The SME Stream

Credit cards accounted for 71.1% of card transactions in August — their highest share in more than two decades.
Does that reflect renewed confidence, the convenience of online spending, or are more New Zealanders relying on debt simply to make ends meet?
Liam Dann and Tamsyn Parker examine what the figures reveal about household finances, how election uncertainty could slow the economic recovery, and why property prices may not return to their 2021 peak until 2029.
The Economy of Everything is made in partnership with CMC Markets.
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A damning report into the Reserve Bank’s actions during Covid, a backdown from Labour on landlord tax breaks, and a last look at the Government’s books before the election.
That’s all ahead of the much-hyped release of a new book from Nicky Hager tonight.
NZ Herald Wellington business editor Jenée Tibshraeny joins us to break it all down.
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The Minister of Trade and Agriculture celebrates the ratification of the Indian FTA. Could it be, as the Prime Minister suggested, a free trade agreement that far exceeds expectations? And does he face a challenge from Andrew Hoggard for his agriculture portfolio?
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Labour leader Chris Hipkins on his landlord tax deduction
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Pulse of NZ Business Survey shows recovery continuing but it's uneven across sectors, regions and business sizes. Ben Crozier Forsyth Barr.
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