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The Huddle: Did the OCR need to go up after all?

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Publish Date
Wed, 8 Jul 2026, 6:56pm
Reserve Bank Governor Anna Breman. Photo / Dean Purcell
Reserve Bank Governor Anna Breman. Photo / Dean Purcell

Tonight on The Huddle, Phil O'Reilly from Iron Duke Partners and NZ Herald senior correspondent Katie Bradford joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!

The Reserve Bank increased the OCR, for the first time in 3 years. Do we think this was the right call? Do we think this is good news for the state of the economy?

Both Labour and National have announced new solar-based policies. Do we think these can work? What did we make of the rollout?

What did we think of ACT's idea of a minimum three-year sentence for repeat burglars? Will this help? 

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