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What happened Friday
[Updated]
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; wholesale rates jump, housing markets firmer, factory expansion real, UDC does better, swaps up, NZD up, & more
13th Dec 19, 3:59pm
by David Chaston
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Opinion
This week's guest Top 5 - Upzoning
Ryan Greenaway-McGrevy on five US cities or states that have followed Auckland and upzoned to promote affordability
13th Dec 19, 10:00am
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Ryan Greenaway-...
Property
Housing market generally firmer in November with record prices in 10 regions
[Updated]
House prices were generally firmer in November but sales volumes were stronger in Auckland than the rest of the country, REINZ says
13th Dec 19, 9:34am
140
Greg Ninness
News
Canned roading projects among those NZTA wants Govt to invest in
NZTA only consulted 3 months ago on the Govt's new infrastructure spend; Planned roading projects among those it wants funded; National says Govt is 'scrambling' 
12th Dec 19, 6:00pm
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Jenée Tibshraeny
Opinion
Good electioneering but not a great infrastructure package
David Hargreaves assesses the country's missed infrastructure opportunity while conceding that the Coalition has set itself up well for the election campaign next year
12th Dec 19, 2:42pm
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David Hargreaves
News
What happened Friday
[Updated]

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; wholesale rates jump, housing markets firmer, factory expansion real, UDC does better, swaps up, NZD up, & more

13th Dec 19, 3:59pm
by David Chaston
15
Opinion
This week's guest Top 5 - Upzoning

Ryan Greenaway-McGrevy on five US cities or states that have followed Auckland and upzoned to promote affordability

13th Dec 19, 10:00am
by Ryan Greenaway-...
5
Property
Housing market generally firmer in November with record prices in 10 regions
[Updated]

House prices were generally firmer in November but sales volumes were stronger in Auckland than the rest of the country, REINZ says

13th Dec 19, 9:34am
by Greg Ninness
140
News
Canned roading projects among those NZTA wants Govt to invest in

NZTA only consulted 3 months ago on the Govt's new infrastructure spend; Planned roading projects among those it wants funded; National says Govt is 'scrambling' 

12th Dec 19, 6:00pm
by Jenée Tibshraeny
32
Opinion
Good electioneering but not a great infrastructure package

David Hargreaves assesses the country's missed infrastructure opportunity while conceding that the Coalition has set itself up well for the election campaign next year

12th Dec 19, 2:42pm
by David Hargreaves
12
Banking
Banking
Good and bad news for Antonia Watson in Deloitte's ANZ NZ report
Acting CEO and wannabe permanent CEO Antonia Watson let off the hook for ANZ NZ's Hisco house deal in report, but importance of CFO, which she used to be, is highlighted in flawed director attestation process
13th Dec 19, 8:00am
5
by Gareth Vaughan
5
Property
Property
Vacant land tax idea torpedoed by Productivity Commission
[Updated]
Tax Working Group proposal for vacant land tax that was championed by Finance Minister Grant Robertson has been given a firm thumbs-down
12th Dec 19, 2:00pm
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by David Hargreaves
48
Banking
Banking
'Complacency' in & 'piecemeal' operation of ANZ’s director attestation process
[Updated]
Deloitte report, requested by the RBNZ and commissioned by ANZ NZ, says sale of Auckland house to its then-CEO David Hisco by ANZ NZ didn't breach the bank's policies or highlight system weaknesses in its director attestation framework; More unapproved credit models found
12th Dec 19, 2:52pm
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by Gareth Vaughan
13
Opinion
Opinion
The Corbyn Spectre and New Zealand
Peter Dunne examines the prospect that our election next year may turn into an auction with the major parties seeking to outspend each other
12th Dec 19, 10:08am
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by Peter Dunne
47
Bonds
New Govt spending prompts lower than expected bond issuance - for now

12th Dec 19, 7:29am
8
Jenée Tibshraeny
Rural News
Of debt, dogs and tags

12th Dec 19, 11:11am
2
Guy Trafford
News
New infrastructure spend leaves NZ's credit rating unchanged & takes some pressure off the RBNZ
[Updated]

