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Brent crude climbed toward $108 a barrel—its highest level in four months—after gaining more than 9% last week, as Saudi Arabia shut a major crude pipeline following drone attacks, disrupting...

The NZX 50 rose 95 points, or 0.7%, to 13,676 in Monday morning trade, recouping the prior session’s losses and rebounding from Friday’s trough, its lowest level since June...

Visitor arrivals to New Zealand rose 8.5% year-on-year to 256,638 in July 2026, up from an 8.1% increase in June, largely driven by more visitors from Australia. This...

New Zealand recorded a modest rise in visitor arrivals, with the latest data showing a 0.5% month-over-month increase as of 13 September 2026. This follows a flat reading...

New Zealand recorded a strong rise in permanent and long-term migration in July 2026, with net flows reaching 3,010, up from 1,610 in June 2026. The latest figures, updated...

New Zealand’s external migration and visitor numbers continued to edge higher in mid-2026, with the latest figures showing a rise in July. The indicator for external migration and visitors increased...

The BusinessNZ Performance of Composite Index was 52.5 in August 2026, unchanged from July. This marked the third consecutive month of expansion in the private sector. However, manufacturing growth eased...

New Zealand’s BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index rose to 51.2 in August 2026 from 50.6 in July, marking the third month of expansion in the services sector since December 2025...

New Zealand’s services sector showed a modest improvement in August, with the Performance of Services Index (PSI) rising to 51.2 from 50.6 in July 2026. The latest reading, updated...

Crude oil halted its recent rally on Friday, stabilizing around $100 a barrel after Iranian state media reported that Tehran would hold talks with Gulf states in Oman...