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Party Policies - Aquaculture

25 Jul 14, 4:56pm, Scott Palmer
This is where the parties stand on Aquaculture

Party Policies - Tourism

25 Jul 14, 4:55pm, Scott Palmer
This is where the parties stand on Tourism.

Party Policies - Road Safety

25 Jul 14, 4:55pm, Scott Palmer
This is where the parties stand on Road Safety

Party Policies - Fisheries

25 Jul 14, 4:54pm, Scott Palmer
This is where the parties stand on Fisheries

Party Policies - Business

25 Jul 14, 4:53pm, Scott Palmer
This is where the parties stand on Business issues

Party Policies - Racing

25 Jul 14, 4:52pm, Scott Palmer
This is where the parties stand on Racing

Party Policies - Economic Development

25 Jul 14, 4:51pm, Scott Palmer
This is where the parties stand on Economic Development

Party Policies - Insurance

25 Jul 14, 4:47pm, Scott Palmer
This is where the parties stand on Insurance

Party Policies - Justice

25 Jul 14, 4:46pm, Scott Palmer
This is where the parties stand on Justice ssues.

Party Policies - Power

25 Jul 14, 4:43pm, Scott Palmer
This is where the parties stand on Power

What happened today

25 Jul 14, 4:00pm, David Chaston
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; rates react to RBNZ hike, confidence fades, affordability actually improves, wholesale swap rates rise, and more

Annual stress tests 'a sensible frequency'

25 Jul 14, 4:00pm, Gareth Vaughan
RBNZ's Spencer says introduction of NZ owned banks to stress testing underway, will be useful over time

Stability to trump competition

25 Jul 14, 3:00pm, Guest
EY says maintaining system stability likely to trump competition in Aust financial system inquiry, with search on for policies to address retirement income 'longevity challenge'

Home price falls beat interest rate rises

25 Jul 14, 2:36pm, Bernard Hickey
NZ home loan affordability improves in June after house price falls, Roost Home Loan Affordability Reports show

High-profile research says the ‘social cost of carbon’ is too low

25 Jul 14, 12:27pm, Guest
Facing the right costs right would help companies and households better understand the full value of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Your view?

Apartment market runs out of puff

25 Jul 14, 11:59am, Greg Ninness
Auckland apartment sales are stalling as vendor expectations get ahead of what investors are prepared to pay

'Book your parity party venue'

25 Jul 14, 11:53am, Gareth Vaughan
HSBC sees Kiwi dollar challenging parity with the Aussie dollar by year's end

Better times in prospect for red meat

25 Jul 14, 11:11am, Allan Barber
Allan Barber finds some strong green shoots in the sheep and beef farming sector; half-full or half-empty? Your view?

Auckland Airport refinancing offshore

25 Jul 14, 10:17am, Craig Simpson
Auckland Airport borrows US$250 mln for 12 years at lowest borrowing margin against US Treasuries for NZ company in the last decade

Bernard's election diary - July 25

25 Jul 14, 10:13am, Bernard Hickey
Brownlee gives up Civil Aviation responsibilities during Inquiry into airport security breach; Gareth Morgan launches water campaign; Labour sets Local Govt policy; Your view?

25 Jul 14, 9:37am Biggest one day move in 2014 for NZD/USD 1
25 Jul 14, 9:12am The new rate inversion 3
25 Jul 14, 8:39am Swaps fall but bonds rise overnight
25 Jul 14, 8:37am Bold and direct warning over NZD
25 Jul 14, 7:27am 90 seconds at 9 am: Low rate angst 8
25 Jul 14, 5:00am RBNZ sitting tight on LVR restrictions 5
24 Jul 14, 5:02pm Debt free farm slices to tempt investors 6
24 Jul 14, 4:30pm RBNZ's Spencer sees liquidity policy review
24 Jul 14, 4:00pm What happened Thursday 1
24 Jul 14, 1:27pm Brownlee offers to resign; Key says no 19
24 Jul 14, 1:19pm Credit unions welcome law changes
24 Jul 14, 11:00am Bernard's Top 10 at 10 16
24 Jul 14, 9:58am ANZ lifts floating, flexi mortgage rates 4
24 Jul 14, 9:08am RBNZ hikes, but signals pause 70
24 Jul 14, 9:03am RBNZ raises OCR to 3.50%
24 Jul 14, 8:01am NZD/AUD drops sharply after the AU-CPI release
24 Jul 14, 7:52am Bond yields decline, swap curve flattens
24 Jul 14, 7:22am 90 seconds at 9 am: China gold demand falls 4
23 Jul 14, 4:55pm Landlords' rental yields declining sharply 19
23 Jul 14, 4:46pm Kiwi red meat really starting to sizzle 4
23 Jul 14, 4:30pm ASB, BNZ still committed to TSM
23 Jul 14, 4:00pm What happened Wednesday 21
23 Jul 14, 2:41pm Super age a trust issue, says English 10
23 Jul 14, 2:01pm Taxman's view on bitcoin 7
23 Jul 14, 11:53am Time for government to wake up 54

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