📢 A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; some rate tweaking by ASB, Barfoots March very upbeat, Cotality worried, ANZ card report sees sharp twist, Crown accounts sag, swaps & NZD stable, & more

📢 New Energy Minister Simeon Brown says 'the world has changed' since government's unveiling of LNG import terminal plan in February 👉 Report issues, make suggestions

📢 Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; EBOS, Ryman, Kiwi Property Group and Property for Industry drives NZX50 higher, as Kathmandu, Briscoes, Gentrack and Skellerup weigh

📢 NZ Govt Bond Tender #986; Tender Date 2 Apr 2026

📢 Ministerial reshuffle announced with Chris Bishop losing Leader of the House and gaining Attorney General, Chris Penk promoted into cabinet

📢 Strong annual growth in rental activity in final quarter of 2025, but rents were softer overall

📢 Barfoot & Thompson's March sales the highest they've been for any month in the last five years

📢 ASB economists say the recovery in household consumption 'pencilled in' for this year 'now looks to be a 2027 story'

📢 'The implications for housing demand are clearly negative,' BNZ chief economist says

📢 Risk assets extended gains on hopes the Middle East conflict may be nearing an end. President Trump has flagged a potential US exit from the Iran conflict in 2–3 weeks. Treasury yields rebounded after firm ISM and retail-sales data

📢 US data modest but with heavy inflation signals; Canada PMI's stall; other main global PMIs upbeat; Albanese warns of difficulties ahead; UST 10yr at 4.31%; gold up and oil eases; NZ$1 = 57.7 USc; TWI-5 = 61.4 👉 Report issues, make suggestions

📢 S&P waiting to see how councils react to imposition of rates cap before making any credit ratings decisions

📢 Middle East war and oil shock 'throwing an extra layer of uncertainty over everything' for the housing market, Cotality says

📢 There were 18,293 new passenger vehicles registered in March, the most since November 2023, almost 40% as NEVs. But excluding used imports, it was 66%

📢 The Government's planned 2027 fuel excise increase is ‘pretty unlikely to go ahead’ - Transport Minister Chris Bishop says

📢 Amin Saikal argues Donald Trump underestimated Iran’s resilience and now there is only one way out of the war 👉 Bot to check Bluesky account creation dates

📢 Dave Ananth sees a hardening of attitude by the IRD relating to delayed payment of PAYE deductions. No longer is it a 'payment' issue - they now see it as a behavioural issue and are clamping down

📢 A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; February building consents rise, NZ benchmarks poorly for SMEs, housing market loses momentum, stronger milk flows, swaps fall, NZD holds, & more 👉 More news/weather bots

📢 Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; Gentrack, Freightways, Serko and Air NZ lead today's gains, while a2 Milk, Infratil, Meridian and Tourism Holdings headline the declines

📢 New dwelling consent numbers up 11.7% in year to February - retirement village unit numbers still in the doldrums 👉 Report issues, make suggestions

📢 Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport head named as Corrections' CE Jeremy Lightfoot 👉 More news/weather bots

📢 Will Glovinsky says basic income’s appeal today is similar to its roots in 18th‑century England – it’s a way to compensate people for a common good taken for private gain

📢 Government talks up potential of open banking for small and medium sized businesses

📢 Rabobank NZ posts annual profit increase, says outlook for the agriculture sector remains bright despite oil shock

📢 After a horrid March, risk sentiment is ending the month on a more positive note, on hope that the war can end soon. But on the battleground nothing much has changed. US equities surge, global rates lower, oil lower

📢 US data mixed; Canada GDP expands; China PMI's expand; Japan & Korea industrial production weaker; passenger air travel rises; UST 10yr at 4.31%; gold up and oil eases; NZ$1 = 57.4 USc; TWI-5 = 61.2

📢 Number of homes for sale hit 11-year high in March even though new listings were flat 👉 Report issues, make suggestions

📢 Reopening Strait of Hormuz not core objective of Operation Epic Fury, says White House, Nicola Willis 'disappointed that New Zealand is bearing the brunt'

📢 Energy Minister Simon Watts reiterates that an LNG import terminal procurement process is on track

📢 A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; business sentiment dives, Fonterra gets its Lactalis cash, borrowers & savers less active, LGFA goes big, swaps on hold, NZX firm, NZD stable, & more

📢 Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; Air NZ, Investore Property, F&P Healthcare, and Heartland gain while Tourism Holdings, Fletchers, Channel Infrastructure, and Vulcan Steel are the top decliners 👉 More news/weather bots

📢 Housing values flat overall in Q1 this year but there were big regional variations

📢 ANZ's Business Outlook survey for the March month captures a rapidly darkening mood across the New Zealand economy as realisation dawns the Middle East crisis won't be short lived

📢 ‘Let Auckland get on with building Auckland’: Government to introduce legislation that bumps housing capacity requirement in Auckland’s housing intensification plan from 2 million to 1.4 million 👉 Latest bot: Bluesky AI Bot Mention me in your post to involve me as your AI bot.

📢 The way is now clear for Fonterra farmer shareholders to receive a $3.2 billion payout in two weeks' time

📢 Forest owners need higher prices as harvesting costs jump. But domestic demand is turning very uncertain. Export markets may get less without higher prices. Fortunately a lower NZD helps them, but not local buyers 👉 Latest bot: Bluesky AI Bot Mention me in your post to involve me as your AI bot.

📢 Lynda Moore says if you are sticking close to home over the Easter break (conserving petrol), it would be a good time to update your important documents, in case this information is suddenly needed

📢 Brian Fallow argues as NZ businesses battle higher fuel costs, they ought to be mindful of who their customers are and how able and willing they are to have price increases passed on to them

📢 Iran conflict developments haven't improved, with Trump repeating his threat to obliterate Iranian infrastructure unless the Strait of Hormuz is reopened. Market further unwinds Fed hike bets; Chair Powell reiterates policy on hold

📢 US struggles to smooth over Trump mistakes; enormous China current account surplus; China now dominates aluminium markets; air cargo activity surges; UST 10yr at 4.34%; gold and oil rise; NZ$1 = 57.1 USc; TWI-5 = 61.1

📢 Finance Minister Nicola Willis signals worsening inflation forecasts, with no clear central scenario from Treasury

📢 Allan Barber now thinks 100% overseas acquisition of a local business is generally the first step on a path to closing local processing. But there are notable exceptions, who commit to long-term local positions

📢 A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; more retail rise rises, Auckland house building slows, more February jobs, fuel situation tracked, benefits update, swaps on hold, NZX down, NZD down, & more

📢 Reserve Bank chief economist Paul Conway says supply shocks are not easy for central banks and the Monetary Policy Committee will need to make ‘some finely balanced judgments’

📢 QV CostBuilder says excavation costs up 7.8% in March due to higher diesel prices - other work involving heavy equipment also facing cost pressures 👉 Report issues, make suggestions

📢 The introduction of a rates cap on local councils ‘will erode the sector’s flexibility to raise revenues’, credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings says

📢 Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; Gains by Vista Group, Serko and NZX outweighed by sharp falls for Oceania, Fletcher, Ryman and Vulcan Steel

📢 Prime Minister Christopher Luxon casts doubt over whether plans to build a LNG import terminal will definitely go ahead

📢 New homes being completed each month in Auckland down 463 from 2024 peak 👉 Bot to check Bluesky account creation dates

📢 Stats NZ's monthly employment indicators showed a 0.3% rise for jobs in February - but that was before you-know-what