Kiwibank chief executive Sam Knowles says privatisation talk is not why he's leaving the bank after ten years.

A partial sale of Kiwibank to retail investors through a stock market float is a good idea within limits...

While Bill English has singled out Kiwibank as an attractive asset for buyers, he said the Govt would not sell assets without a public mandate.

Inflation is expected to spike higher than many were predicting, as a result of yesterday's Budget tax changes.

The Commerce Commission has warned credit card companies against charging late payment penalty fees of more than $15.

World sharemarkets have fallen overnight, as disappointing US jobs data fuels fears the global recovery is in jeopardy.

Bernard Hickey: Bollard tells banks to ease up

As an external debtor country, NZ could be vulnerable to any renewed deterioration in global debt markets, the Reserve Bank Governor says.

US shares fell overnight as Germany said it would ban a type of short selling of shares in 10 big financial firms.