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RBNZ vigilant on Inflation spike risk
26.3.26 The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) is well positioned to handle the challenges to price stability and financial stability mandates caused by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, Governor Anna Breman said in a speech this week aimed at calming market...
Record high generation from renewables
26.3.26 The December 2025 quarter delivered a record high share of renewable electricity generation at 96.4%, up 2.1 percentage points on the December 2024 quarter. “Driving this was strong hydro output and increases in solar capacity over the past year,” recordced...
Rare permit to explore offshore for oil
26.3.26 A new prospecting permit application in the offshore Canterbury Basin signals renewed sector confidence in pursuing opportunities in New Zealand’s search for oil and gas, Resources Minister Shane Jones says. New Zealand Petroleum & Minerals (NZP&M) has...
Headliner NZX Market Report 26.3.26
The NZ sharemarket fell into line with the US market uplift overnight and closed up 47.69 points on the NZX5-0 at 12,(&^>99 this evening. The 13,000 threshold – surrendered in the recent sell-off – remains elusive and is tantalising close. The US markets...
Potential bond offer by Property for Industry
26.3.26 Details of Property for industry’s proposed bond offer – which was popstpo9ned earlier this month given uncertain markets conditions – are now expected to be announced in the week beginning 30 March 2026, when the offer is anticipated to open. On 24 February...
KMD in trading halt prior to capital raise
KMD intends to launch a capital raise by way of a placement and AREO in conjunction with the release of its financial results for the half year ended 31 January 2026 (HY26 Results). Today it requested a trading halt while it works through the detail. (Ed: An AREO...
Headliner NZX Market Report 25.3.26
Markets played catch the latest newsflash from Truth Social again today with Wall Street uncertain whether to rely on a peace plan sent via channels to the Iranian regime. Tehran reduced the temperature by sending the International Maritime Organisation a note...
Headkliner NZX Market Report 24.3.28
NZ investors failed to respond to the almost cheerful bounce by US sharemarkets overnight. The NZX50 sank 197 points at 12,701.75, troubled by conflicting messaging over a possible UDS-Iran truce in the making and lacking positive news-flow at home. The ASX All...
KMD Brands respond to Stokehouse
24.3.26 KMD Brands advised the market this morning that it had received a transacation proposal from a US surfwear company that the KMD board has decided it not in the best interest of KMD shareholders. Stokehouse Unlimited wanted KMD to demerge Rip Curl. With the...
Mercury opens Green Bonds offer
23.3.26 Mercury NZ is offering up to $200 million (with the ability to accept up to an additional $50 million in oversubscriptions at Mercury’s discretion) of 7 year unsecured, unsubordinated, fixed rate green bonds (Green Bonds) to institutional investors and New...
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Headliner NZX Market Report 26.3.26
The NZ sharemarket fell into line with the US market uplift overnight and closed up 47.69...
Headliner NZX Market Report 25.3.26
Markets played catch the latest newsflash from Truth Social again today with Wall Street...
Headkliner NZX Market Report 24.3.28
NZ investors failed to respond to the almost cheerful bounce by US sharemarkets overnight....
Headliner NZX Market Report 23.6.26
The NZ sharemarket opened for trading with the market in a state of increased tension following...
Headliner NZX Market Report 20.3.26
With a very volatile situation changing by the day in the Middle East equity markets have...
Headliner NZX Market Report 19.3.26
The New Zealand sharemarket was caught up in a markets wide sell-off today as the Middle...
Overseas Sharemarkets
Headliner NZX Market Report 26.3.26
The NZ sharemarket fell into line with the US market uplift overnight and closed up 47.69...
DHL Group lifts results in FY25
19.3.26 DHL Group successfully navigated continued trade tensions and exceeded its targets for the...
Headliner NZX Market Report 11.3.26
New Zealand’s NZX market pushed the throttle today and added another 158.62 points onto the NZX50...
RBNZ vigilant on Inflation spike risk
26.3.26 The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) is well positioned to handle the challenges to...
Record high generation from renewables
26.3.26 The December 2025 quarter delivered a record high share of renewable electricity...
Markets reacting to Iranian crisis
Financial and commodity markets are reacting to the fast-escalating regional conflict in the...
Magnitude of economic impacts ‘far from clear’
The Iranian capital Tehran 2.3.26 The financial market and international affairs commentators were...
Cash Rate steady on 2.25%
With the economy at an early stage in its recovery, the Reserve Bank decided to hold the Official...
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