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Build Partners in voluntary administration, was partway through building 91 Kāinga Ora units

Grant Thornton is now in charge of the construction business, which built 700 state homes.

Parenting report: Recession will shape the financial futures of our kids

Raising children during a recession has hidden future benefits

RBNZ refuses to bend rules to improve bank competition

The RBNZ's financial stability mandate clashes with the competition watchdog.

Auckland Council vs Ranfurly Village over $650k fees - who won?

Arguments for lower fees were based on a Ryman case where amounts were cut by 79 per cent.

Equitise crowdfunding licence cancelled

Regulator slams the platform for a "history of non-compliance".

Desperate families pawn off priceless cultural treasures for quick buck

In Polynesia, tapa cloth and fine mats handed down generations can be worth thousands.

Public sector cuts: 130 net roles face chop at Department of Conservation

It's the latest agency to target jobs as a way to meet govt's directed cost savings.

BlackRock-managed partnership wins consent for $110m Auckland land deal

LINZ also announced changes to how applications would be handled, effective from today.

'There is hope': Nicola Willis on recession, GDP

Finance Minister speaks to Mike Hosking the day after NZ slipped into recession.

Home-building construction crunch: Who has failed lately and why

A 12-point list of the many builder failures lately.

Nicola Willis open to finding more capital for Kiwibank

Reserve Bank isn't planning to change bank capital rules further to ComCom suggestions.

Auckland house builder Selah Homes liquidated: What went wrong?

Secured creditors listed include the BNZ, PlaceMakers and The Warehouse.

Oyster profit turns to loss, Pastoral House payments stopped

'I'm really cranky': Syndicate investor monthly payments axed indefinitely, funds frozen.

$1b+ Oyster Group fund suspends investor withdrawals, selling properties

It says the fund must keep capital to meet its needs and service higher borrowing costs.

Barbara Edmonds: Labour needs to take country with it on tax debate

Edmonds has replaced Grant Robertson as Labour's finance spokesperson.

Doing it tough: What households are dropping to cut costs

KiwiSaver holidays and insurance downgrades are some of the big cuts Kiwis are making.