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Property / News

3rd Jun 26, 10:11am

Homes for sale on Realestate.co.nz at 12-year high for the month of May while asking prices declined for the third consecutive month

Personal Finance / News

Personal Finance / News

Higher-value mortgage lending is on the rise, Centrix says

3rd Jun 26, 9:14am

by Ella Somers

Credit bureau Centrix says over 134,000 homeowners now have mortgages exceeding $1 million

Insurance / News

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Insurance / News

ICNZ proposes replacing FENZ levy with ‘Community Protection Levy’

3rd Jun 26, 5:00am

by Mandy Te

Insurance Council wants Fire and Emergency Levy replaced by ‘Community Protection Levy’, saying current levy ‘no longer well suited to the risks NZ faces’

Economy / Opinion

Economy / Opinion

What price Hormuz?

3rd Jun 26, 10:06am

by Guest

Simon Johnson and Amir Kermani sketch four scenarios for the Persian Gulf - none of which bode well for global stability

Economy / News

Breakfast briefing: Gold resurgent at US Treasuries expense

3rd Jun 26, 7:21am

by David Chaston

US labour data upbeat but sentiment downbeat; China harvests; EU inflation in spotlight; Australia gets first trade deficit in nine years; mineral prices rise; UST 10yr at 4.46%; gold dips and oil rises; NZ$1 = 59.2 USc; TWI-5 = 62.7

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Property / Analysis

Property / Analysis

Residential investment property continues to offer comparatively poor returns in the absence of capital gains

3rd Jun 26, 8:15am

by Greg Ninness

Currently low rental yields suggest negative cash flows could be a possibility for mortgaged investors

Technology / Opinion

Technology / Opinion

The AI economy's permanent underclass

3rd Jun 26, 11:12am

by Guest

Kenneth Rogoff warns that the AI boom could deepen inequality in ways no country, rich or poor, is prepared to manage

Banking / News

Banking / News

Heartland boss: ‘I wouldn't underestimate the task ahead of us’

2nd Jun 26, 4:15pm

by Ella Somers

Heartland Group CEO says not yet decided which technology platform a combined Heartland-TSB would use, acknowledges cultural differences but doesn't expect major problems

Banking / News

Banking / News

Toi Foundation sees $20m annual income increase from sale of TSB to Heartland Group & stake in bigger, combined bank

[updated]

2nd Jun 26, 12:37pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Toi Foundation chairman says Heartland deal follows talks with multiple parties after an unsolicited approach in late 2024

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Economy / News

Cost increases due to Middle East crisis should not be used by supermarkets 'as an opportunity to widen margins' - Commerce Commission

2nd Jun 26, 2:12pm

Mandy Te

Personal Finance / News

Latest changes to consumer lending laws pass through Parliament

2nd Jun 26, 4:45pm

Anna Whyte

Banking / News

Heartland eyes $620m TSB purchase to create 'challenger bank of scale with a regional focus'

[updated]

2nd Jun 26, 9:21am

Gareth Vaughan

Personal Finance / Opinion

Why your brain treats a pay rise like a threat

2nd Jun 26, 10:54am

Lynda Moore

Business / News

Infamous expat Kiwi company incorporator arrested in Australia, faces extradition to the US

1st Jun 26, 10:01am

Gareth Vaughan

Currencies / Analysis

Currency markets subdued

3rd Jun 26, 7:50am

Stuart Ritson

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Banking / News

Heartland eyes $620m TSB purchase to create 'challenger bank of scale with a regional focus'

[updated]

2nd Jun 26, 9:21am

Gareth Vaughan

Heartland Group Holdings proposes acquisition of TSB from the Toi Foundation to create TSB Heartland Bank. Toi to consult with Taranaki residents

Economy / News

Finance Minister speaks on Budget Day 2026.

Budget 2026: An optimistic outlook from Treasury, money for KiwiRail, & the Super Fund

[updated]

28th May 26, 2:52pm

Anna Whyte

Budget 2026: Snips, tweaks and an optimistic outlook from Treasury

Economy / News

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Reserve Bank holds OCR at 2.25%, thanks to Governor's casting vote

[updated]

27th May 26, 2:28pm

Ella Somers

Reserve Bank holds Official Cash Rate at 2.25% as expected, but needed the Governor’s casting vote after a 3-3 split vote

Banking / News

Kiwibank rolls out open banking

28th May 26, 6:00am

Mandy Te

Kiwibank customers can now access open banking-enabled payments and data sharing through internet banking and the bank's app

Currencies / Analysis

NZD outperforms

29th May 26, 8:04am

Jason Wong

Risk sentiment improves after reports there's a peace deal. Brent crude down. Mixed US economic data, softer on balance. US Treasury yields and USD lower; US equities lift to a fresh record high

Property / Opinion

Is a reckoning finally here for Australian house prices?

30th May 26, 10:48am

Ross Stitt

Ross Stitt Is watching the rollback of tax concessions in Australia and seeing more talk about potential capital flight by some investors who feel they need low taxes to make their investment case work

Banking / News

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Budget 2026: Government introduces new levy on banks, non-bank deposit takers, insurers and financial market infrastructure providers

28th May 26, 2:01pm

Mandy Te

Government introduces new levy on banks, non-bank deposit takers, insurers and financial market infrastructure providers which is estimated to raise $209 million over the next four years