21 Oct 2025

Business correspondent Dan Brunskill

From Nine To Noon, 11:05 am on 21 October 2025

A deep dive into the inflation figures after Stats NZ revealed yesterday it reached a 15-month high touching the 3 per cent. That's thetop of the Reserve Bank's target band. Dan also discusses Labour's 'Future Fund' - a sovereign wealth fund to invest in New Zealand infrastructure and businesses. 

Labour Leader Chris Hipkins and Finance and Economy spokesperson Barbara Edmonds make a policy announcement.

Labour leader Chris Hipkins launching the party's first key election policy this term. Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi

Dan Brunskill is an economic policy reporter for Interest NZ