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Underarm

Australia’s ever-elusive property ladder

ANALYSIS: House prices may be levelling out in NZ but that is not the case across the Tasman, where prices are rising at the fastest rate in four years.

Lachlan Colquhoun Wed, 29 Oct 2025

Property

Buyer’s market persists, but watchers expect house prices to rise

Australia

Aussie house prices dip in December as market awaits rate cut

Hunter’s Corner

The house price disease is spreading unchecked

Dollars & Sense

Torch lit under lucrative property market

Politics

Impact on housing prices now part of Reserve Bank's policy-making decisions

Last Word

Schemes falling out of favour

ANALYSIS: While the bid for Bremworth is structured as a scheme of arrangement, takeovers are making a comeback.

Calida Stuart-Menteath and Hamish McNicol Fri, 03 Oct 2025

Hunter’s Corner

Govt kicks the energy can down the road

ANALYSIS: A much-anticipated announcement on how to avoid another power crisis has failed to deliver a solution.

Tim Hunter Fri, 03 Oct 2025

Edwards on Politics

Treasury’s ongoing concerns about the fiscal position

ANALYSIS: In 1965, there were seven working-age Kiwis for every person over 65. Today, there are only four working-age Kiwis for every person over 65, and by 2065, it’s projected to be just two.

Brent Edwards Thu, 02 Oct 2025

Underarm

Trump talks big on pharma tariffs, and then there is reality

ANALYSIS: The global pharmaceutical industry has been bracing for US tariffs all year. Now they have been announced, the impact may not be as dramatic as feared.

Lachlan Colquhoun Wed, 01 Oct 2025

Margin Call

Central banks and the risk of fiscal dominance

ANALYSIS: When rulers become handmaidens, we hope the economic grey rhino doesn’t turn on us.

Mark Brighouse. Tue, 30 Sep 2025

Shoeshine

The Fakelorist: Rob Vickery goes from dark place to Dark Cornwall

ANALYSIS: The Hillfarrance founder has spoken for the first time since his swift departure from New Zealand, as his main funder NZGCP says it’s learned lessons from the debacle.