The decline occurred ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision on interest rates today.

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The New Zealand Super Fund says it'll stick to a strong equities weighting following a five-year review.

Weak data on US employment costs prompted traders to pull back expectations for US interest rate hikes.

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The dollar fell as the prospect of more easing by the Reserve Bank dented the appeal of the kiwi.

Worrying stat comes as ANZ says it'll keep paying into its staff members' KiwiSaver accounts who go on parental leave.

The dollar rose on speculation Wheeler may soften his language about an easing bias, and after stocks rebounded.

Just one year ago, it seemed unthinkable that officials in Wellington and Sydney, more typically known for their hawkishness and stubborn independence, would join the global race towards zero.

The kiwi dollar has risen to a six-and-a-half week high against the Aussie after a slump in Chinese equities markets.

It's a 60-year low as banks vie to undercut each other.

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The dollar fell after signs of weaker Chinese manufacturing activity dented demand for commodity currencies.

The New Zealand dollar held onto some of its gain after the Reserve Bank yesterday cut the benchmark interest rate.

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The New Zealand dollar has fallen ahead of the Reserve Bank's expected interest rate cut this morning.

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The dollar advanced as traders who had bet on the currency's decline took profits ahead of the tomorrow's interest rate decision.

The banks has been named bank of the year for everyday banking by consumer organisation Canstar.

An Auckland real estate agent says "some groups of buyers" are trying to beat the Government's new restrictions on foreign property purchases due in October.

The NZ dollar has been trading around 65 US cents, which the Prime Minister has previously called the "Goldilocks" level.

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In Deborah Battell's first year as Banking Ombudsman there were 1888 formal complaints - a 99 per cent rise.

Banks create the money they lend out of nothing and can charge interest on the new money for as long as it exists in the form of a debt owed to them, writes Bryan Gould. "The affordability crisis will go on getting worse."

The dollar has since consolidated after a slump in dairy prices and benign inflation stoked expectations of interest rate cuts.

Former Commonwealth Bank worker Jon Waldron allegedly received over $2 million for awarding contracts to a US firm.

The dollar plummeted after whole milk powder fell more than expected in the GlobalDairyTrade auction overnight.