Equity assets and the kiwi dollar slumped as the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) hiked the official cash rate for the first time in seven years.

New Zealand's main share index tumbled on Tuesday, following global tech stocks lower ahead of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s interest rate decision on Wednesday afternoon.

New Zealand's main share index finished the week almost unchanged with investors still looking down the barrel of a long list of risks.

New Zealand's main share index broke a three-day decline after US markets had modest gains overnight and as software company Gentrack jumped 20%.

New Zealand shares dropped with a global sell-off which hit most major indices overnight as investors were rattled by everything from the Evergrande saga in China to the US debt limit impasse and surging energy prices.

New Zealand shares edged lower as Fisher & Paykel Healthcare declined for a third consecutive session as it was caught up with falling Australian healthcare stocks.

New Zealand shares declined Monday as the yield on government bonds increased after central bankers around the world began to signal they will tighten historically loose monetary policy.

Shares in Pacific Edge surged after it raised $80 million in an oversubscribed placement but the NZX's benchmark equity index fell as its biggest stock, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, took a 3.1% tumble.

New Zealand shares followed global markets higher led by the Fonterra shareholders’ fund after the cooperative announced a strategy reset that would return capital to investors.

New Zealand shares edged higher as fear of Evergrande’s collapse faded into the background and investors were happy to buy on the recent dip in prices.

New Zealand’s defensive share market was mostly immune to global jitters as a giant Chinese firm looks ready to collapse under the weight of hundreds of billions of debt.

New Zealand shares generally fell as the market retreated from Friday’s index fund sugar rush and declined with the ASX.

New Zealand shares bounced back from a losing streak as fund managers who track the S&P/NZX and FTSE Russell indices completed their quarterly portfolio rebalance.

New Zealand shares fell and bond yields were up, as investors reacted to GDP data which showed the economy grew 2.8% in the second quarter of the year.

Bank of New Zealand is the latest KiwiSaver manager to cut fees after having to stump up a lower cost fund to protect its status as a default provider.

New Zealand shares were mixed, with the benchmark equity index closing mildly lower in tandem with offshore markets.