Banking and financeMajor bank drops mortgage rates, term depositsThe first bank moves to drop home loan rates after the Reserve Bank signals 'dovish' tone.11 Jul 12:56 AM
PremiumPremiumSmall BusinessInside 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?09 Jul 07:00 PM
OpinionOpinion: NZ's moving closer to digital IDs – time to rethink how we protect our dataOPINION: Digital IDs will ease transactions such as opening a bank account.09 Jul 03:00 AM
Banking and finance‘Five straight months of negative growth’: Auckland house values continue downChilly weather matches a particularly cold Auckland market for house sales and values.08 Jul 05:00 PM
Markets with MadisonLending limits: How they could impact banks' mortgage booksNew restrictions could mean banks won't have a mortgage boom if interest rates drop.07 Jul 07:00 PM
Banking and financeMortgagee sales on the rise as homeowners 'let it all go too long'Interest rates, insurance costs, council rates tip some homeowners into difficulty.07 Jul 06:53 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeOCR preview: No mercy – why RBNZ won't rush to soften its stanceEconomists expect a hawkish RBNZ update, despite growing expectations of early cuts.07 Jul 05:00 PM
New Zealand'It feels wrong': Watchdog hands recordings of complainant's phone calls to bankWestpac says it hasn't listened to the recordings and will hand them back in 'good faith'.03 Jul 05:17 AM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessBank's warning to NZ farmers – don't get complacent on emissionsRabobank says NZ agriculture should not 'coast' on greenhouse gas emissions.01 Jul 10:19 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and finance‘We didn’t have any food in the house’: NZ's highest paid female exec on childhood trialsASB chief Vittoria Shortt talks to Liam Dann about her banking journey.29 Jun 05:00 PM
Banking and financeMajor banks offer mortgage suspensions to flood-affected East Coast residentsHundreds of properties have been affected by the latest wild weather to hit the region.27 Jun 06:28 AM
Banking and finance'Significant falls' in interest rates may lie ahead – ANZANZ has downgraded its expectations for house price growth this year.26 Jun 11:55 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeGloriavale suffers setback in battle to keep BNZ accounts openCourt of Appeal case to set legal precedents for banking sector.26 Jun 04:30 AM
Banking and financeBank of England keeps main interest rate at 16-year high despite inflation fallConcerns some underlying measures of inflation are still too high.20 Jun 08:47 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMatthew HootonMatthew Hooton: Household recession 18 months old with no end in sightOPINION: Interest rate cuts may not happen until election year.20 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessLiam Dann: Recession or not, economic downturn will get worse before it gets betterKey parts of the economy are crashing while population growth flatters the headlines.20 Jun 03:53 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeBuild Partners collapse: Who wants $12.7m from construction company?The amount is far worse than the approximately $5m initially thought to be owed.19 Jun 10:59 PM
New ZealandArrest warrant, border alert issued for accused money launderer after court no-showThe man is accused of laundering nearly $250k in stolen money from two scam victims.19 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOfficial Cash RateClaims NZ bank manipulated govt bond sale, costing taxpayer $33mThe complaint centred on the pricing of govt bonds issued in August 2022.19 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLiam DannInside Economics: NZ's debt woes, recession versus inflation, cheese price crazinessOPINION: When cheap cheese drives people crazy, and why private debt is a public problem.18 Jun 09:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeApple scraps ‘buy now, pay later’ service in the US just months after rolloutFinancial Times: iPhone maker pivots from Pay Later service after just one year.17 Jun 10:29 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeBuilder failed working for Kāinga Ora, liquidators now trying to recover moneyBNZ, Fletchers, Carters, Steel & Tube, plumbers and roofers are among those owed money.16 Jun 11:49 PM
Banking and financeFight for control of Yemen’s banks between rebels, government threatens to further wreck economyRivalry over the banks is throwing Yemen’s financial system into deeper turmoil.16 Jun 07:38 PM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessIs NZ still in recession? Economic growth data revealed this weekDid the economy grow or shrink in the March quarter? And does it really matter?16 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeSleep pods, table tennis, roof-top BBQ... A look through BNZ's new Wellington officeThe new building on an old gas station site has helped revitalise downtown Wellington.16 Jun 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Shocked and mortified': TSB Bank teller stole from customers to feed gambling habitThe woman picked her victims carefully - they were either elderly or had health issues.16 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandFarming community says rural banking services as important as competition'The issue around rural banking is actually even broader than the issues around lending.'13 Jun 10:27 PM
PremiumPremiumEmploymentWorkers fired for ‘simulating’ being at their keyboardsFinancial Times: 'Simulation of keyboard activity' claimed, finance company workers fired.13 Jun 08:58 PM
OpinionOpinion: Why fixed income investments are back in favourOpinion: How could higher yields cushion you against capital losses from more rate rises?12 Jun 05:02 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAndrew Bayly: Why KiwiSaver is an untapped source of capitalOPINION: There is opportunity to leverage KiwiSaver for homegrown businesses.12 Jun 04:59 PM
PremiumPremiumCapital markets reportCameron Bagrie: Major changes means it's time to slay dragonsOPINION: The scale of a monstrous problem has become clearer of late.12 Jun 04:59 PM
Capital markets reportFive global forces impacting investment decisionsHow might five global trends and upheavals affect your investments?12 Jun 04:59 PM
Banking and financePoliticians to have a crack at bank bosses and regulators via new competition inquiryInquiry to be broader than ComCom's study, including business and agricultural banking.12 Jun 02:33 AM
PoliticsFieldays 2024: Prime Minister backs rural banking inquiryThe appearance came after the announcement agriculture won't be included in the ETS.12 Jun 12:01 AM