% in the September quarter. Annually, unemployment rose...
