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Auckland's new Unitary Plan could become partially operative this week
28 Sep 16, 4:43pm
Greg Ninness
Auckland building consents could be delayed as appeals against the new Unitary Plan grind their way through the courts
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What happened Wednesday
28 Sep 16, 3:59pm
David Chaston
7 comments
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; no rate changes, housing loan approvals slip, confidence up, the Auckland squeeze, China a tiny investor here, swap rates dip, NZD stable
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Half a million in the housing market
28 Sep 16, 3:00pm
David Hargreaves
15 comments
New research indicates 484,000 people plan to get involved in the housing market in the next 12 months - with most would-be buyers
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'Just rezoning land won't make Auckland housing more affordable'
28 Sep 16, 1:54pm
Greg Ninness
22 comments
AUT Professor says the Government can't rely on the private sector to develop affordable housing in Auckland and will need to do it itself
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The Weekly Dairy Report
28 Sep 16, 10:26am
Tony Chaston
The Weekly Dairy Report: The silage harvest starts in the north as managers prepare cows for mating
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Greens won't stand candidate in Mt Roskill by-election
28 Sep 16, 9:55am
Gareth Vaughan
4 comments
Green Party says decision not to enter a candidate in a Mt Roskill by-election is to try and help prevent National winning
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Eight years to save a 20% deposit for a lower quartile-priced Auckland home
28 Sep 16, 8:56am
Greg Ninness
75 comments
It's not just the low paid who are being squeezed out of Auckland's housing market, its affecting middle income earners too
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NZD 'recovery' continues
28 Sep 16, 8:54am
Jason Wong
1 comment
Currencies markets saw a Clinton win in debate #1 and cross rates adjusted accordingly. US consumer confidence rises
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"Time to rethink UST role in portfolios"
28 Sep 16, 8:06am
Jason Wong
1 comment
US yield curve flattens with global forces supporting US bond market. NZG 10yr bonds record large price gain in past 5 days
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90 seconds at 9 am: China swings up
28 Sep 16, 7:28am
David Chaston
9 comments
WTO & IMF warn on world trade pullbacks; China's economy may have turned a corner; China profits up, foreign debt up, tourism spurts; UST 10yr yield at 1.56%; oil and gold drop; NZ$1 = 73 US¢, TWI-5 = 76
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National's lead evaporates
28 Sep 16, 6:36am
Guest
88 comments
Pollsters Roy Morgan says National Party support is at its lowest level since before 2013 election; now behind potential Labour/ Greens Alliance
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What happened Tuesday
27 Sep 16, 3:59pm
David Chaston
10 comments
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; silent slippage, a $30 bln tide, a new RBNZ chairman, NZX Futures backtracks, Chinese frenzy, swaps unchanged, NZD stable
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The term deposit squeeze tightens
27 Sep 16, 3:14pm
David Chaston
2 comments
Banks pull back their headline term deposit offers to shorter terms. Savers scramble over minor differences. Some PIE funds give a little bit extra
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Non-disclosure by lenders is borrowers' most fertile area for complaints
27 Sep 16, 2:51pm
Jenée Tibshraeny
7 comments
Commerce Commission flags concerns over spike in finance company complaints despite new consumer credit laws being introduced
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FX markets absorb central bank signals
27 Sep 16, 2:32pm
Ian Dobbs
BoJ pledges to overshoot inflation target; US Fed kicks rate hike can down the road again; dovish RBNZ statement opens door for further easing
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ANZ NZ tops up funding with covered bond issue
27 Sep 16, 12:42pm
Gareth Vaughan
1 comment
ANZ NZ in €1 billion (about NZ$1.55 billion) seven-year covered bond issue
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Companies Office botches Fennas Finance deregistration
27 Sep 16, 12:26pm
Gareth Vaughan
1 comment
Plot thickens around suspicious offshore controlled NZ company that appears to have used an ANZ NZ bank account in a pyramid scheme
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The Sheep Deer and Cattle Report
27 Sep 16, 11:49am
Tony Chaston
The Sheep Deer and Cattle Report: Beef market goes off the boil but deer farmers worry the venison market will get overheated
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Analysing competition, not just market potential
27 Sep 16, 10:03am
Siah Hwee Ang
2 comments
Siah Hwee Ang says New Zealand companies need to take more time analysing both the potential of Asian markets and the competition
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New Reserve Bank chairman
27 Sep 16, 9:50am
Gareth Vaughan
23 comments
Neil Quigley to succeed Rod Carr as Reserve Bank chairman, overseeing the monitoring of Governor Graeme Wheeler and the central bank's performance on behalf of Minister of Finance Bill English
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27 Sep 16, 8:16am
Buying interest returns in NZD
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27 Sep 16, 8:16am
Risk appetite fades
27 Sep 16, 7:30am
90 seconds at 9 am: China warns on bank risks
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26 Sep 16, 6:28pm
Why is our productivity so low?
6
26 Sep 16, 3:58pm
What happened Monday
1
26 Sep 16, 3:34pm
Housing investors' wings clipped
17
26 Sep 16, 1:51pm
Bayleys sells 63% of auction properties in Hawkes Bay, 56% in Auckland
26 Sep 16, 12:57pm
The rush to the exit
26 Sep 16, 12:40pm
Why no consequences for the RBNZ?
46
26 Sep 16, 11:26am
Long term solutions needed for first home buyers
48
26 Sep 16, 8:54am
NZ bonds rally
26 Sep 16, 8:34am
Kiwi dollar sell-off continues
26 Sep 16, 8:06am
90 seconds at 9 am: Chinese property crack-down
6
26 Sep 16, 5:01am
Bank branches and 20th century thinking
3
26 Sep 16, 5:01am
Why cargo cult thinking should be avoided in regional development
2
25 Sep 16, 10:26pm
Mike Greer calls for Govt-funded house building push
25
25 Sep 16, 9:53pm
Key, Smith challenged on building consent completion rate
1
25 Sep 16, 5:02am
A rough 30 years for the young, with more to come
58
24 Sep 16, 8:05am
SOS for China’s SOEs
9
24 Sep 16, 6:02am
Give IRD more funding to use to chase tax avoiders
25
24 Sep 16, 6:02am
Anti-money laundering regulators 'don't understand how law firms operate'
1
23 Sep 16, 7:52pm
How to think about fixing or floating with a falling OCR
17
23 Sep 16, 5:22pm
Auction results: Commercial property returns leave residential returns in their dust
23 Sep 16, 4:01pm
What happened Friday
7
23 Sep 16, 2:11pm
$811 mln of bids received for $150 mln Govt bond tender
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