NEWS

Financial resilience holds as global shocks test NZ borrowers

Conflict-driven pressures, but banks stay robust

First‑home buyers take lead in softer NZ property market

Rate jitters and flat prices shape borrower behaviour

Households tighten belts as fuel shock tests mortgage buffers

Kiwis cut spending and drive less while cost pressures rise

Job market shows early recovery, but weak wages limit firepower

Unemployment edges lower while subdued pay keeps OCR risk alive

PREMIUM

Women reshaping New Zealand mortgage advice

A new generation of female finance professionals is quietly rewriting the rules of mortgage advice

SPECIALTY

Residential

Global conflict and local consequences – what war means for NZ market

Geopolitical instabilities continue to flow through to NZ housing via supply chains, material costs and inflation. Here’s what advisers are reporting in 2026 as affordability pressure persists

Residential

Riding the rate rollercoaster: How advisers are adapting to volatility

In a market shaped by uncertainty, how are advisers protecting client cashflow and outcomes?

MORTGAGE INDUSTRY

Auckland and Wellington remain soft despite national lift

Market Updates

Rogers’ mass voluntary severance offers to 10,000 workers could help company lose less-desirable workers without opening up legal liability: lawyers

Business Growth

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