On the Money: IKEA, Christian Hawkesby, Louise Upston, Jesse Mulligan, Steve Wiggins, and more

The strange way we learned about the sprinkler at IKEA, and other tales from the week. (Image: Jacques Steenkamp/NZME/Supplied)

Dileepa Fonseka

Sat, 29 Nov 2025

On the Money (OTM) is our column of general frippery we observed within the worlds of business and government this week. Last week, Westpac Bank’s economists joked that the upcoming monetary policy decision was akin to a choice between the different batting styles of two of New Zealand’s finest test cricketers: Glenn Turner and Brendon McCullum.At this week’s monetary policy statement (MPS) press conference, it soon became apparent that they had read the note. Reserve Bank of NZ (RBNZ) governor Christian Hawkesby cheerful...

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