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Kiwi Dollar Plunges as Reserve Bank Holds OCR at 2.75%

Kiwi Dollar Plunges as Reserve Bank Holds OCR at 2.75%

NZ Dollar Falls Below 80 Australian Cents

The New Zealand dollar plunged against the Australian and US dollars on Wednesday, October 28, after the Reserve Bank unexpectedly held the Official Cash Rate (OCR) at…

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4 October 28, 2026

1News Verian Poll: Labour Stalls, Luxon's Coalition Advances

1News Verian Poll: Labour Stalls, Luxon's Coalition Advances ACT and NZ First Gains Bring Second Term Closer

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0 October 27, 2026

1News Verian Poll: National Surges, Yet Coalition Still Falls Short

1News Verian Poll: National Surges, Yet Coalition Still Falls Short Opportunity Holds Balance of Power?

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0 October 20, 2026

Labour Wants More Control Over Social Media

Labour Wants More Control Over Social Media Proposed "Online Regulator" Sparks Free Speech and Censorship Concerns

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3 October 19, 2026

Police Examine Free Palestine Party’s Praise of October 7 Attack

Police Examine Free Palestine Party’s Praise of October 7 Attack Party President Called Hamas-Led Attack a ‘Victory’ as Election Campaign Launched

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1 October 16, 2026

Poll Shows Luxon's Coalition Falling Short

Poll Shows Luxon's Coalition Falling Short 1News Poll Projects a Parliamentary Majority for the Left

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0 October 14, 2026

NZ First Surges to 12% in Latest Curia Poll

NZ First Surges to 12% in Latest Curia Poll Coalition Projected to Retain Government With 65 Seats

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0 October 9, 2026

The Race to Connect Phones From Space

The Race to Connect Phones From Space FCC Weighs New Spectrum Rules as SpaceX Expands and Amazon Plans Rival Network

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0 October 8, 2026

Has the Kiwi Dollar Fallen Too Far?

Has the Kiwi Dollar Fallen Too Far? NZD/USD Near 0.56 as NZD/AUD Tests 0.80

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0 October 8, 2026

How New Zealand Became East of Eden

How New Zealand Became East of Eden Netflix Recreates Steinbeck’s California in New Zealand

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0 October 3, 2026

Australia Raises Rates to 4.60%

Australia Raises Rates to 4.60% The Rate Gap With New Zealand Just Got Wider

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0 September 29, 2026

The Greens Listened to the Symptoms

The Greens Listened to the Symptoms 16% Should Not Surprise Anyone

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4 September 29, 2026

Should Savers Give Up on the Kiwi Dollar?

Should Savers Give Up on the Kiwi Dollar? Australia Heads to 4.60% - New Zealand Sits at 2.75%

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0 September 28, 2026

Over 100 ANZ Tech Jobs at Risk in New Zealand

Over 100 ANZ Tech Jobs at Risk in New Zealand Bank Weighs Moving Software Testing Offshore

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0 September 26, 2026

Megan Main’s Early ACC Exit Cost $160,630

Megan Main’s Early ACC Exit Cost $160,630 Three Months’ Pay in Lieu of Notice

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0 September 25, 2026

U.S. 30-Year Treasury Yield Hits a 22-Year High

U.S. 30-Year Treasury Yield Hits a 22-Year High Global Bond Sell-Off Hits Borrowing Costs and the Kiwi

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0 September 25, 2026

New Zealand Is Cooked

New Zealand Is Cooked Punishing Rent, Young Kiwis Leaving, Election 2026 Is Here

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4 September 23, 2026

Kiwi Dollar in Trouble

Kiwi Dollar in Trouble New Zealand Dollar Hits a 13-Year Low Against the Australian Dollar

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2 September 16, 2026

Christchurch Rents Keep Rising

Christchurch Rents Keep Rising It’s Not a Boom for Renters

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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

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

John Banks’ Hot Takes on the 2026 Election

John Banks’ Hot Takes on the 2026 Election Political Veteran Sizes Up the Battle Ahead

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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

Too Much Stuff and the Kiwi Dream

Too Much Stuff and the Kiwi Dream Why New Zealanders Are So Unhappy

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0 December 12, 2025

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

RBNZ Expected to Cut as NZD Lags Behind

RBNZ Expected to Cut as NZD Lags Behind Weak Kiwi Underscores Cost of Aggressive Easing Cycle

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1 November 25, 2025

Global Microsoft Azure Outage

Global Microsoft Azure Outage New Zealand's Dependence on the Cloud

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0 October 30, 2025

Chris Lynch Questions Winston Peters

Chris Lynch Questions Winston Peters Winston Peters on Conflict in the Middle East

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0 July 22, 2025

Karakia: Ritual or Roadblock?

Karakia: Ritual or Roadblock? Raw Transcript of David Seymour's Q&A on Karakia

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0 July 17, 2025

The Taxpayers’ Union Takes on LGNZ

The Taxpayers’ Union Takes on LGNZ Protesters Call for Rates Capping Legislation

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0 July 17, 2025

Fact‑Checking Labour’s Polytech Press Release

Fact‑Checking Labour’s Polytech Press Release Separating Bold Claims from Budget Busts

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0 July 15, 2025

NZ First’s Recent Poll Rise

NZ First’s Recent Poll Rise Peters & Jones are Giving Voters a Political Home

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0 July 14, 2025

Schlepping In and Out: NZ Migration Unfiltered

Schlepping In and Out: NZ Migration Unfiltered Who’s In, Who’s Out, and Who’s Off to Oz

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0 July 10, 2025