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Westpac's latest deal upsets Kiwi businesses

Local businesses are seeing red with a new Westpac bank promotion offering overseas deals.

Over half of people apathetic where KiwiSaver invested

Over half of KiwiSavers don't care or don't want to know where their money is invested.

Student who splurged $5m after bank error has charges dropped

Sydney University student was given an unlimited overdraft from Westpac.

High-altitude rescue on Mt Cook

Two helicopters called for climbers caught in rock fall near summit.

Second bank boss has pay dip

A second Kiwi bank boss has seen a drop in his remuneration package.

Westpac's digital transformation can't exclude people

Westpac NZ is into its second year of a three-year digital transformation programme.

First-home buyers jump as investor numbers fall

Westpac says there has been a big drop in property investors.

Westpac earnings soar to $970m

Slowing market and higher incomes the best outcome for affordable housing: chief

Westpac boss says push on diversity needed

Westpac boss David McLean says targets not quotas are key to improving diversity.

IRD has $166m of your money

The government is sitting on a stack of $166.2 million of unclaimed money

Kiwi gains on weaker US dollar

The kiwi rose to 71.56 US cents as at 5pm from 71.34 US cents as at 8am

F&P leads local stocks higher

Other markets don't fare so well after fall in oil price.

Fraudster bankrupted for third time

A man with a long history of fraud and theft has been made bankrupt for the third time.

Aussie banks take a big hit after new tax

Bank shares have taken a big hit on stock markets this morning following the Aussie budget

Mega profit: Westpac's $4.3b windfall

Flat New Zealand result but Australian operation awash with cash.

Wheeler's eye back on inflation

But don't expect to see any moves on interest rates for some time yet.