Jonalyn Cueto

Jonalyn Cueto

New Zealand Adviser

Jonalyn Cueto

freelance news writer

11 years experience8,304 Total views on New Zealand Adviser in 2025

Jonalyn's specialty topics

mortgage trends housing market affordability housing finance

Jonalyn Cueto is a contributor for Key Media. Her coverage spans business, finance, pension fund, private markets, M&A activity, retirement, and employee benefits.

Jonalyn has over six years of writing experience and more than a decade in the journalism industry. Her early writing career focused on current events and lifestyle topics, collaborating with various local and international media outlets primarily as a freelancer.

She has also worked as a book editor and technical editor, editing dissertations, essays, and textbooks—experience that sharpened her attention to structure, clarity, and accuracy in complex material.

Her combined newsroom and editorial experience shapes her approach to financial and business journalism.

She holds a bachelor's degree in mass communications, majoring in journalism, and a master's degree in business administration, majoring in marketing management.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“Drawing on both journalism and business training, I focus on producing reporting that is accurate, balanced, and accessible, helping readers understand the forces shaping markets, industries, and the broader economy”

Also published by

Benefits and Pensions Monitor · Wealth Professional Canada · Insurance Business · Canadian Occupational Safety · The Educator

Featured content from Jonalyn

NZ consumer confidence tumbles amid Middle East conflict Brokers urged to help Kiwis navigate crucial mortgage choices Will the NZ housing market recover in 2024?

Previous experience

  • Synchrogenix Philippines — technical editor
  • Bookbright Media — freelance technical editor
  • Isentia Manila — broadcast writer
  • Christian Post — freelance news writer
  • Rex Publishing — editor/proofreader

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications, major in Journalism
  • Master's degree in Business Administration, major in Marketing Management

Read the latest stories by Jonalyn

Aussies eye NZ property as tax rules tighten

Property investors are looking beyond traditional Australian markets

Aussies eye NZ property as tax rules tighten

NZ mortgage rates rise as OCR hikes loom

Major banks expect monetary policy tightening to resume

NZ mortgage rates rise as OCR hikes loom

NZ rental affordability improves across most regions, report finds

Economists remain divided on what is driving the shift in rental conditions

NZ rental affordability improves across most regions, report finds

NZ arrears fall but company liquidations near 16-year high, Centrix finds

Consumer credit demand also weakened despite gains in repayment performance

NZ arrears fall but company liquidations near 16-year high, Centrix finds

NZ home consents rise 16% in year to April

Economists warn higher costs could test developer confidence

NZ home consents rise 16% in year to April

FMA files 61 mortgage fraud charges against six individuals

Regulator reports a rise in suspected cases

FMA files 61 mortgage fraud charges against six individuals

Residential building costs rise despite diesel relief

Key materials posted double-digit price increases

Residential building costs rise despite diesel relief

Pepper Money launches real-time app tracker for NZ advisers

New portal features aim to reduce reliance on manual status updates

Pepper Money launches real-time app tracker for NZ advisers

NZ financial watchdog takes over consumer credit regulation from July

New licensing powers will expand supervision of lenders

NZ financial watchdog takes over consumer credit regulation from July

Heartland to acquire TSB in $620mln deal

New financial institution to hold around $15 billion in New Zealand assets

Heartland to acquire TSB in $620mln deal