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‘Five straight months of negative growth’: Auckland house values continue down
Chilly weather matches a particularly cold Auckland market for house sales and values.
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Bank's warning to NZ farmers – don't get complacent on emissions
Rabobank says NZ agriculture should not 'coast' on greenhouse gas emissions.
‘We didn’t have any food in the house’: NZ's highest paid female exec on childhood trials
ASB chief Vittoria Shortt talks to Liam Dann about her banking journey.
Major banks offer mortgage suspensions to flood-affected East Coast residents
Hundreds of properties have been affected by the latest wild weather to hit the region.
'Significant falls' in interest rates may lie ahead – ANZ
ANZ has downgraded its expectations for house price growth this year.
Gloriavale suffers setback in battle to keep BNZ accounts open
Court of Appeal case to set legal precedents for banking sector.
Bank of England keeps main interest rate at 16-year high despite inflation fall
Concerns some underlying measures of inflation are still too high.
Matthew Hooton: Household recession 18 months old with no end in sight
OPINION: Interest rate cuts may not happen until election year.
Liam Dann: Recession or not, economic downturn will get worse before it gets better
Key parts of the economy are crashing while population growth flatters the headlines.
Build Partners collapse: Who wants $12.7m from construction company?
The amount is far worse than the approximately $5m initially thought to be owed.
Arrest warrant, border alert issued for accused money launderer after court no-show
The man is accused of laundering nearly $250k in stolen money from two scam victims.
Claims NZ bank manipulated govt bond sale, costing taxpayer $33m
The complaint centred on the pricing of govt bonds issued in August 2022.
Inside Economics: NZ's debt woes, recession versus inflation, cheese price craziness
OPINION: When cheap cheese drives people crazy, and why private debt is a public problem.
Apple scraps ‘buy now, pay later’ service in the US just months after rollout
Financial Times: iPhone maker pivots from Pay Later service after just one year.
Builder failed working for Kāinga Ora, liquidators now trying to recover money
BNZ, Fletchers, Carters, Steel & Tube, plumbers and roofers are among those owed money.
Fight for control of Yemen’s banks between rebels, government threatens to further wreck economy
Rivalry over the banks is throwing Yemen’s financial system into deeper turmoil.
Is NZ still in recession? Economic growth data revealed this week
Did the economy grow or shrink in the March quarter? And does it really matter?
Sleep pods, table tennis, roof-top BBQ... A look through BNZ's new Wellington office
The new building on an old gas station site has helped revitalise downtown Wellington.
'Shocked and mortified': TSB Bank teller stole from customers to feed gambling habit
The woman picked her victims carefully - they were either elderly or had health issues.
Farming community says rural banking services as important as competition
'The issue around rural banking is actually even broader than the issues around lending.'
Workers fired for ‘simulating’ being at their keyboards
Financial Times: 'Simulation of keyboard activity' claimed, finance company workers fired.
Opinion: Why fixed income investments are back in favour
Opinion: How could higher yields cushion you against capital losses from more rate rises?
Andrew Bayly: Why KiwiSaver is an untapped source of capital
OPINION: There is opportunity to leverage KiwiSaver for homegrown businesses.
Five global forces impacting investment decisions
How might five global trends and upheavals affect your investments?
Cameron Bagrie: Major changes means it's time to slay dragons
OPINION: The scale of a monstrous problem has become clearer of late.
Politicians to have a crack at bank bosses and regulators via new competition inquiry
Inquiry to be broader than ComCom's study, including business and agricultural banking.
Fieldays 2024: Prime Minister backs rural banking inquiry
The appearance came after the announcement agriculture won't be included in the ETS.
Farmers call on MPs to help rally for fair banking
'Farmers want to know our local MPs understand the pressures we are under.'
Kiwibank faces prosecution over $7m in customer overcharging
'Serious' charges come after multiple errors in Kiwibank’s manual and electronic systems.
$55k back pocket hole: What you could be missing out in KiwiSaver cash
Women, young people and those in default funds are more likely to miss out.