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'It would take out 20% of sales': what many Catalina Bay apartment buyers want
One-bedroom units are $1.1m, the penthouse is $5m: New project, nearly done, move-in soon.
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Easing of lending rules to make it quicker, but not necessarily easier to get loans
ANZ assures it will continue being a responsible lender.
ANZ reverses house price forecast, expects 1% fall
Three aspects of house prices and interest rates have been revised in new research.
Opinion: Rate cuts are coming, here's what investors should do
OPINION: The Reserve Bank would need to make a move soon, Mark Lister says.
Dairy farms chalked up $86,000 loss last season but Fonterra share payments save some bacon
Expected milk payouts are below the break-even point, a new report says.
Government drops further hints it's open to selling Kiwibank
The Kiwibank board has been asked to come up with ideas to grow the bank.
Global IT outage a cashless wake-up call? Reserve Bank says keep physical cash for emergencies
Last Friday's CrowdStrike failure saw many unable to buy necessities as computers crashed.
Mortgage wars: Major NZ bank undercuts rivals by lowering home loan rates again
The bank has cut its home loan rates for the second time in three weeks.
$250m in savings if tap-and-go fees regulated, says watchdog
The regulator says $1 billion a year is spent on PayWave, online credit card fees.
Do you really get a bargain on a mortgagee sale?
More than 20,000 home loans were 'past due' but how many are actually for sale?
Westpac touts potential of shared home ownership schemes, but will it actually take on more risk?
Community housing providers accuse banks of being too risk averse.
More home loan rate cuts – if you can get them
Rate relief may take time to filter through to households.
CrowdStrike chaos: Microsoft’s tone-deaf ‘less than 1%’ post
That tiny percentage included your bank and your supermarket.
FMA 'considering' two more complaints over Govt bond sales
The regulator says it has received six complaints about market manipulation.
'Sell it before the bank does': The real reason more people are selling houses
A 50% leap in houses listed for sale may be partly due to home loan pressure.
Opinion: The likely cause of CrowdStrike chaos – and how Trump could undermine cyber security
OPINION: The former President undermined a key agency – and could gut it if re-elected.
Diana Clement: Open banking is getting closer - what you need to know
OPINION: Bank customers in particular need to educate themselves about what this means.
'Increase in phishing': Scam warning as 'malicious cyber actors' take advantage of IT outage
National cyber intelligence agency warns Kiwis to 'be alert' to scammers amid IT outage.
Why is the internet down worldwide? Everything you need to know
Companies across the globe are struggling to get online.
'Billions could be lost': How global IT outage could take days to fix
One IT expert said the outage could have a financial flow-on effect.
Major global IT network outage hits banking services, flights, television, supermarkets
'Officials are working to ensure that impacts on lifelines services are minimised.'
Second major bank cuts mortgage rates
Falling inflation today provided more good news as banks start cutting interest rates.
Inflation fall puts October rate cut on the cards - ASB
As the inflation rate drops close to the target range, calls for early cuts are growing.
Kiwibank to be sentenced in October over misleading customers
Some charges related to fees or interest for 'member package' agreements.
World Bank throws lifeline to Pacific islands
An exodus of Western banks prompts concern that China could fill the vacuum.
Liam Dann: Are we winning the inflation battle? Verdict due this week with CPI data out
Consumer Price Index data should confirm whether November rate cut hopes are on the mark.
BNZ resolves issue that caused app outage
BNZ apologises for inconvenience caused to customers.
Major bank drops mortgage rates, term deposits
The first bank moves to drop home loan rates after the Reserve Bank signals 'dovish' tone.
Inside Economics: Why is the RBNZ so negative - and is the divide in rate-cut forecasts credible?
Also today: is the divide in rate-cut forecasts credible? Why is the RBNZ so negative?
Opinion: NZ's moving closer to digital IDs – time to rethink how we protect our data
OPINION: Digital IDs will ease transactions such as opening a bank account.