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'Relax': OCR hike unlikely to fuel immediate fixed mortgage rate rises or hurt growth
Economists comfortable with Reserve Bank removing some stimulus from the economy.
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'Brings civic life back': Tauranga’s new council HQ earns highest honour at Property Council awards
The eight-storey building beat 133 entries in many different categories.
Financing the future – are more funds the answer?
Chris Hipkins wants a $200m Future Fund using Crown assets as seed capital.
Letters: Are we building a Defence Force for a bygone era?
OPINION: The Government does not earn money. It is not a business.
Inside Economics: Could KiwiSaver be the key to buying back our banks?
ANALYIS: Liam Dann answers reader questions on all things economic.
Letters: Let the big banks rip off the Australians instead
OPINION: The Government could be the first to switch and use Kiwibank instead of Westpac.
Letters: Something needs to be done to stop public transport violence
OPINION: The Warriors should not entertain ideas of moving permanently to Eden Park.
Letters: A simpler solution to buying back the BNZ
OPINION: Beaches are for people, dog parks are for dogs, one reader argues.
Letters: NZ First BNZ buyout plan, capital gains tax
OPINION: Readers sound warnings over BNZ buyout and demand a capital gains tax debate.
NZ's top finance professionals: Deals of the year revealed
Who won what and why? The big winners at the Infinz Awards.
NZ First wants KiwiSaver members to help Govt buy BNZ
ANALYSIS: Party reckons rating agencies will be fine with the Govt taking out more debt.
Richard Prebble: Why buying BNZ would be a $24b gamble for taxpayers
OPINION: That cost equals about $4500 in extra debt for every New Zealander.
'Does Mr Seymour or Mr Luxon understand economics?': Peters firm on plan to buy back BNZ
The NZ First leader wants a premium-priced government offer made to NAB.
NZ First's BNZ buy-up plan could cost Govt about $24b
Critics argue expanding Kiwibank with private capital would be a better option.
Jane Wrightson: Why do we all think we're experts on schools?
OPINION: From 2026, financial education will be compulsory in schools to Year 11.
New data: Jobless rate dips but wage growth stays muted
New data from Stats NZ showed overall employment holding steady.
Stagflation risks: Oil shock set to test fragile jobs recovery
Economists expect unemployment to hold near 5.4% to 5.5% in the first quarter.
Sign of the times? BNZ takes $352m hit, as it replaces tech increasingly often
Change of accounting treatment of software has $352m impact on BNZ's books.
Services sector slumps again as PSI points to deeper contraction
The services index dropped to 46.0 in March, its third straight month of decline.
High-rise horror no more: Cintra gets new cladding in leaky building fix
The entire tower was covered in shrink wrap for months during the huge building project.
‘First do no harm’ - why the RBNZ will watch and wait on tomorrow's OCR decision
The oil supply shock leaves the Reserve Bank in a difficult position.
'A step in the right direction': Banks get draft nod to bargain with Armourguard
Seven banks and ATM firm Atleos want to bargain jointly with Armourguard.
Mortgage shake-up: BNZ and Kiwibank lift key fixed home loan rates
How do home loan interest rates compare, as mortgage costs nudge higher amid uncertainty?
Jenée Tibshraeny: Middle East conflict puts upward pressure on mortgage rates – for now
ANALYSIS: Will banks follow ANZ's lead and adjust their rates higher?
Inside Economics: After the oil shock – what economists now expect on inflation, GDP and interest rates
ANALYSIS: Liam Dann takes a deeper dive into the week's economic news.
Second major bank hikes mortgage rates, 5-year term suffers biggest jump
The increases are effective immediately, the bank says.
Major bank hikes mortgage rates across one to five-year terms
The bank is lifting rates after wholesale costs jumped in recent weeks.
Architectural designer who laundered $235k fraud proceeds can finally be named
Chamroeun Kor used his CK International Holdings account to move almost $170,000 offshore.
Mortgage rate U-turn: Another major bank cuts long-term rates
Less than a month after hiking its long-term rates, BNZ has backflipped.