So interest rates stay at a record low - does this mean mortgage rates are going to fall?

The Reserve Bank has left the OCR unchanged.

Bill English says the Government could set a house price-to-income ratio to ensure councils release the right amount of land to keep housing affordable.

What is the lesser of two evils - the housing bubble or low inflation? It's a tough choice when you consider the limited ability of monetary policy to definitively solve either problem.

COMMENT: The Reserve Bank is back in a familiar place - between those two rocks of very low CPI inflation and very high house price inflation.

The Reserve Bank could expand mortgage lending restrictions in an effort to head off the housing boom as it rolls down the country, economists say.

An Auckland economist says recent changes to tax and deposit rules didn't dampen the property market - and he expects prices to keep climbing.

Inflation for the first quarter of the year was bang on Reserve Bank expectations and won't add weight for another rate cut next week, say economists.

Latest CPI stats show that plunging petrol prices have been cancelled out by rising tobacco prices, pushing inflation to 0.2pc.

Real estate chief says fears about Auckland property market unfounded as prices rocket 14 per cent.

Blogger Michael Reddell says he makes no claims as to authenticity of the information he received but wanted to ensure the Reserve Bank's process was robust.

When it comes to what influences housing markets in New Zealand and Australia, we're all in it together.

COMMENT: The irony is banks have helped Reserve Bank avoid the feared side effect of the rate cut of adding more fuel on Auckland property price fires.

Banks rarely pass on full official cash rate cuts to mortgage holders, Reserve Bank data shows.

The knife has been taken to saver's interest rates, but banks have been reluctant to drop mortgage rates.

The BNZ has now followed other major banks and is now passing part of last week's official cash rate cut to its mortgage-holders.

COMMENT: It's Friday morning, the day after the Reserve Bank Governor's bombshell rate cut and I've muddled my diary.

Three banks say they will pass on only part of the surprise official cash rate cut made by the Reserve Bank.

The New Zealand dollar dropped by US1c after the Reserve Bank surprised the market with this morning's OCR cut.

Economists are divided, but on balance, wait and see looks like the Reserve Bank's best strategy for interest rates, writes Brian Fallow.

Mortgage rates for Kiwis could go up amid global concern about credit risk.

INTERACTIVE: Unemployment rates have fallen to the lowest level since recession but not everyone is feeling the benefits.

The unemployment rate has unexpectedly fallen to a six year low of 5.3 per cent.

Digital legal tender could combine the inventiveness of private virtual currencies with the stability of a government mint.

Fixed rate mortgages could be set to tumble to new lows in the coming months after the Reserve Bank signaled it may have to cut rates again this year.

The Reserve Bank has left its official cash rate unchanged at 2.50 per cent, in line with market expectations.

As Auckland's property market shows signs of slowing several regions in New Zealand have hit record highs.

Latest property sales stats show Auckland property prices largely unchanged in December, while sales volumes fall.

Kiwi mortgage holders may see an increase in longer fixed term rates over the coming weeks after the US Federal Reserve lift rates this morning.