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By Newstalk ZB
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The Official Cash Rate has been cut to 4.75%.
The Reserve Bank's lowered it by 50-basis points from 5.25% in a move predicted by economists.
The bank says inflation's within its 1-3% target range and is converging on the 2% midpoint.
It says economic activity is subdued, with weak business investment and consumer spending.
Herald business editor at large Liam Dann told Matt Heath and Tyler Adams it's good news for borrowers.
He says it's money in the pocket for mortgage holders and for businesses struggling with high debt.
Banks have already begun cutting their home loan and lending rates.
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It's a tale of two islands when it comes to the economy.
The Westpac Regional Roundup shows many businesses and households are suffering from the slow economy.
Westpac Senior Economist Satish Ranchhod says feedback from the North Island was more downbeat, with Wellington being the worst off because of a shrinking public service.
He says there was a rosier picture in the South Island.
Ranchhod told Ryan Bridge they’ve got a mix of tourism and agriculture among other industries helping to support a positive sentiment in the South.
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Nuclear energy is experiencing a resurgence in interest amid concern surrounding shortages.
Its greenhouse gas emissions are smaller than most - and reactors produce reliable baseline electricity cheaply and efficiently.
Fisher Funds expert Sam Dickie unpacks whether nuclear energy can have a future in New Zealand.
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Business leaders have given their verdict on the Government in the Herald’s Mood of the Boardroom survey.
Some experts have noted that as the country enters an interest-rate cutting phase, now is the time to have a discussion about the make-up of ongoing retirement savings.
NZ Herald business editor at large Liam Dann says there's a clear mood for change as the economy enters a new phase.
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The Finance Minister is pleased the nation's business heavyweights share her values and priorities.
The Herald's annual Mood of the Boardroom survey has found CEOs and board members are more optimistic than pessimistic about the economy.
But they still have concerns about things like energy, living costs, interest rates, cyber security threats and insurance costs.
Nicola Willis says it's good to see New Zealand's business community agrees with the Government's optimism about the economy.
"They're focused on the same things we are, which is - let's get growth happening. Investments, new jobs, more innovation, more exporting. We're on the same page."
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Christchurch's Business Association is calling out the food truck plans of the city's Arts Centre.
The centre's applied for licences for 33 trucks to operate 12 hours a day, seven days a week.
But the Christchurch Business Association believes this is unfair, with chair Annabel Turley saying city businesses are subsidising the Arts Centre.
She told Heather du Plessis-Allan that the centre is getting $5.5 million over the next decade, and the rate differential for commercial compared to residential is a lot higher.
Turley says food trucks would also cheapen the site.
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Senior business leaders are rating Christopher Luxon well on keeping his Cabinet focused on delivery, and Education Minister Erica Stanford well on performance.
More than 100 CEOs and board chairs have been quizzed for today's Mood of the Boardroom survey.
They've identified energy prices as their biggest concern, followed by the cost of living.
Dame Joan Withers, Chairperson for the Warehouse Group, told Heather du Plessis-Allan that they’ve one incredibly well, and have addressed key issues up front, or tried to do as much as they can.
She said that business people are in consensus that we need to pivot and start maximising New Zealand’s opportunities both domestically and also in terms of our place in the world.
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A proposal to re-develop Marsden Point's decommissioned refinery is being considered.
Channel Infrastructure NZ recently entered a conditional agreement with Seadra Energy to create a bio-refinery at the Northland site.
Seadra would purchase it for about $53-million and use some existing, decommissioned assets like tankage and jetties.
Milford Asset Management's Jeremy Hutton unpacks what this could look like.
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Politicians of all stripes say the Government shouldn’t try to stop the values of properties vulnerable to the effects of climate change from plummeting.
In fact, they believe there is room for at-risk property values to fall further to discourage investment in flood-prone parts of the country.
NZ Herald Wellington business editor Jenee Tibshraeny unpacks these findings further.
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The Government has continued its push to increase the use of remote building inspections to speed up the construction and consenting process.
Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk has voiced disapproval with the current process - and claimed that remote inspections will make the building process more efficient and affordable.
NZ Certified Builders CEO Malcolm Fleming says this process works well in remote parts of the country - or high-congestion areas like Auckland CBD.
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