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Economy – Official Cash Rate held at 2.25% – Reserve Bank of NZ
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand 27 May 2026 – The Monetary Policy Committee today voted to hold the OCR at 2.25 percent. Annual consumers price inflation was 3.1 percent...
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Government Cuts – Privacy Commissioner’s findings on Manage My Health breach another wake-up call to resource health IT properly after 1000 jobs go
Source: PSA The Privacy Commissioner’s finding that Health NZ and Manage My Health had deficient security safeguards confirms what the PSA warned about in January: the health sector’s IT systems are...
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Budget 2026 – College of GPs: The future and sustainability of general practice – Why this must be a Budget and election priority
Source: Royal NZ College of General Practitioners The College will be releasing a series of advocacy White Papers that set out our priorities for strengthening Aotearoa New Zealand’s health system through...
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Business Sector – Insolvency data reveals New Zealand business stress has peaked, but risks persist
Source: BWA Insolvency New Zealand insolvency activity has eased in the first quarter of 2026 after peaking late last year, according to new data from BWA Insolvency. BWA Insolvency’s Quarterly...
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Housing and Finance – More existing borrowers are about to see higher mortgage costs – Cotality
Source: Cotality Growing numbers of NZ mortgage holders are set to face higher financing costs over the next six to 12 months, after a previous period where they got used...
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Government Cuts – Underfunded, understaffed, and struggling – PSA survey confirms grim impact of cuts
Source: PSA – 77% say Government is not funding services well enough – Only 5% believe restructuring has helped agencies deliver better services – Big Budget head count cuts will make service delivery worse...
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Local authority financial statistics: Year ended June 2025 – Stats NZ information release
Source: Statistics New Zealand Local authority financial statistics: Year ended June 2025 – information release 26 May 2026 Local authority financial statistics provide information on the annual performance of core non-trading...
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New Zealanders value mining, survey shows
Source: New Zealand Minerals Council A new survey shows considerable support for mining, says New Zealand Minerals Council Chief Executive Josie Vidal, and people are even more supportive when they learn the value...
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Culture and History – Ngā Kōrero Tuku Iho, New Zealand Oral History Grants open for applications
Source: Ministry for Culture and Heritage “I am pleased to announce that Ngā Kōrero Tuku Iho, New Zealand Oral History Grants will open for applications on 2 June 2026,” says Deputy...
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Fire and Emergency NZ – New First Response Unit to better serve St Arnaud community
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand The St Arnaud community will get a swifter response to medical emergencies now that the Lake Rotoiti Volunteer Fire Brigade has become a First Response...
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Transport – Changes to vehicle rules a missed opportunity
Source: Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand Road freight association Transporting New Zealand says the changes to vehicle rules announced by the government last week don’t go far enough and are a missed...
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Energy and Science – Earth Science New Zealand and Ara Ake join forces to accelerate geoheat with new Action Plan
Source: Ara Ake Earth Sciences New Zealand (ESNZ) and Ara Ake, New Zealand’s energy innovation centre, have released the 2026-2027 Geoheat Action Plan, designed to rapidly grow the use of geoheat...
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Fire Safety – Take these simple steps to keep your household safe from fire this winter
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Every winter, as temperatures drop, Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews are called to an increased number of house fires. Each year from May to...
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Aged Care Association Calls for Urgent National Workforce Plan Following Latest Immigration Changes
Source: Aged Care Association The Aged Care Association says the Government’s latest immigration changes highlight a much bigger issue facing New Zealand – the absence of a transparent long-term workforce plan...
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Greenpeace – Vision versus reality – thousands of protected animals killed in one year of trawling
Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace Aotearoa is renewing its call for urgent action on bottom trawling after data from the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) shows another deadly year for New Zealand’s marine...
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Greenpeace – Govt forced to admit its fossil gas story was always a fairytale
Source: Greenpeace The NZ Government has been forced today to reinstate a scheme to support businesses transitioning off fossil gas. “This is a major admission by the Government that the fairytale...
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Energy and Finance – Loan Backing Scheme Timely as Under-Pressure Businesses Transition Away from Natural Gas
Source: EMA The Government’s decision to introduce the Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme, a loan backing scheme to help businesses transition away from natural gas energy, will be a welcome and...
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BusinessNZ – Gas transition plan will aid critical sectors
Source: BusinessNZ BusinessNZ welcomes the Government’s announced loan scheme to help commercial and industrial gas users transition, in the face of significant gas price increases and rapidly declining domestic production. Director...
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Events – Jim Beam Homegrown answers fan demand with final early bird ticket release
Source: Brainchild PR for Jim Beam Homegrown 25 May 2026 – Jim Beam Homegrown is giving Kiwi music fans one final reason to celebrate New Zealand Music Month, announcing a...
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Green bill could halt New Zealand’s infrastructure rebuild – Aggregate and Quarry Assn
Source: Aggregate and Quarry Association of NZ The quarry industry has written to the Green Party saying a new private member’s bill to ban all new extractive activity on all conservation...
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Tax Reform – Public support for banking levy high ahead of cash strapped budget
Source: Better Taxes for a Better Future campaign A majority of the public support a banking levy, according to a Talbot Mills poll commissioned by the Better Taxes for a...
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New investor settings support growth and giving – BusinessNZ
Source: BusinessNZ Changes to the Active Investor Plus visa settings mean charitable contributions of up to $1 million will qualify as part of an applicant’s minimum $5 million growth investment in...
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Budget 2026 – Budget must balance discipline with bold choices for growth – Business Canterbury
Source: Business Canterbury Businesses across Canterbury are looking for a Budget on Thursday that shows the Government is responding to current conditions in the same way they are, through careful...
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Employment Issues – Te Puni Kōkiri restructure heads to mediation – PSA
Source: PSA Māori development agency Te Puni Kōkiri’s unlawful decision to disestablish 27 roles will be subject to a round of mediation with the PSA in Wellington today. The proposed cuts...
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Openings – New inclusive café expands Delta’s services, creating more ways to connect
Source: Rata Foundation Christchurch-based Delta Community Support Trust has launched Flourish Café, an inclusive community space creating real-world hospitality experience and employment pathways for people with intellectual disabilities. Run by members...
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ASB: Strait closure may squeeze NZ far beyond fuel
Source: ASB As the Middle East conflict enters its 12th week, new ASB analysis suggests the economic fallout for New Zealand is spreading well beyond the pump, with supply chain...
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Opinion – From Victimhood to Empowerment: Palestine Through the Eyes of Its Indigenous People
Source: Palestine Forum of New Zealand OPINION: For decades, the Palestinian cause has largely been presented to the world as the story of a suffering people, a nation living under...