The Reserve Bank is expecting house prices in New Zealand to rise about 4.5% this year but that’s a much more modest increase than has been the case historically, according to RBNZ assistant governor for money Karen Silk. Read...

The Economist has an article on the matter of Australian longevity, noting that Australians outlive their anglophone peers by a significant margin. Read...

The London-based founder of the Kiwi business is successfully selling the story of the unique power of NZ botanicals to the world. Read...

A man says he was tortured for weeks in a New York townhouse. Another in Paris was held for ransom and his finger cut off. Read...

Model Hailey Bieber’s make up and skincare brand Rhode has sold in a $1.68 billion deal. Read...

Nothing really changes for the housing market after yesterday’s drop in the OCR to 3.25%. Read...

More focus, being on the ground, and a city by city approach are helping Florence and Chloe van Dyke expand their healthy drinks brand across the ditch. Read...

Residents of a Tauranga suburb are concerned a new development will have a big impact on traffic that is already “horrendous”. Read...

Monetary Policy Statement media release and the MPC’s Record of Meeting, which summarises the committee`s discussions, leading to the decision. Read...

The Reserve Bank is signalling just two further cuts in the official cash rate (OCR) in the current cycle, with the OCR bottoming at 2.9% in the December quarter and remaining at that level through to the March quarter of 2027. Read...