Category: Black Arrow News
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NZ Agriculture AI Adoption Lagging Behind What’s at Stake
As reported by RNZ, new research from Amazon Web Services reveals NZ agriculture AI adoption sits just under 40 percent across the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector, well below the national average of 50 percent. The majority of those who have adopted AI are at the most basic stage. Physical AI, including robotics, autonomous systems…
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NZ Economic Forecasting Uncertainty – The Hard Truth for Business
As reported by RNZ, NZ economic forecasting uncertainty has reached levels that leading economists openly admit make their job almost impossible. Infometrics chief forecaster Gareth Kiernan recalls 2019 as boring: nothing changed, and forecasts landed on target. Since then: Covid, an inflation surge that blindsided the Reserve Bank, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Trump’s trade tariffs, and…
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NZ Treasury Economic Forecast 2026: What Business Must Know Now
As reported by RNZ, the NZ Treasury economic forecast 2026 released in the Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update (PREFU) on 29 September shows the medium-term outlook is broadly unchanged from May’s Budget. The Middle East conflict has delayed recovery. It has not derailed it. Annual average growth peaks at 3 percent by March 2028, down…
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NZ OCR Forecast 2026 Don’t Get Caught Off Guard
As reported by interest.co.nz, ANZ New Zealand economists have revised their NZ OCR forecast 2026, now expecting three more rate hikes rather than one. The OCR, currently at 2.75%, is now forecast to reach 3.50% by March 2027. ANZ expects 25 basis point increases on October 28, then February and March next year, with a…
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NZ Capital Gains Tax 2026: The Business Verdict Is In
As reported by RNZ, the Deloitte and Chapman Tripp Election Survey conducted by Business New Zealand reveals that NZ capital gains tax 2026 has become one of the most divisive policy questions facing the business community heading into the election. Forty-six percent of businesses surveyed support a capital gains tax, 45.7 percent oppose it, and…
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NZ Insolvencies 2026: Are You Next in Line?
As reported by RNZ, NZ insolvencies 2026 are on track to reach their highest level since the global financial crisis, with 2,099 corporate insolvency appointments recorded year to date as of August, and 274 appointments in August alone. Insolvency practitioner Keaton Pronk of McDonald Vague says the elevated numbers are likely to continue well into…
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NZ OCR Hike 2026 Hits 2.75%: Smart Moves for Business
As reported by interest.co.nz, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand has raised the Official Cash Rate by a further 25 basis points to 2.75 percent on 2 September 2026, marking the second consecutive NZ OCR hike in 2026 and the first back-to-back increase in the current tightening cycle. The decision was reached by clear consensus…
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AI Jobs Threat 2026: Smart Moves for Future-Ready Business
As reported by RNZ via ABC News, a 1968 Four Corners television report has resurfaced in which journalist Jim Downes asked Australians: “When this circuit learns your job, what are you going to do?” The AI jobs threat in 2026 is drawing direct comparisons to the fear and disruption that computers generated sixty years ago,…
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NZ Plumber Shortage 2026 Smart Moves for Trade Businesses
As reported by RNZ, the NZ plumber shortage 2026 is heading toward critical levels, with Infometrics forecasting approximately 1,450 plumbing, gasfitting and drainlaying jobs needing to be filled in the next year alone. Fewer than 20 percent of businesses are taking on new apprentices, new apprentice numbers dropped 27 percent this year after already halving…
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NZ Manufacturing Sector 2026 Smart Moves for Cautious Business
As reported by RNZ, the BNZ-BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index for July 2026 shows the NZ manufacturing sector 2026 remains in expansion, with a reading of 54.3, down 5.8 points from June’s exceptional result. A reading above 50 indicates expansion. BNZ senior economist Doug Steel described the June result as “staggering” and noted some month-on-month…