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"Maybe our economy and the global economy will never get back to "normal". Bernard in the...
Wolly 'Next 5-10 years make or break for NZ'
Aye, that's the kind of thing I'm talking about.  I can see those things happening. But....
mist42nz Budget 2012 reactions
If 40story turbines are in a res zone. Then the problem is not with the generation company. It's with...
mist42nz 'Next 5-10 years make or break for NZ'
CHRISTCHURCH COUNCIL NEEDS BIG SORT OUT - FAST   The Press article "Council rules out need for sell...
Hugh Pavletich Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Yes...unless it is rental income given how rental receipts are defined in the Act. As an aside this is why...
speckles 'Next 5-10 years make or break for NZ'
Well mist42nz, Glaxo didn't plan to stick 40 story turbines right over residential property and for those...
OMG 'Next 5-10 years make or break for NZ'
I only have the specifics for the ones setup by myself (as assistant) and the guy in charge (Chris, who did...
mist42nz 'Next 5-10 years make or break for NZ'
IRD say so. and the law backs them up. It's illegal to set up a company with a constant loss projection...
mist42nz 'Next 5-10 years make or break for NZ'
And that is precisely the reason we need Gareth and co, or anyone else in the media industry to speak up,...
ctnz What covered bonds mean for ma and pa
Len Brown cudly and personable? Well I guess we have to cater to all tastes.
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Articles by David Chaston

Westpac and ASB change rates down

26 May 12, 10:15am, David Chaston
Major banks are still adjusting their rates down as wholesale rates continue their fall

90 seconds at 9 am

25 May 12, 8:45am, David Chaston
Markets accept NZ budget; paralysis in the EU; China lending slump; US trudges on; dairy prices fall

90 seconds at 9 am

24 May 12, 8:52am, David Chaston
Markets buffeted on sharpening Greek uncertainty; exit now being planned; commodities fall sharply; Australia to be affected; NZ Budget

Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

23 May 12, 10:05am, David Chaston
Analysing the Greens/BERL critique; Better Life Index; 'It's here and it's unclear'; Decline; Magic; bloopers; Dilbert

Our workforce is ageing faster than expected

21 May 12, 1:56pm, David Chaston
David Chaston looks at the changing face of NZ where longer life expectancies and a desire (need?) to stay in work is ageing our workforce quickly

ANZ National launches hot 2yr mortgage rate

19 May 12, 9:27am, David Chaston
The National Bank emails clients with fixed mortgage rates reductions, offers low 18 mth and 2 year rates

Preparing for retirement

17 May 12, 11:02am, David Chaston
How retirement saving may be a bigger financial project than buying a home

Accountants eye much simpler tax returns

16 May 12, 5:03pm, David Chaston
Accounting body working to radically simplify tax returns for small businesses; aiming for tax returns that take one hour per month

Chch saves construction from decline

16 May 12, 1:01pm, David Chaston
Readymix concrete data shows most regions' construction sectors using less concrete; Christchurch the main exception

ASB, BNZ, Westpac, TSB slash rates

Updated 12 May 12, 11:21am, David Chaston
ASB, ANZ, National and Westpac slash fixed mortgage rates, but TSB goes one step further with 5.20% rate for 1 year rate; Kiwibank's 1 year special rate at 4.99% started mortgage rate battle

90 seconds at 9 am

09 May 12, 8:39am, David Chaston
Australia cuts taxes and cuts spending; Greek political turmoil; stocks and commodities fall; NZD down; Sendak dead

Home loan affordability

07 May 12, 3:10pm, David Chaston
Roost Mortgage Brokers Home Loan Affordability report shows affordability slides in Auckland but flat elsewhere

Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

02 May 12, 10:05am, David Chaston
Missing: 50 million jobs; Larry Summers; the Baltic Dry; Paul Hogan; Facts: an obituary; Dilbert

90 seconds at 9 am

02 May 12, 8:47am, David Chaston
Aussies cut rates 0.5%, bigger than expected; Dow surges to highest since 2007, Fonterra auction weak again

Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

01 May 12, 10:05am, David Chaston
France asserts; Spain shudders; Britain declines; the tax wedge; concrete sinks; Dilbert

Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

30 Apr 12, 10:05am, David Chaston
Security arms race; Joseph Stiglitz; gold as currency; urban planning for dummies, student loans; Dilbert

Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

27 Apr 12, 10:02am, David Chaston
Gender equality; history lesson; mining for toilets; lamb advantage; mass sackings?; Clarke & Dawe; Dilbert

Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

26 Apr 12, 10:05am, David Chaston
Marc Rich reincarnated; more Spanish debt; bank bonus pools; lamb prices; Jon Stewart; Dilbert

90 seconds at 9 am

26 Apr 12, 8:21am, David Chaston
US growth up, future prospects trimmed; ECB wants growth focus and surpluses too; UK in recession again; India warned

Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

24 Apr 12, 10:39am, David Chaston
Low rates; back-door gold standard; 'Don't be evil'; the funds-flow paradox; mortgagee sales; Victor Borge; Dilbert

90 seconds at 9 am

24 Apr 12, 8:43am, David Chaston
EU voters want fiscal solutions without pain, and without more work; manufacturing slows in China and EU; stocks retreat; commodities lower

Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

23 Apr 12, 10:05am, David Chaston
Euro system 'near explosion'; progressive protectionism; sit and die; distruptive manufacturing; Clarke & Dawe; Dilbert

90 seconds at 9 am

23 Apr 12, 8:45am, David Chaston
Sarkozy second in first round of French election; Dutch government collapses on deficit impasse; Australian government in scandal threat

Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

20 Apr 12, 10:35am, David Chaston
China's Achilles heal; bigger cities are greener; euro unscrambled; Beyond Outrage; Dilbert

90 seconds at 9 am

20 Apr 12, 8:37am, David Chaston
American data softer than expected; Spain and France sell debt successfully; Japan exports grow; NZ$ falls