Personal Finance / Analysis
Personal Finance / Analysis
1st Oct 25, 11:16am
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Latest Reserve Bank figures show the amount of non-performing housing loans dropped by $88 million in August following a $55 million fall in July - suggesting that the reductions in mortgage interest rates are having a positive impact
Property / News
Property / News
1st Oct 25, 12:01pm
by Greg Ninness
Just over 34,000 new homes consented in year to August, up 1.3% compared to previous 12 months
Public Policy / Analysis
Public Policy / Analysis
1st Oct 25, 11:50am
The New Zealand Tax Podcast - an overlooked but welcome change in the new tax bill; and tax minimisation in the technology sector highlights the low income tax bills of companies such as Amazon and Google
Property / News
Property / News
The mountain of housing stock for sale continues to get bigger - still a buyer's market in September
1st Oct 25, 5:40am
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by Greg Ninness
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The number of homes for sale is at an 11 year high leaving buyers in charge as the spring market gets underway
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Investing / News
Investing / News
1st Oct 25, 3:00pm
by Luron Iosefa
Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; NZX50 rises +0.3% with Meridian, Serko, a2 Milk and Mercury rising but Oceania, Fletchers, Auckland Airport, and Investore all falling
Banking / News
Banking / News
1st Oct 25, 8:30am
by Nick Stride
All licensed non-bank deposit takers will be able to call themselves banks under the Deposit Takers Act, but fintechs will have to opt into the new regime
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Rural News / Opinion
29th Sep 25, 11:23am
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Sheep and beef farms may deliver a successful lifestyle but it is a real struggle to make them stack up as a normal bankable business. The land price 'has to crash both in real and nominal terms', says Keith Woodford
Personal Finance / Analysis
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30th Sep 25, 8:54am
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BNZ cuts one year mortgage rate to 4.49%, a significant level below its main rivals. It also cut its Rapid Saver savings account rate
Public Policy / Opinion
27th Sep 25, 9:10am
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New Auckland Council analysis shows land values reveal where people want to live. Demand for housing is strongest near jobs, transport, and services. Zoning shapes development potential and how land can be used productively and flexibly
Insurance / News
26th Sep 25, 10:08am
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Westpac NZ ends insurance partnership with IAG NZ as bank switches to Tower Insurance which will become its underwriter for general insurance products
Economy / Analysis
27th Sep 25, 9:20am
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Peter Drennan finds $3.7 bln in tax debt, money that should be circulating through government services like hospitals, schools & infrastructure but instead sits frozen in a standoff between struggling businesses and an increasingly assertive IRD
Property / News
25th Sep 25, 3:05pm
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ANZ's economists are picking shorter term interest rates to go lower but warn the easing cycle won't last forever
Investing / News
29th Sep 25, 8:10am
Companies active in illegal Israeli settlements are getting $323 million from New Zealanders through KiwiSaver and other managed funds, according to research from Mindful Money