Live at the Nut Bar with John Bolton and David Cunningham

Squirrel Founder John Bolton (better known as JB) and Chief David Cunningham (DC) sit down weekly(ish) to chew the fat about things like finance, the economy, investing and what's happening with mortgage interest rates.

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Latest interest rates & property market updates

21 May 2025


Watch the latest interest rates and property market updates

By Squirrel

Watch our latest update on interest rates and the property market - covering house prices, the economy, the OCR and where mortgage rates might be heading. 

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By Jess James

We can probably all agree that New Zealand could do with more warm, dry, energy-efficient homes—but is the added cost of building them really worth it? How do the financials stack up? Squirrel partnered with the NZ Green Building Council and Infometrics to find out. Here's what we discovered.

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14 May 2025


NZ property market update - May 2025

By John Bolton

The key takeaway this month? It's a bit of a mixed bag out there right now—but, even with the global situation (which all feels pretty scary and uncertain) it's not all bad news. Here's the latest on what's been happening with interest rates, the New Zealand housing market, and the domestic and global economy.

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