National Business Review
September 2026
Scale and synergy: Heartland shareholders approve TSB merger
Labour and Greens promise to release their fiscal plans soon
Speirs Finance sees ‘encouraging’ signs after April plunge
Why US bond yields hit two-decade high
Multi-year bond yields have soared as oil prices remain volatile and market watchers anticipate further US Federal Reserve hikes
Labour’s plan to invest in infrastructure and jobs
The Labour Party is promising to spend more on building social houses as well as on school and hospital maintenance to help boost employment
Canada incites US/EU squabble, Fed confirms hawkish flight plan
EU happy to make Canada an associate member, as the northern nation looks for avenues to diversify its trade away from the US
Nats’ supermarket scheme harder than it looks
National communists, FMA search, Waititi spotlight, SFO's 'F' you
Toyota NZ eclipses $2b in sales, new vehicle sales up 10%
More workforce casualisation likely from law reform, union says
Oil prices, bond yields stoke more inflation fears
Resurgent oil prices and rising bond yields triggered a risk-off investment environment in global markets this week
Labour proposes to establish an office of artificial intelligence
The party has released its AI policy which aims to protect small businesses and community organisations from digital harm
Markets brace for all-important US inflation data
Bond sell-off eases as markets weigh rate risks
It’s the reason why bond yields are going up that matters for equity markets,
FMA confirms Barrass has left regulator with immediate effect
Builders’ mood shifts on economic concerns, red tape
A cumbersome build consent system has again been highlighted by industry participants as being at the heart of delays and high costs