Opinion
The AI bubble just burst. Here’s what it means for NZ
OPINION: New Zealand’s limited tech exposure and food exports may cushion the shock.
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Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
'Stuck in quicksand' - why some small businesses are riding out the squeeze and others are sinking
Small-business advice has shifted from growth to financial caution.
'Flabbergasted': Economists push back on RBNZ’s surprise call, warn of inflation risk
The RBNZ surprised markets with its decision to hold the OCR at 2.75%
Why can't we borrow more? As the election looms, how much debt is too much?
ANALYSIS: Liam Dann takes a deeper dive into the week's economic news.
Big call today: Will RBNZ hike interest rates on the eve of the election?
A 25-basis-point rise would take the OCR to 3%.
Business leaders want Reserve Bank focused solely on inflation
OPINION: 76% of business leaders backed the Reserve Bank's latest rate hike.
October curse: Could an AI stock market crash set back NZ’s recovery?
OPINION: A Wall Street crash would hit KiwiSaver balances and weaken the global economy.
Brief respite: Inflation rate falls but not for long
New figures show inflation dipped as petrol prices fell in the third quarter.
Why the ‘broccoli’ economy is a hard sell for the Government – The Economy of Everything
Liam Dann and Tamsyn Parker discuss why voters are dubious about economic recovery talk.
Could electric vehicles solve our current account deficit woes?
ANALYSIS: Liam Dann takes a deeper dive into the week's economic news.
Property slump casts long shadow over National's re-election odds
OPINION: The property market is weighing on National’s traditional Auckland voter base.
Tech entrepreneur Guy Haddleton on being so poor he couldn't afford bus fare
Money Talks: Liam Dann talks life, politics and economics with outspoken NZ billionaire.
'Disappointing': Fuel price surge delivers another blow to retail sector
Hospitality spending fell 2.3%, while fuel spending rose 2.9%, Stats NZ figures show.
'An awful story': More than 1000 chase butcher's job while others pay $400 for one steak
Most economists do not expect a material labour-market improvement until 2027.
Brain drain to Australia is finally slowing, new figures show
Stats NZ data also shows a record number of Aussie tourists coming to New Zealand.
Cashed out – use of paper money continues to decline
ANALYSIS: Liam Dann answers readers' economic questions.
'I don't apologise for the decisions we made at the time': Labour's Barbara Edmonds talks to Liam Dann
Barbara Edmonds on boosting the economy and why she still wants to pay down debt.
The next Government (whoever it is) will get lucky with the economy
Will the final run of pre-election economic data be enough to sway voters?
Nicola Willis on cost of living, wages and supermarket reform
Liam Dann asks Nicola Willis why the economic recovery has been so slow.
Bored of the property slump? Here are some bright spots
'House sales and prices heading down ... It's the same old message.'
Inside Economics: Do foreign asset sales make us richer or poorer?
ANALYSIS: Liam Dann takes a deeper dive into the week's economic news.
Act joins the KiwiSaver policy party: Will its plan work?
The Bottom Line stress-tests a key election promise and asks what it would mean for NZ.
Please, Mr Trump: Fresh petrol pump pain threatens our fragile recovery
OPINION: Petrol prices have risen about 20% since the start of September.
Latest fuel price surge dents business confidence - ANZ survey
Retail fuel prices have risen 22% in the past month, putting pressure on the recovery.
Pre-phew! Crown accounts look better – but can we trust Treasury forecasts?
ANALYSIS: Liam Dann takes a deeper dive into the week's economic news.
New Zealand has never been this divided ... is that our economic problem?
OPINION: For many voters, the economic recovery remains theoretical.
Is election uncertainty killing our recovery? – The Economy of Everything
Global pressures are already testing the country’s fragile economic recovery.
If the economy still sucks, why is the RBNZ hiking rates?
ANALYSIS: Liam Dann takes a deeper dive into the week's economic news.
Mortgage pain: NZ’s biggest bank changes call, picks more rate hikes
Sharon Zollner says oil prices, a weaker dollar and growth drove the call.
Big bold policies show political ground is shifting ... finally
Policy momentum offers hope for New Zealand’s long-term economic recovery.
Strong construction boosts economic growth in second quarter
Economists said fuel price pain hit travel, retail and discretionary spending.
Business, get ready; big KiwiSaver reforms are coming
The Economy of Everything examines KiwiSaver reforms, US rates and GDP.