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Large build up of unsold housing stock on the market for start of the spring/summer season
by Greg Ninness
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Stock levels on Realestate.co.nz are up, but asking prices are flat overall but vary across the regions
Personal Finance / News
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Personal Finance / News
Labour targets hidden fees in latest election policy
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by Mandy Te
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Labour is promising to stop companies from ‘heaping on extra fees, trapping people in subscriptions, and pushing unnecessary costs onto New Zealanders’ if elected
Banking / News
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Banking / News
Heartland shareholders back TSB takeover
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by Ella Somers
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Heartland shareholders approve $620 million TSB takeover to establish 'challenger bank', clearing the path for the deal to be completed pending final regulatory approvals and TSB liquidity report
Property / News
Property / News
Residential building consents showing strong growth
by Greg Ninness
Residential building consent numbers up 21% in August year, non-residential consent numbers more mixed
Economy / News
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Economy / News
RBNZ will need to raise OCR by more than it assumed - Westpac economist
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by Mandy Te
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The Reserve Bank will need to raise OCR by more than it assumed, Westpac senior economist Satish Ranchhod says, due to 'ongoing sizable increases' in administered prices
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Personal Finance / News
Financial hardship up 40% over three years
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by Gareth Vaughan
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Latest Centrix data shows financial hardship on the rise with personal loan hardship volumes surging
Banking / Opinion
Banking / Opinion
Is TSB bank in serious Section 95 trouble? It does not look so
by Martien Lubberink
No-one should prejudge the outcome of a Section 95 report, especially when the bank seems to chug along, Martien Lubberink says
Banking / News
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Banking / News
ANZ NZ executive reappointed to old job
by Gareth Vaughan
ANZ NZ's Michael Bullock goes back to the future, returning to the role of Chief Operating Officer he previously held for five years
Economy / News
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Economy / News
Breakfast briefing: Bonds press fiscal cliff warnings, but few are listening
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by David Chaston
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US data mixed but bond markets remain sceptical; China PMIs expand; French bond risk leaps; Australian inflation rises but building consents fall; global air travel dips; UST 10yr at 5.30%; gold holds and oil falls further; NZ$1 = 56.3 USc; TWI-5 = 60.1
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Property / News
NZ's median dwelling value has fallen for six consecutive months
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Greg Ninness
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Property / News
Higher interest rates, housing supply growth and lower migration causing weaker house price outlook - what it means for Labour's CGT
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Anna Whyte
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Banking / News
Will Heartland shareholders back the $620m TSB-Heartland deal?
[updated]
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Ella Somers
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Personal Finance / News
Early KiwiSaver withdrawals reach $2.8b in June year, with financial hardship behind over $538m
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Mandy Te
Public Policy / News
Chlöe Swarbrick talks portfolios the Greens have an eye on
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Mandy Te
Finance Minister Nicola Willis.
Economy / News
Surplus first, tax cuts second
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Anna Whyte
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ANZ lowers some fixed home loan rates
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