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Christchurch Rents Keep Rising

Christchurch Rents Keep Rising

It’s Not a Boom for Renters

Trade Me's July figures put Canterbury's median advertised rent at $595 a week. At the smaller end of the Christchurch market, one- and two-bedroom properties…

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7 September 10, 2026

The Public Service Strike and the Forgotten Taxpayer

The Public Service Strike and the Forgotten Taxpayer Real Wages Matter. So Does Productivity.

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0 September 9, 2026

From Hormuz to Your Mortgage

From Hormuz to Your Mortgage Oil Shock Adds to New Zealand Inflation

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1 September 9, 2026

The Kiwi Exodus Isn’t Over

The Kiwi Exodus Isn’t Over 37,700 More Citizens Left Than Arrived in the Year to June

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0 September 8, 2026

Latest

U.S. Escalates Strikes on Iran’s Oil Fleet

U.S. Escalates Strikes on Iran’s Oil Fleet Five More Tankers Hit

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0 September 9, 2026

Syria Really Was Building a Secret Nuclear Reactor

Syria Really Was Building a Secret Nuclear Reactor New Evidence Closes Syria’s 19-Year Nuclear Mystery

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0 September 8, 2026

Germany’s AfD Win Simply Explained

Germany’s AfD Win Simply Explained Why the Saxony-Anhalt State Election Win Matters

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0 September 8, 2026

US Targets Iran’s Oil Lifeline

US Targets Iran’s Oil Lifeline Three Tankers Hit as Pressure Builds

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0 September 7, 2026

Moroccan Christians Press for Legal Recognition

Moroccan Christians Press for Legal Recognition Conversion Is Legal, Religious Limits Remain

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0 September 7, 2026

Nike’s Wall Street Demotion

Nike’s Wall Street Demotion Falling Market Value Pushes Sports Giant Out of the S&P 100

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2 September 6, 2026

National’s 5% Mortgage Gamble

National’s 5% Mortgage Gamble Lowering the Deposit, Not the Price

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0 September 6, 2026

The Iron Rice Bowl of New Zealand Politics

The Iron Rice Bowl of New Zealand Politics The State of Politics Ahead of the 2026 Election

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0 September 5, 2026

Money & Markets

Nike’s Wall Street Demotion

Nike’s Wall Street Demotion

Falling Market Value Pushes Sports Giant Out of the S&P 100

Nike is being dropped from the S&P 100, but despite some dramatic headlines, it is not being removed from the S&P 500. S&P Dow Jones Indices announced that…

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2 September 6, 2026

Three US Defence Stocks With Firepower for Growth

Three US Defence Stocks With Firepower for Growth Kratos, AeroVironment and L3Harris Are Positioned Where America Is Spending Next

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0 September 3, 2026

New Zealand Raises Rates Again as Inflation Bites

New Zealand Raises Rates Again as Inflation Bites RBNZ Lifts Cash Rate to 2.75% Despite a Weak Economy

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0 September 3, 2026

Cheap Money, Dear Housing: New Zealand’s OCR Problem

Cheap Money, Dear Housing: New Zealand’s OCR Problem Cash Rate Cut to 2.25%

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0 November 26, 2025