11th Dec 19, 5:09pm
32
Jenée Tibshraeny
News
90 seconds at 9 am: China-US trade deal seems close

13th Dec 19, 7:21am
21
David Chaston
News
Govt to allocate additional $12 billion towards infrastructure over at least 5 years
[Updated]

11th Dec 19, 1:00pm
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Jenée Tibshraeny
Property
Almost 500,000 people in NZ on migrant visas at the end of November

11th Dec 19, 9:00am
93
Greg Ninness
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Almost 500,000 people in NZ on migrant visas at the end of November
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What happened Monday
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Kiwibank changes some TD rates, housing confidence rises, manufacturing sales weak, swap rates little-changed, NZD stays high, & more
9th Dec 19, 3:59pm
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Govt to allocate additional $12 billion towards infrastructure over at least 5 years
[Updated]
Grant Robertson announces extra $6.8 billion to be allocated towards transport infrastructure; New capital spending won't get out the door until 2021; Treasury forecasts lower tax revenue and weaker economic growth 
11th Dec 19, 1:00pm
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Housing market generally firmer in November with record prices in 10 regions
[Updated]
House prices were generally firmer in November but sales volumes were stronger in Auckland than the rest of the country, REINZ says
13th Dec 19, 9:34am
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Legislation key to Twyford's urban development vision unveiled

10th Dec 19, 3:59pm
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Sales on half the properties at Barfoot & Thompson's latest auctions

10th Dec 19, 9:00am
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Housing confidence at a seven year high

9th Dec 19, 5:00am
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Another week in tax: Satisfaction with IRD down and tax pooling

9th Dec 19, 2:09pm
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Five workers' rights you need to know before Xmas

7th Dec 19, 9:02am
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Government to clamp down on petrol pricing

5th Dec 19, 8:42am
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Is BNZ's parent NAB next on AUSTRAC's bank hit list?

11th Dec 19, 7:32am
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RBNZ to consult on new AT1 capital instruments in first half of 2020

10th Dec 19, 7:44am
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Boosting competition a 'positive externality' of RBNZ capital review

6th Dec 19, 11:01am
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Insurance
Government to reform insurance contracts law

4th Dec 19, 10:14am
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Reserve Bank eyes insurer solvency impacted by low interest rates
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28th Nov 19, 1:59pm
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Jenée Tibshraeny
Unclear EQC Act sees hundreds of millions remain in limbo, biting kiwi insurer

21st Nov 19, 1:13pm
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Jenée Tibshraeny
Personal Finance
More mortgage rate rises

6th Dec 19, 2:35pm
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A key mortgage rate is raised; some term deposit rates are reduced
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3rd Dec 19, 5:02am
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David Chaston
Another week in tax: Investigating the IRD's new approach to investigations

2nd Dec 19, 10:32am
4
Terry Baucher
Rural
Parliament passes Farm Debt Mediation Bill to "facilitate better conversations between farmers and their banks'

11th Dec 19, 12:09pm
8
Gareth Vaughan
Farming's never ending environmental challenges

11th Dec 19, 9:54am
8
Guy Trafford
Jury still out on Alliance transformation

11th Dec 19, 9:52am
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Allan Barber
Currencies
Trade deal imminent?

13th Dec 19, 7:50am
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Baton passed from NZ monetary to fiscal policy

12th Dec 19, 7:43am
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NZD challenges AUD

11th Dec 19, 8:11am
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Bonds
NZ Govt Bond tender number 707 results

13th Dec 19, 8:27am
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Government could 'comfortably' bump up spending by $5 bln to $15 bln

5th Dec 19, 2:43pm
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ANZ economists change call and now see just one more OCR cut

5th Dec 19, 1:22pm
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Kiwisaver
Beware of scary headlines

7th Dec 19, 10:16am
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Why are you limited to just one KiwiSaver scheme?

22nd Nov 19, 11:25am
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Incentives to ease a burden

6th Nov 19, 1:01pm
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Martin Hawes
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