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The RBNZ delivered a bumper OCR cut on 8 October—dropping rates by 50 basis points to 2.50% and hopefully giving our still-flagging economy a much needed shot in the arm. Here's what that means for interest rates, the economy, and our outlook on the OCR from here.
Falling interest rates: borrowers love them, savers...not so much.
It's a long-held truth that agriculture is the crown jewel in NZ's export economy—and the economy in general—but according to Rodney Dickens, and the data, that may no longer be the case.
Some make it look easy, but if you want to achieve long-term success as a property developer—through the ups and downs of the housing market cycle—it takes a lot of hard work. Here are the most common mistakes new developers make, and what to do instead if you want to do well.
