Ainsley Thomson

Demand for New Zealand's golden visa — which offers residency in exchange for investments — has been strong since the coalition government revamped the rules in April 2025.

New Zealand’s central bank is expected to keep its key interest rate unchanged on Wednesday, opting to look through the inflationary impact of the Middle East energy shock in favor of supporting a fragile economic recovery.

New Zealand's downturn shows the difficult trade-offs governments face in trying to restore home affordability.

The artificial intelligence infrastructure boom is the biggest growth trend in recent years, with Infratil Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Jason Boyes seeing plenty of “latent potential” for new data center development in Australia and New Zealand.

It’s an election year in New Zealand, but the nation’s annual budget contained few of the usual sweeteners designed to win over undecided voters.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said New Zealand will maintain its nuclear-free stance, distancing himself from comments by the nation’s defense minister that a conversation about the decades-old policy would be helpful.

China has imposed its first travel bans on New Zealand lawmakers after they visited Taiwan, escalating Beijing’s efforts to isolate Taipei and deter foreign governments from engaging with the self-ruled democracy.

The New Zealand government will take the next step to build the country’s first liquefied natural gas import facility, sticking with its plan to bolster energy security despite the surge in global gas prices due to the Iran war.

Authorities declared a state of emergency in some coastal suburbs of Wellington and ordered evacuations of some waterfront properties as powerful sea swells hit New Zealand’s capital, with waves as high as 9 meters (30 feet) forecast to reach shore.

New Zealand could need to pay as much as NZ$5 billion ($2.9 billion) if it purchases overseas carbon credits to help meet 2030 emissions-cutting targets under the Paris Agreement.