A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; low equity borrowing grows, the Heartland-TSB tie-up closer, mortgage market winners & losers, Selwyn to double its population in 25 years, swaps firm, NZD stable, & more

Labour rules out increase in fuel excise tax if elected in November's election, government says it won't go ahead with 2027 raise

Average price paid by first home buyers dropped to lowest level in almost a year in July

ACT proposes introducing a bright-line test to make profits from digital assets exempt from tax if they're held for at least a year