NZ’s $2.5 billion shoddy building bill: how to fix the ‘build now, fix later’ culture
Getty Images New Zealand’s residential construction industry contributes roughly NZ$26 billion annually to the economy and employs around 70,000 workers. […]
Why Trump’s new pick for Fed chair hit gold and silver markets – for good reasons
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images After months of speculation, US President Donald Trump confirmed he will be nominating Kevin Warsh as the
Silver and gold hit record highs – then crashed. Before joining the rush, you need to know this
Zlaťáky.cz/Pexels, CC BY The start of 2026 has seen gold and silver surge to record highs – only to crash
NZ’s finance industry is required by law to treat customers fairly – but how do we define ‘fair’?
Getty Images Most of us would agree fairness is a good guiding principle in life. Actually defining and applying it
‘Bold’. ‘Elegant’. ‘Introverted’? How words describing wine get lost in translation
karelnoppe/Getty I recently watched a participant at a wine tasting freeze when asked for their opinion. “It’s … nice?” they
What the ‘mother of all deals’ between India and the EU means for global trade
The “mother of all deals”: that’s how European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen described the new free trade agreement
How much would you pay for school to provide your child with lunch every day?
Peter Cade/Getty Images Most Australian children bring their lunch to school through a “lunchbox system”. But there is a growing
Australian inflation jumps, adding to chances of an RBA interest rate hike
Inflation has risen further above the Reserve Bank of Australia’s 2–3% target. There is now a very real prospect the
Swap muesli bars for homemade popcorn: 5 ways to pack a lower-waste lunch box
Antoni Shkraba Studio/ Pexels If you pack school lunchboxes for your children, you’ll know it can sometimes feel like a
A new company tax mix has been proposed. We need to be careful how we assess it
Steven Wei/Unsplash Australia has a problem. Across the economy, business investment has been sluggish for the past decade, leaving policymakers