Cost of living for the average household up 7.7% in 12 months   New Zealand’s annual cost of living rises 7.7%   New Zealand’s cost of living continues to rise, with the cost of living rising 7.7% over the year. On the 1st, Statistics New Zealand announced through an online press release that as of…

EV rebate changes tipped to hike price of new entry-level vehicles   Announcement of changes to clean car rebates including electric vehicles   The government announced changes to the rebate prices of the Clean Car program aimed at reducing emissions from New Zealand vehicles. The Clean Car Standard and the Clean Car Discount are at…

New Zealand will ‘ideally’ become a republic one day, says Chris Hipkins   The Prime Minister of New Zealand said that he supports the transition of the national system from monarchy to republic, but will not promote it as Prime Minister. According to New Zealand One News and others on May 1st, Chris Hipkins, the…

Number of homeowners missing personal and home loan repayments increasing   According to new data from credit research agency Centrix, the mortgage delinquency rate rose for the eighth consecutive month in March, with the number of households with overdue mortgage repayments up 26% from the same period last year and the number of delinquent accounts…