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Splendid article by Mr Gilligan. It points out features I have noticed about my "less desirable"...
Your Landlord The great property debate
Grant playing golf was fine, being friendly with old friends is fine. But that shouldn't mean we have to...
Brendon Roll up for the great state house sale
It's good that these articles appear here to whack a cold teaspoon onto the tumescence apparent in...
Austin Fisher Another major Auckland apartment building is leaking
Olly is a classic Sensing peronsality in MBTI terms. Great at perceiving what is right in front of him and...
scarfie Olly Newland warns there will be tears
The problem is Brendon, so many criticise the decision but avoid saying what they would have done in a...
Grant A Roll up for the great state house sale
Sure, building with treated lumber will prevent rot, but it won't prevent mold, or other  health...
jboss Another major Auckland apartment building is leaking
Yet another aspect of the social security net that offers perverse incentives. Rebuild the system from the...
benwave Roll up for the great state house sale
Asset sales was another half-arsed policy initiative wth John Key going to back to failed 90s policies...
Brendon Roll up for the great state house sale

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Reader poll

It will fall back to about A92 cents
33% (119 votes)
It will likely end up about where it is now around A97 cents
19% (69 votes)
It will overtake the Australian dollar and head towards A$1.02 or even higher
18% (67 votes)
It will hit parity A$1.00
17% (61 votes)
It will stop just short of parity at around A99 cents
13% (47 votes)
Total voters: 363

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Housing in MPS spotlight

07 Mar 15, 6:00am, Jenée Tibshraeny
With the RBNZ widely expected to leave the OCR unchanged, Governor Wheeler's comments on the Auckland housing market will be closely watched in the RBNZ's Monetary Policy Statement

What happened Friday

06 Mar 15, 4:00pm, David Chaston
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; BNZ's hot 3yr mortgage rate, wholesale trade soft, dairy prices rising, NZD recovers, bank hybrids popular

NZD falls heavily

06 Mar 15, 8:02am, bnzeconomists
Currency traders mark down the NZD on a new RBNZ focus on investor loans for housing, mark down the AUD on RBA comments, and await US data

What happened Thursday

05 Mar 15, 4:00pm, David Chaston
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; visitors spend up large, RBNZ shames JPMorgan (sort of), RBNZ's review hits NZD, linker yield rises

Euro sinks despite positives

05 Mar 15, 7:59am, bnzeconomists
Euro at its lowest level since 2003, and now at a new record low vs the NZD. NZD pushing higher against the AUD too

What happened Wednesday

04 Mar 15, 4:00pm, David Chaston
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; TSB cuts td rates, jump in mortgage values, jump in median rents, Barfoot's prices ease, swap rates jump

Roll up for the great state house sale

06 Mar 15, 5:00am, David Hargreaves
David Hargreaves tries to make sense out of the Government's plans to shift more social housing into the hands of  community providers

Canada takes centre stage

04 Mar 15, 8:18am, bnzeconomists
Canada records good growth, awaits rate decision. Aussie Q4 growth data to be released today. US jobs back in focus

RBA leaves cash rate at 2.25%

03 Mar 15, 4:36pm, Gareth Vaughan
RBA holds rates, says 'further easing may be appropriate over the period ahead'

What happened Tuesday

Updated 03 Mar 15, 4:00pm, David Chaston
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; SUV surge, WMP boosts commodity prices, AKL bubble bigger, waiting for RBA