Economy
Midday Business News for 12 November 2025
Midday Business News for 12 November 2025. Audio
Market Update for 12 November 2025
The latest market updates and news from RNZ's business team. Audio
Consumer NZ warns shoppers of traps ahead of Black Friday sales
Consumer NZ is urging shoppers to approach the flood of Black Friday discounts with a healthy dose of skepticism, warning that some bargains may not be as good as they seem. Consumer communications… Audio
Business News for 12 November 2025
An early morning update from RNZ's business team. Audio
Why the current housing market is working for first-home buyers
First-time buyers accounted for a record 27.7 percent of property purchases nationwide in the September quarter.
Economy strangled by lack of competition in key sectors - campaigner
Large profits reported by three big Australian-owned banks highlight the power of a handful of companies, a competition campaigner says.
Chris Hipkins
Chris Hipkins on how he would bring real competition back to New Zealand and take on the monopolies. From capitalism “with a human face” to the politics of coalition, he opens up about how he'd lead a… Audio
Fears of bubble trouble with AI shares
As AI share prices soar, some economic doomsayers have started to ring the warning bells of a bubble risk Audio
'Really insulting': Can ANZ really claim its record profit is due to economy improving?
It's announced a full-year profit of more than $2.5 billion.
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 11 November 2025
Opposition leader, Chris Hipkins spoke to Morning Report; Christopher Luxon isn't ruling out sales of government assets - an issue one of his coalition partners is vehemently against; The Prime… Audio
A devastating fire looms over a struggling community
Ruapehu District's mayor says the huge fire could have the same effect on the local economy as the 1996 eruption.
Homely Hacks for Renters
About a third of New Zealanders don't own their own homes but a few cheap tweaks can help turn a rental into a home. In the first of two parts, we meet an op-shopping queen and regular renter whose… Audio
An economy based on tourism burns
Ruapehu District's mayor says the huge fire still burning in the region could have the same effect on the local economy as the 1996 eruption. Audio
Evening business for 10 November 2025
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Midday Business News for 10 November 2025
The latest news from RNZ's business team. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Monday 10 November
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon spoke to Morning Report; The government has extended its pause on funding to the Cook Islands - bringing the total to $30 million over two years; The government has… Audio
Wall street tumbles on concerns over AI stocks, economy
Executives warns a market correction could be on the way.
'It's just a misunderstanding' - Life in a peaceful country with war on its doorstep
The Detail's Sharon Brettkelly visits Jordan, where the tourism industry propping up the country's economy has been all but decimated by the war in neighbouring Israel.
Life in a peaceful country with war on its doorstep
The Detail's Sharon Brettkelly visits Jordan, where the tourism industry propping up the country's economy has been all but decimated by the war in neighbouring Israel. Audio
