Banking and financeKiwis stung by bank feesKiwi bank customers are being stung by significantly higher default fees than their Australian counterparts but some say banks across the Tasman are undercharging.13 Mar 06:17 AM
Banking and finance10,000 join fight against banksAndrew Hooker won't say who he banks with but isn't worried that the billion-dollar legal case he is taking against New Zealand's major banks will force him to stash his cash under a mattress.12 Mar 04:30 PM
Banking and financeFees battle: 'Bank owes me $10,000'An Auckland woman says she is owed $10,000 in excessive bank default fees after she was not able to meet her mortgage repayments during a time of financial hardship.12 Mar 04:30 PM
Banking and financeThousands sign up for bank fee lawsuitMore than 10,000 people have registered to join a billion dollar legal case against New Zealand's major banks in less than 24 hours.11 Mar 09:30 PM
Banking and financeClaim in bank-fee fight inflatedA banking expert says a bid to take a billion-dollar class-action lawsuit against New Zealand's banks is ambitious and the amount claimable appears to be inflated.11 Mar 04:30 PM
Banking and financeHotchin wants help to pay damagesFormer Hanover director Mark Hotchin wants two trustee companies to contribute to any damages he may need to pay if he loses a civil action against him.11 Mar 05:50 AM
BDBDBanking and financeBank lawsuit unveiled: 1m Kiwis eligibleNew Zealand banks face what is expected to be the biggest class suit the country has seen over $1 billion in default fees claimed by lenders over the past six years.11 Mar 02:00 AM
BusinessSheppard seeks jury in case brought by Hotchin, WatsonFormer Shareholders' Association chairman Bruce Sheppard wants the defamation action against him to be heard by a jury.04 Mar 04:30 PM
Banking and financeSheppard: No settlement offer from meEx-Shareholders' Association chairman Bruce Sheppard says he hasn't even thought about making a settlement offer to Mark Hotchin and Eric Watson in his defamation case.03 Mar 10:10 PM
BusinessAsahi alleges 'channel stuffing' at beer firmThe former private equity owners of New Zealand's Independent Liquor allegedly used a technique known as "channel stuffing" to artificially boost the company's earnings in the lead-up to its $1.5 billion sale to Japanese beer giant Asahi.17 Feb 10:45 PM
BDBDBanking and financeHubbard Management Fund investors to get principalInvestors in the frozen Hubbard Management Funds will get all of their capital back.14 Feb 10:40 PM
EntertainmentKardashian, Humphries divorce gets nastyKim Kardashian's estranged husband has filed a motion to put the brakes on the reality star's request expedite their divorce.06 Feb 08:23 PM
New ZealandCouncillor: They'll bankrupt meA Far North district councillor has just days to stump up more than $800,000 or face bankruptcy.30 Jan 09:40 PM
OpinionCatriona MacLennan: Legal language trivialises ordealRape is a horrifying physical and psychological ordeal which leaves emotional scars long after physical injuries have faded.27 Jan 04:30 PM
WorldMatrimony turns to acrimonyA wedding photographer missed "the kiss" at a Melbourne ceremony and was brought before a tribunal for thousands of dollars in damages.10 Jan 04:30 PM
KahuMaori, Pacific offenders on watchAlmost two-thirds of offenders caught by the controversial "three-strikes" law in its first two years are Maori or Pacific Islanders, a new study has found.02 Dec 04:30 PM
BDBDPersonal FinanceBid to stop Feltex class action failsAttempts by the former directors of the failed carpet-maker Feltex to halt a class action by 2852 shareholders who lost $250 million have been thrown out by the Court of Appeal.23 Nov 05:13 AM
New ZealandBarrister Barry Hart struck offThe Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal today decided to strike off controversial lawyer Barry Hart, who has been mired in legal trouble.14 Sep 12:32 AM
OpinionBryce EdwardsBryce Edwards: Political round-up: Drowning in water rights debate28 Aug 03:00 AM
