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David Hargreaves

A senior journalist with interest.co.nz, David Hargreaves has covered financial markets and economics for nearly 30 years both in New Zealand and Britain.

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Curbs on foreign housing investment?

20 May 13, 11:36am, David Hargreaves
Foreign investment in New Zealand houses could become an election issue, with the Greens re-iterating interest in applying some sort of curbs

'Let's plonk houses in paddocks'

17 May 13, 11:27am, David Hargreaves
Auckland Council at odds with Government over housing plan; Deputy Mayor says Housing Accord is 'definitely in danger'

Lifestyle block prices still soaring

17 May 13, 9:50am, David Hargreaves
REINZ says national median lifestyle block rose by more than NZ$10,000 in past month to new record high of NZ$518,5000

Govt looks at moving on state house tenants

16 May 13, 5:13pm, David Hargreaves
Govt to 'review' 53,000 state house tenancies; people will be 'given support' to move to alternative housing

Govt policy doesn't wash

16 May 13, 4:19pm, David Hargreaves
Greens slug Government's plan to subsidise purchase of new whitegoods for beneficiaries

IRD to target property investors

16 May 13, 3:44pm, David Hargreaves
Government to give Inland Revenue an extra NZ$6.65 mln a year in order to get an extra NZ$45 mln out of property investors

Govt may over-ride councils on housing

Updated 16 May 13, 3:07pm, David Hargreaves
New legislation will give Government power to over-rule local authorities on the development of land and housing

Main parties neck-and-neck

15 May 13, 3:50pm, David Hargreaves
Latest Roy Morgan poll shows Labour-Greens deadlocked with the National Party

Kiwibank's new 4.99% offer

15 May 13, 12:08pm, David Hargreaves
Kiwibank drops 2-year mortgage rate by 26 basis points to 4.99%

IMF pats NZ on the back

Updated 15 May 13, 10:55am, David Hargreaves
IMF executive directors praise NZ authorities' 'prudent macroeconomic management' and say the current monetary policy stance is 'appropriate'

Cutting KiwiSaver contributions knocks confidence

14 May 13, 2:29pm, David Hargreaves
ANZ Retirement Savings Confidence survey finds those stopping KiwiSaver contributions lose faith in making retirement goals

Govt's pre-fab state house plan

14 May 13, 11:51am, David Hargreaves
Housing Minister Nick Smith announces plan to spend NZ$377 mln on 3000 extra bedrooms and 500 new state houses mainly in Auckland

House prices 'to keep rising'

Updated 13 May 13, 3:11pm, David Hargreaves
Latest BNZ-REINZ residential market survey indicates shortage of houses will worsen and prices will keep going up

NZ Super Fund bars Barrick

13 May 13, 2:48pm, David Hargreaves
NZ Super Funds sells out of mining company Barrick; Says won't invest again on human rights and environmental grounds

ANZ: Spending curbs needed

13 May 13, 2:11pm, David Hargreaves
ANZ economists say consumer spending will need to be restrained if the large-scale house building planned is not to result in inflation

House sales strong but prices ease

Updated 13 May 13, 10:22am, David Hargreaves
REINZ says median house price was NZ$390,500 in April, down from NZ$400,000 record in March; Sales volumes strong

Auckland housing plan: Is there more?

13 May 13, 8:33am, David Hargreaves
The Government and Auckland Council's 'housing accord' is a good statement of intent. But there is nothing to suggest that the plan's targets are remotely achievable

Thousands more Auckland houses promised

10 May 13, 2:37pm, David Hargreaves
Government and Auckland Council agree plan for fast-tracking of housing developments, with 9000 new homes promised in the first year

Mighty River shares up 4.8%

Updated 10 May 13, 12:36pm, David Hargreaves
Mighty River shares rise 8.8% after making debut on NZX, before settling back late in the day

Auckland housing deal

10 May 13, 10:12am, David Hargreaves
Government and Auckland Council set to announce deal for fast tracking development of new houses