Local insurers are repaying thousands of overcharged customers, while Brisbane's win could be a boon to New Zealand.
The unhedged MSCI World Index gained 8% in the June quarter and 28.3% in the year ended June.
When creditors of fugitive Sydney tycoon Bill Papas join today's first conference call on their missing millions, Westpac NZ will be on the line, with a $42.8m exposure to an alleged fake invoicing scam.
Emerging inflation is a sign of success, but also of challenges to increase the productive capacity of the NZ economy with high inflation becoming entrenched.