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Labour plans mixture of debt, spending cuts and higher top tax rate to pay for quake costs and revive economy
23rd Mar 11, 6:30pm
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Labour plans mixture of debt, spending cuts and higher top tax rate to pay for quake costs and revive economy
'We should pay back our own debts in fairness to future generations,' Finance Minister Bill English says
22nd Mar 11, 6:13pm
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'We should pay back our own debts in fairness to future generations,' Finance Minister Bill English says
Key, English warn of 'zero budget' as fears grow that Standard and Poor's may downgrade NZ govt and bank credit ratings
22nd Mar 11, 12:27pm
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Key, English warn of 'zero budget' as fears grow that Standard and Poor's may downgrade NZ govt and bank credit ratings
Standard & Poor's says it can wait till May budget before looking at NZ credit rating, but warns private sector on overseas debt
18th Mar 11, 4:16pm
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Standard & Poor's says it can wait till May budget before looking at NZ credit rating, but warns private sector on overseas debt
Government borrowing likely to increase as result of quake, Finance Minister English says
27th Feb 11, 11:35am
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Government borrowing likely to increase as result of quake, Finance Minister English says
Nuplex to pay NZ$3 mln to settle civil proceedings with Securities Commission over non-disclosure of loan covenant breaches
23rd Feb 11, 10:05am
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Nuplex to pay NZ$3 mln to settle civil proceedings with Securities Commission over non-disclosure of loan covenant breaches
More intrusive credit reporting including credit scores and drivers licences to help drive 'more responsible lending'
7th Feb 11, 4:14pm
More intrusive credit reporting including credit scores and drivers licences to help drive 'more responsible lending'
Limited scope and money for government to move on Savings Group recommendations unless money is freed up in other areas, PM Key says
1st Feb 11, 5:14pm
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Limited scope and money for government to move on Savings Group recommendations unless money is freed up in other areas, PM Key says
Savings Working Group recommends single default KiwiSaver provider and soft compulsion; Considers raising GST to 17.5%
1st Feb 11, 10:34am
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Savings Working Group recommends single default KiwiSaver provider and soft compulsion; Considers raising GST to 17.5%
Opinion: Selwyn Pellett argues John Key's 'Smile and Wave' on asset sales won't cut the mustard
28th Jan 11, 7:40am
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Opinion: Selwyn Pellett argues John Key's 'Smile and Wave' on asset sales won't cut the mustard
Opinion: John Key has finally got religion on debt reduction, but he needs to worship much harder
26th Jan 11, 6:50pm
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Opinion: John Key has finally got religion on debt reduction, but he needs to worship much harder
ANZ calls for increased employer KiwiSaver contributions but says compulsion should only be considered as a last resort
26th Jan 11, 4:16pm
ANZ calls for increased employer KiwiSaver contributions but says compulsion should only be considered as a last resort
Opinion: Why the government should borrow locally to improve investor returns and reduce future current account deficits
16th Jan 11, 4:29pm
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Opinion: Why the government should borrow locally to improve investor returns and reduce future current account deficits
Rating agency Moody's comfortable with NZ govt debt; Says "highly likely" levels will remain on stronger side of Aaa rating range
14th Jan 11, 11:12am
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Rating agency Moody's comfortable with NZ govt debt; Says "highly likely" levels will remain on stronger side of Aaa rating range
Why John Key's relaxed approach to growing public debt is dangerous and why Bill English should help him embrace the curmudgeon within
17th Dec 10, 9:13pm
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Why John Key's relaxed approach to growing public debt is dangerous and why Bill English should help him embrace the curmudgeon within
More information including drivers licence numbers to be used in credit reports to 'help avoid mistakes'
16th Dec 10, 12:12pm
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More information including drivers licence numbers to be used in credit reports to 'help avoid mistakes'
Opinion: Why the Australian government and its banks are crucial if New Zealand were to be judged bankrupt
14th Dec 10, 3:58pm
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Opinion: Why the Australian government and its banks are crucial if New Zealand were to be judged bankrupt
Electronic card spending up 1.1% in November from October, Stats NZ says
9th Dec 10, 11:16am
Electronic card spending up 1.1% in November from October, Stats NZ says
New Zealand interest rates so high because we're not good at saving, Treasury says; Improvements will help lower NZ$
1st Dec 10, 4:55pm
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New Zealand interest rates so high because we're not good at saving, Treasury says; Improvements will help lower NZ$
NZ$ falls on "well justified" S&P concerns on net debt and prospect of worsening current account
23rd Nov 10, 9:05am
NZ$ falls on "well justified" S&P concerns on net debt and prospect of worsening current account
S&P concerns stem from NZ's private indebtedness and reassessment of risks due to Irish crisis, PM Key says
22nd Nov 10, 5:25pm
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S&P concerns stem from NZ's private indebtedness and reassessment of risks due to Irish crisis, PM Key says
Men in North Island demonstrate signs of 'potential financial stress,' says Dun & Bradstreet
10th Nov 10, 11:34am
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Men in North Island demonstrate signs of 'potential financial stress,' says Dun & Bradstreet
Yellow Pages to partner with Yahoo!7 to build new online publishing platform for web and mobile
5th Nov 10, 2:08pm
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Yellow Pages to partner with Yahoo!7 to build new online publishing platform for web and mobile
90 seconds at 9am with BNZ: Key fights for The Hobbit, Aussie dollar strength, negative yield on US treasuries, Goldman's 50-year bond
26th Oct 10, 9:00am
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90 seconds at 9am with BNZ: Key fights for The Hobbit, Aussie dollar strength, negative yield on US treasuries, Goldman's 50-year bond
Opinion: Why NZ needs to embrace austerity and balance in an age of de-leveraging
15th Oct 10, 9:20pm
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Opinion: Why NZ needs to embrace austerity and balance in an age of de-leveraging