Articles by Jenée Tibshraeny
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Business
Geopolitics tops Reserve Bank's risk radar
Tuesday, 5 November 2024, 1:10pmThe Reserve Bank is turning up the heat, monitoring financial institutions’ abilities to weather geopolitical shocks. The...
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Business
Health sector woes contribute to ACC's books plunging $7.2b into deficit
Wednesday, 16 October 2024, 3:53pmThe Accident Compensation Corporation concedes there’s room for it to tighten its processes, as it proposes increasing the...
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Business
'Sobering': Govt books sink further into the red than expected
Thursday, 10 October 2024, 1:37pmThe Government’s books sank further into the red in the year to June, partly thanks to higher personnel costs at Health New...
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National
ACC proposes hefty levy hikes
Wednesday, 11 September 2024, 1:13pmHome insurance premiums aren’t the only ones continuing to soar while inflation abates. The country’s state injury insurer,...
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Business
Uber loses appeal - court rules drivers are employees, not contractors
Monday, 26 August 2024, 1:16pmThe Court of Appeal is backing four Uber drivers in their fight to be treated as employees, rather than contractors. The...
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Business
McDonald's payroll muck-up: 'Our old franchisee is refusing to pay lol fml'
Wednesday, 7 August 2024, 3:53pmThe rollout of a major project to compensate past and present McDonald’s workers for a payroll botch-up dating back 15 years...
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Business
Treasury boss Caralee McLiesh won’t seek reappointment
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 3:23pmChief executive and secretary to the Treasury Caralee McLiesh isn’t seeking to renew her contract once it ends on September...
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Politics
Luxon and Japanese PM strike intel-sharing deal as Putin visits North Korea
Thursday, 20 June 2024, 7:16amThe New Zealand and Japanese governments will share more intelligence, as the countries’ prime ministers see an “increasingly...
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Politics
Watch: PM says North Korea a 'threat' and we must enforce sanctions
Tuesday, 18 June 2024, 3:31pmPrime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced New Zealand will increase the frequency and type of assets to support sanctions...
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Business
Politicians to have a crack at bank bosses and regulators via new competition inquiry
Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 2:51pmThe top brass at the country’s banks, as well as their regulators, are due to be publicly questioned by politicians about...
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Business
OECD: NZ shouldn’t borrow to pay for tax cuts
Monday, 6 May 2024, 2:54pmThe Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is issuing a stark warning to the Government three weeks...
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Audio
Finance Minister says budget is 'shaping up'
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 7:34amSpeaking to Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking this morning, Finance Minister Nicola Willis said she wants to stick to her $3.5 billion...
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Politics
Question Time after Willis concedes Govt books won't be back in shape quickly
Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 1:11pmFinance Minister Nicola Willis has conceded she won’t be able to get the Government’s finances back in shape as quickly as...
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Business
'Two-tier oligopoly': ComCom delivers verdict on bank competition
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 10:55amA “stable two-tier oligopoly” with Kiwibank stuck in the middle - this is how the Commerce Commission is characterising the...
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Business
Govt warned against borrowing to fund tax cuts by IMF- says it could fuel inflation
Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 2:23pmThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) is urging the Government to ensure it can pay for its tax cuts without borrowing more. The...
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Business
IRD scathing of commercial and industrial property tax hike
Monday, 18 March 2024, 8:36pmInland Revenue has published a scathing review of the Government’s proposal to make commercial and industrial property owners...
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Business
Slow growth won't stop income tax cuts, says Nicola Willis
Friday, 15 March 2024, 1:40pmFinance Minister Nicola Willis has firmed up her Government’s commitment to delivering income tax cuts, despite the underperforming...
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Business
Govt details proposal to reduce de facto capital gains tax
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 8:47pmThe Government has confirmed its plans to water down the country’s de facto capital gains tax, known as the bright-line test. It’s...
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Politics
Deal broken: Property investors to get slightly less tax relief than promised
Sunday, 10 March 2024, 1:10pmThe Government has decided not to give residential property investors as much tax relief as National promised Act in the...
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Business
'We are not there yet': Reserve Bank still targeting 2 per cent inflation rate
Friday, 16 February 2024, 11:31amReserve Bank (RBNZ) Governor Adrian has tempered the hopes of those who believe he’ll stomach a bit of inflation to avoid...
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Business
'We still have a way to go' - RBNZ says the inflation fight isn't over
Tuesday, 30 January 2024, 11:55amThe Reserve Bank (RBNZ) is continuing to push back against financial markets, which are betting on the central bank cutting...
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Business
Inflation falls to 4.7 per cent in December quarter
Wednesday, 24 January 2024, 10:57amAnnual inflation fell in line with economists’ expectations to 4.7 per cent in the final three months of 2023. This was a...
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Business
RBNZ confirms new mortgage restrictions to be introduced - what will they look like?
Tuesday, 23 January 2024, 12:12pmThe Reserve Bank (RBNZ) is proposing to impose a new type of mortgage lending restriction on banks from the middle of the...
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Business
Living beyond our means - current account deficit still worryingly wide
Wednesday, 13 December 2023, 12:09pmNew Zealand’s current account deficit remains stubbornly wide, suggesting Kiwis continue to live beyond their means. The...
