Both floating home loan rates and term deposit rates are increased by the Co-operative Bank, effective Wednesday

Fonterra slashes Farmgate Milk Price forecast for 2014-15 to $6 per kgMS from $7, with dividend full forecast cash payout range is $6.20-$6.25;  Westpac sees $4.3b annual drop in dairy farmers' incomes

Lamb flat, wool and beef strong and venison schedules finally move

Any attempts to herd people, or investment funds, where they would not go by themselves are only likely to delay the inevitable, says Gareth Kiernan

Cunliffe says Labour also wants 100% of rivers to be "swimmable", but over time; Key says that's not realistic and would "cost billions"

Ian Mackenzie says the Greens are disingenuous with their 'swimmable' rivers policy because urban rivers are under the most stress, whereas 'they really mean only those in the country'

NZ dollar direction expected to be heavily influenced by this afternoon's dairy payout announcement

Westpac raises term deposit rates by between 10 and 35 bps for all terms up to eighteen months

While geopolitics weighs on Eurozone, US markets outperform, locals on Fonterra watch