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The net share of Auckland households expecting house prices to rise over the next year has more than halved to 14 per cent in the three months to April 2026, the largest regional drop recorded in the latest ASB Housing Confidence survey.
The Treasury released its April 2026 titles of advice to Ministers on 19 May 2026. The list shows focused preparation for Monetary Policy Committee transparency changes and the government's response to the National Infrastructure Plan.
Australian consumer sentiment has collapsed to multi-decade lows, the clearest leading indicator that the economy heads toward its first recession since 1991.
Markets have repriced a 0.25 percentage point OCR hike in July as almost certain after the Middle East conflict drove sharp rises in global oil prices and lifted near-term inflation expectations.
Diesel prices in New Zealand rose 94.9 percent in the two months to April 2026, the largest sustained spike in at least 15 years, Stats NZ data show.
