New Zealand’s central bank defends Maori language use
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s central bank chief defended its use of the Maori language in official communications on Wednesday, as the …
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Factbox-The key players in New Zealand’s new government
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s National Party, ACT New Zealand and New Zealand First Friday signed a coalition agreement and will be sworn in as …
New Zealand’s economy poses challenge for election victor
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s major parties have promised voters cost-of-living relief if they win Saturday’s general election, but there is one …
Race issues emerge in New Zealand’s election
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Race and relations with the indigenous Maori population have emerged as issues in New Zealand’s election as right-wing parties …
New Zealand’s economy likely in recession as rate hikes take hold
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – The New Zealand central bank’s aggressive hiking of the cash rate likely pushed the country into a technical recession …
New Zealand’s incoming PM Hipkins says ‘making haste’ on changes in priorities
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s incoming Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said on Monday that his government would be “making haste” on reprioritising …
New Zealand’s ruling party confirms Hipkins as new prime minister – Radio New Zealand
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s ruling Labour Party selected Chris Hipkins to replace Jacinda Ardern as leader of the Labour party and prime minister in …
New Zealand’s central bank raises rates by 75bps
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s central bank raised interest rates by 75 basis points to a near 14-year high of 4.25% on …
New Zealand’s RBNZ seen raising rates by historic 75 bps: Reuters Poll
By Devayani Sathyan BENGALURU (Reuters) – New Zealand’s central bank will hike rates by 75 basis points for the first time ever on Wednesday to …
New Zealand’s government transfers Kiwibank assets to new company
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s government said on Monday it had transferred Kiwibank’s assets to a new state-owned company, since the lender …
New Zealand’s near-term inflation expected to slow, central bank survey shows
WELLINGTON – New Zealand’s near-term rate of inflation is expected to slow in the third quarter of 2022, a survey showed on Monday. The Reserve …
Even as China becomes more assertive, there are still shared interests, New Zealand’s prime minister says
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday that even “as China becomes more assertive in the pursuit of …
New Zealand’s inflation hits 3-decade high, raising bets on sharper rate hikes
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON -New Zealand’s consumer prices rose at their fastest pace in three decades, beating forecasts and raising the prospect of an unprecedented …
As property market cools, New Zealand’s recent home buyers tighten belts
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON – When Aarti and Gaurav Kathuria were saving for their first home, a three-bedroom townhouse in Auckland, they cut back on …
New Zealand’s NZME, Google to discuss news delivery terms amid fair payment push
– New Zealand media firm NZME said on Friday it has signed a letter of intent with Google to outline terms for news content delivery, …
Olympics-Snowboarding-Proud Kiwi Sadowski-Synnott bags New Zealand’s first Winter Games gold
By Mari Saito and Winni Zhou ZHANGJIAKOU, China -Zoi Sadowski-Synnott of New Zealand said she was a “proud Kiwi” after winning gold in the women’s …