Economy
Midday Business News for 17 December 2025
The latest news from RNZ's business team. Audio
How changes to the foreign buyers ban will work
Explainer - New Zealand's ban on overseas buyers of real estate has been softened - but there's one rather large catch. Audio
Consumer confidence up in December but still below long-term averages index shows
Consumer confidence is at its highest level this year, December's Westpac-McDermott Miller index shows.
Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 17 December
Nicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni joined Morning Report this morning for the Weekly Political Panel; It has been a big year for the country's education sector with a number of major changes; Auckland… Audio
Government surplus now expected in 2029/30.
Economists say the government is stuck between a rock and a hard place off the back of the treasury's latest economic forecasts. Anneke Smith reports. Audio
Finance minister hits back at criticisms from Labour and Taxpayer Union
Nicola Willis has mounted a defence of her "deliberate, medium-term" strategy, and attacked her opponents on both the left and the right.
Evening business for 16 December 2025
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Government books bleaker as surplus gets further away
The government's financial position is looking worse for longer with a delay in getting to surplus and bigger deficits, according to new Treasury forecasts.
Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 16 December 2025
27 people remain in Sydney hospitals following Sunday's mass shooting at Bondi beach; Consumer NZ says shoppers should now be paying less for card payment surcharges; The government is creating a new… Audio
Changes to the Foreign Buyers Ban have been confirmed
It's official .. the foreign buyers ban, which has always seemed to attract commentary - both good and bad - is changing. Policy changes to the foreign buyers ban were suggested in September and on… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 16 December
Reserve Bank governor Anna Breman has taken the unusual step of indicating the OCR is unlikely to be cut for some time; Australia's national cabinet has agreed to bolster gun control laws in the wake… Audio
Buying a Home With Friends
Owning a home has long been part of the Kiwi dream. But these days people are having to get a bit more creative to stake their claim on the property ladder. Katy Gosset meets two friends who've pooled… Audio
Evening business for 15 December 2025
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Midday Business News for 15 December 2025
The latest news from RNZ's business team. Audio
Latest data shows cost of food increasing
New data commissioned by Foodstuffs shows grocery suppliers lifted prices by an average 2.4% in the 12 months to November. Infometrics chief executive Brad Olsen spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Rising home loan rates blamed on 'another misstep from Reserve Bank'
Miscommunication from the Reserve Bank has driven interest rates higher than they should be, Kiwibank economists say.
How Trump's tariffs forced China to pivot - and actually export more
A year later, Trump has delivered on his promise. But China has pivoted - and exported more than any other country ever has.
NZX ends year ahead of where it began
A few out-performers have more than offset weakness in others.
People face losing cars they call home as welfare changes hit
Many facing 'imminent homelessness' don't qualify for emergency housing anymore, the Citizens Advice Bureau warns. Audio
