A raft of mortgage rate changes have been announced, affecting both the ANZ and National banks.

NZ's export commodity prices made their biggest monthly rise in 22 years last montth, rising 6.8 per cent from August, the ANZ Commodity Price Index shows.

Internet banking could become old hat as consumers now opt to use their mobile phones.

A man has been arrested after a gunman threatened bank tellers and fled with an unknown amount of cash this morning.