A top New Zealand central banker said on Wednesday the official interest rate will move towards a lower, neutral level in the absence of future shocks to the system, as pandemic-related disruptions abate and inflation subsides.

New Zealand is reconsidering all development funding to the aid-dependent island nation of Kiribati, following a diplomatic snub from the island nation's leader, government officials said. The unusual move to review all finance to Kiribati was prompted by the abrupt cancellation of a planned meeting this month

The country, which sank into a recession last year, is trying to entice highly skilled “digital nomads” to work in the island nation for up to nine months.

While New Zealand has been a long-standing development partner, New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters has not managed a meeting with Kiribati President Taneti Maamau since returning to office in 2023.

People leaving New Zealand hit record levels in the 12 months to November 2024, in another sign of the weakness in the country’s economy that moved to a technical recession in the third quarter.

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New Zealand is reviewing its aid to Kiribati after the tiny Pacific nation’s president canceled a meeting with Foreign Minister Winston Peters at short notice.

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A New Zealand central banker on Wednesday said the official interest rate will tend towards neutral in the absence of future shocks to the system as pandemic-related disruptions fade.

The Philippines and New Zealand have begun negotiating an agreement that would allow them to deploy troops on each other's soil, the two countries said Wednesday, as concerns over maritime tensions with China grow.

President Trump named Jared Novelly, Illawarra Hawks basketball team owner in Australia, as ambassador to New Zealand and the Independent State of Samoa.