The Government will direct $5 million from the International Visitor Levy into one-off marketing and business events programmes for the 2026/27 year to accelerate tourism's return toward pre-pandemic levels.
The Government will remove nine health and life insurers from New Zealand's mandatory climate-related disclosures regime, reducing the total number of required reporting entities to 67.
The Financial Markets Authority will assume regulatory responsibility for the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003 from the Commerce Commission on 1 July 2026.
The US Trade Representative has proposed 12.5 percent additional tariffs on all New Zealand goods, layered on the existing 10 percent blanket rate, because New Zealand has failed to ban imports of products made with forced labour.
The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research states that the free trade agreement with India functions primarily as strategic positioning in a fragmented global economy rather than an immediate export booster.
Former United Future leader Peter Dunne has called for an independent body to scrutinise opposition parties' spending commitments, arguing that New Zealand's existing fiscal transparency rules leave a critical gap ahead of elections.
The Westpac-McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence Index plunged 14.3 points to 80.4 in the June 2026 quarter.
A memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran has cut Brent crude prices from near US$93 a barrel to US$83-87, creating scope for New Zealand 91 petrol to fall toward $2.80 a litre if tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz resumes and insurance markets normalise. The relief remains conditional on sustained de-escalation and carries direct implications for the Reserve…
New Zealand's gross domestic product is forecast to grow between 0.7 and 1.0 percent in the March 2026 quarter on a seasonally adjusted basis.
The government is considering reinstating a payroll subsidy for small businesses as forecasts show tax debt reaching $10.5 billion. Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand has proposed a two-pronged approach to curb the rise.
New Zealand forestry exports totalled $6.28 billion in the year ended December 2025, forming the starting point for a government target to double primary sector export value within a decade at a required 7.2 percent compound annual growth rate.
The government will expand its AI Advisory Pilot to support 150 small businesses, up from 50, drawing on the initial $765,000 allocation from existing MBIE appropriations, Small Business and Manufacturing Minister Cameron Brewer announced on 15 May 2026.
The government is investing $59 million across six projects under the Primary Sector Growth Fund, leveraging $84 million in private contributions for a total $143 million package announced at Fieldays.
MBIE began public consultation on 9 June 2026 on a two-layer Winter Energy Reliability Obligation that shifts dry-year back-up responsibility to large electricity buyers and generators, while penalties for serious breaches rise from a $2 million cap to a maximum of $10 million, three times commercial gain or 10 per cent of turnover, whichever is greatest, effective 2027.
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand expects headline inflation to reach 4.3 per cent in the September 2026 quarter after the Strait of Hormuz disruption drives up fuel costs. Markets price an official cash rate peak of 3.7 per cent by the end of 2027, above the central bank's conditional 3.2 per cent path.
Cabinet has agreed to new performance reporting requirements for funds administered by public service departments and other Executive branch entities. The rules aim to lift the quality of information on how public money delivers results.
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