Opinion
Richard Prebble: Is the economic recovery enough to save the coalition?
OPINION: The fragile recovery puts the coalition's re-election on the line.
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Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
RBNZ Governor fires another 'calm down' shot at markets, as mortgage rates rise
Anna Breman speaks to the Herald.
Payment battle: Builder and apartment owners clash over $3m-$4m Quattro repair bill
The body corporate claims Teak owes money for delays and defective work.
Nicola Willis sees red: Still no surplus in sight
Economic recovery taking longer than expected.
Cautious optimism: Job market recovery gathers pace but remains uneven
Job adverts were up 1% in October and 9% on a year ago.
Liam Dann: Surviving in '25: Was the year really as bad as it felt?
OPINION: It ain't over yet ... Liam Dann tempts fate with his year in review.
'Return of the investor': Kiwibank forecasts brighter economic days ahead
NZ dodged trade war bullets and now the housing market and retail spending are picking up.
Movers got 67% of work from Arvida: liquidated after contract cancelled
After Americans bought Arvida, which then cut costs, the movers lost their contract.
Contractor to be appointed to rebuild fire-hit New World Victoria Park
New store to have a contemporary design but keep essence of previous one.
Matthew Hooton: Why Nicola Willis cannot win a fiscal fight with Ruth Richardson
OPINION: The minister's suggested debate with the Nat political veteran is a lose-lose.
Westpac lifts interest rates by whopping 30 basis points
Is this what the Reserve Bank wanted?
Property Insider: How much did retailers Anne and David Norman pay for ex-Beca House?
The last 2025 column, reporting on the billionaire Normans and a big building deal.
Take a tour of Auckland's sorry sites: Abandoned, shelved, never built, unsold
Have we become more a city of fails than sails, given the city heart's sorry state?
Last of the bad news? NZ set for economic revival in 2026 – what's fuelling the optimism?
There are clear signs New Zealand's recovery is gathering pace, ASB economists say.
Liam Dann: Why a Swedish central banker matters more than Ikea’s meatballs
Local media’s focus on Ikea was intense, while the new Governor made a quiet entrance.
Bruce Cotterill: National would be nuts to dump Luxon as PM now
OPINION: Party history shows leadership coups rarely end well.
Fire investigator report raises concern about alarm at New World Victoria Park
Fire cause redacted under the Official Information Act but event was deemed accidental.
Retirement village law shake-up: reform coming, finally
When the law changes, companies won't be able to keep money for more than 12 months.
'Fit for purpose' – North Harbour Hospital expansion to meet rising demand
Auckland has 10 new private Allevia operating theatres. Now it will get a further seven.
New terrace homes rising on ex-Unitec land at Carrington
G.J. Gardiner has arrived on the site to begin the first 51 of a planned 350-home project.
'Can't get harder than this' – building boss on $200m+ Skyline Queenstown job
Popular 330-seat restaurant goes to vast 650 seats, viewing deck being expanded by 532%.
First look inside $50m New World Te Atatū, 120 new jobs to be advertised next year
The jobs are to be advertised once a new owner/operator is appointed in 2026's first half.
Why Ikea's new Auckland store had to be built like a near-hospital-strength bunker
Builders spent six months driving 550 piles through volcanic rock beneath the site.
Liam Dann: Pop the bubbly, the economic recovery is here (finally)
OPINION: Never mind the arrival of Ikea; the economic recovery has arrived.
‘We shouldn’t be naive’: Collins’ quiet signal to Luxon on union relations
OPINION: Collins met union leaders, while Luxon and van Velden have refused to do so.
'National treasure': $50m plan to revive Waiwera hot pools unveiled
Developers aim to reopen the now-levelled 1.6ha site by late 2027.
Pāpāmoa's Pacific Lakes retirement village opens new $40m community centre
Three hundred residents get new amenities at their village: a new central hub.
Ryman shuts two Christchurch rest homes, reports interim loss
Work to relevel the main Edmund Hillary hospital wing in Remuera is now completed.
Liam Dann: Will the RBNZ really be boring again in 2026? Here's hoping
OPINION: If the economy goes well in 2026 then rates may stay on hold all year.
'One and done': Reserve Bank narrows odds on new Governor cutting rates in February
The RBNZ has delivered the expected cut but suggested this might be the last.