PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Brace for some serious economic pain aheadOPINION: Credit and mortgage distress is rising fast as interest rates bite.06 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandBanks drop interest rates, for some mortgage holders at leastA less aggressive Reserve Bank posture has influenced some big banks to cut mortgage rates. ZB's Andrew Dickens discusses the issues with the Herald's John Weekes. Video / NZHeraldWatch06 Mar 02:37 AM
Banking and financeBNZ cuts some home loan rates after rivals make movesLess-hawkish tone, property glut part of wider landscape influencing banks.05 Mar 10:54 PM
Banking and financeHouses for sale flood Auckland market, hit 11-year peakSale numbers plummet, new listings skyrocket: not a market in recovery at all.04 Mar 11:45 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and finance$240m fund offers new option for NZ startupsHSBC is being billed as the first bank into the sector here.04 Mar 04:00 PM
Banking and financeMajor banks drop home loan ratesBig bank reacts to OCR move, inflation jitters.03 Mar 07:01 PM
New ZealandGovt instructs banks to introduce urgent measures to protect customers from scamsBanks have been told to investigate a voluntary reimbursement scheme for victims.01 Mar 03:18 AM
New Zealand'Big stick': Watchdog warns new Govt faith in banking system at risk from scam scourgeNicola Sladden wants banks to significantly improve fraud detection systems.29 Feb 05:00 AM
Banking and financeWatch: Official Cash Rate kept at 5.5%Inflation is still too stubborn for the country to afford a rates cut.28 Feb 01:03 AM
PremiumPremiumAirlines$100m Radisson Red hotel planned for Auckland's Queen StSecond ex-bank HQ offices to be converted into a hotel, after InterContinenal Auckland.27 Feb 07:38 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Preposterous': Banking watchdog under fire, calls for law change to protect scam victimsCritics say customers who visit their bank are more protected than those paying online.27 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeExclusive: Sir John Key on leaving ANZ, a new life and Hawaii house with Bronagh - and interest rates'I said [to Bronagh]: Just be careful when you get to know me... you may not like me!'27 Feb 12:09 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeUp or down - how does the Official Cash Rate actually affect your mortgage rate?What is the Official Cash Rate and how does it control lending rates?26 Feb 10:30 PM
PremiumPremiumAged careProperty Insider: Contentious retirement village survey, who wants $500k+ from failed builderMore than 300 NZ retirement villages and 71 operators ranked according to best practice.26 Feb 10:23 PM
Banking and financeSir John Key to step down as ANZ NZ chair, leave ANZ Group boardKey became chair of ANZ NZ in 2018 after joining the board a year earlier.26 Feb 08:56 PM
Banking and financeASB takes a punt on some home loan rates ahead of cash rate decisionA 'volatile' global environment was a factor in the home loan rates decision.26 Feb 08:45 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeKiwibank boss calls for end to OCR hikes as bank posts record profitIndebted businesses struggling more than those with mortgages.22 Feb 02:49 AM
CrimeBank worker embezzled $200k to fund SkyCity gambling addictionHe hoped to pay off his debts by gambling "but it didn't pan out that way", says judge.19 Feb 04:32 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and finance'A simple step that will stamp out bank scams’ gets a step closer. Maybe'This should have happened years ago,' Consumer CEO Jon Duffy says.19 Feb 04:00 PM
Banking and financeWhat you need to know about likely mortgage rule changesThe possibility of debt-to-income ratios being used has worried first home buyers.18 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeBank boss's interest rate warning for homeownersVittoria Shortt's comment comes as most borrowers bet on rates falling by mid-next year.15 Feb 02:00 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeInvestors scale back bets of May rate cut on strong US inflation figuresResilience in price pressures comes as Federal Reserve considers when to cut rates.13 Feb 06:57 PM
New ZealandHow much you need to earn to buy an average home under new rulesAucklanders likely to need staggering income to buy average-priced house.11 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandScam victim horrified nine others lost $800k after he reported $1m fraud to banks, policeThe victim sent 20 separate money transfers of $50k each over just eight days.11 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandMastercard cash passports fail after cards sent to customers with wrong numbersThe manufacturing bungle has left NZ customers in the lurch.09 Feb 11:31 PM
Banking and finance'Hell of a shock': Westpac fixes issue after accounts show zeroCustomers had issues with eftpos cards and bank balances.09 Feb 10:20 PM
Banking and financeMajor bank lowers some fixed housing rates, term depositsBank says it will contact home loan customers who might be facing financial difficulty.08 Feb 06:26 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeCompass Homes Franklin in liquidation, creditors want moneyGrant Reynolds appointed. He is also the liquidator of other Compass building businesses.07 Feb 04:26 AM
New ZealandANZ misses watchdog's scam warning after email caught in spam filterConsumer NZ says ANZ's spam filter systems seem more effective than those detecting fraud.05 Feb 06:40 PM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessThe value of financial assets owned by 10 big post-settlement iwiAsset returns decreased and half the iwi reported financial losses.05 Feb 04:02 PM
New Zealand'Fight for justice': BNZ told to reimburse scam victims nearly $300k after missing ‘red flags’The Banking Ombudsman found BNZ had missed crucial warning signs of a known scam.02 Feb 12:33 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeBroadcaster's pic stolen for dodgy ad, brazen scam warningScams come amid more deepfakes, talk of rules overseas to punish offenders.01 Feb 10:12 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeNational U-turns to keep new conduct regime for financial institutionsMinister proposes consolidating licensing requirements.30 Jan 07:59 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeEY starts monitoring UK staff office attendance with turnstile dataFinancial Times: Bank sent 'letters of education' to employees not showing up at office.29 Jan 07:52 PM