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Foreign buyers ban 'neither wise nor useful'

15 Aug 18, 6:58pm

Top Chinese property website says if anyone has been driving up house prices, 'it’s your rich dad and uncle, not rich Chinese'
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Foreign buyers ban bill clears last hurdle

15 Aug 18, 6:25pm

Jason Walls

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The controversial Overseas Investment Amendment Bill has passed its third reading with 65 votes for and 57 against and will become law in a matter of weeks
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What happened Wednesday

15 Aug 18, 3:59pm

David Chaston

15 comments

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; house prices ease, Westpac sees lower mortgage rates & higher prices, Fonterra changes top, swaps stable, NZD firms
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Twyford says KiwiBuild homes ‘least affected’ by adverse housing market moves

15 Aug 18, 3:52pm

Jason Walls

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Housing Minister Phil Twyford says 'affordable' KiwiBuild home prices less likely to be affected by fluctuating market than higher valued homes
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You can avoid excessive spreads and fees

15 Aug 18, 12:16pm

David Chaston

6 comments

The trap in the app: how using bank apps locks you into excessively high spreads and fees when you convert money from or to your New Zealand accounts. And why direct negotiation will save you a bundle
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'Vigorous' first quarter of 2019 seen for house prices

15 Aug 18, 11:51am

David Hargreaves

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Westpac's chief economist abruptly changes tack and now forecasts a house price rally early next year, with prices to climb 1.5% in the first quarter; RBNZ was the 'game changer'
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Auckland's median house price now lower than it was two years ago - REINZ

15 Aug 18, 10:00am

Greg Ninness

121 comments

House prices were generally softer in July compared to June but sales volumes are holding up - REINZ
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When is pasture a feedlot or when is a feedlot pasture?

15 Aug 18, 8:51am

Guy Trafford

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A few farmers who game rural regulations on intensive practices to protect water quality are undermining the progress of best-practice farming, says Guy Trafford who supports clearer rules and stiffer protections
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Fonterra halts CEO search and appoints interim chief

15 Aug 18, 8:25am

David Hargreaves

15 comments

Embattled dairy giant Fonterra has appointed Miles Hurrell as interim CEO with immediate effect; Theo Spierings will leave at the end of the month
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NZDUSD opens at 0.6574

15 Aug 18, 7:58am

Dan Bell

The Opening Bell: Where currencies start on Wednesday, August 15, 2018
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Risk appetite recovers

15 Aug 18, 7:51am

Nick Smyth

USD has continued to push higher overnight; EUR, GBP and AUD have all made new lows for the year; NZD is down slightly on the day but has outperformed most of the G10; NZ swap rates pushed higher yesterday
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90 seconds at 9 am: Working out work-arounds

15 Aug 18, 7:33am

David Chaston

15 comments

US household debt rises modestly; China data slowing, new infrastructure projects approved; German growth lifts EU; Sydney vacancies bring falling rents; UST 10yr at 2.90%; oil and gold stable; NZ$1 = 65.8 USc; TWI-5 = 70.1
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Bridges calls for a High Court Judge to lead ‘comprehensive investigation’ into leak

14 Aug 18, 4:54pm

Jason Walls

23 comments

Opposition Leader Simon Bridges says it's important for all MPs and staff in Parliament that an official, taxpayer funded investigation into who leaked his travel expenses is undertaken
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What happened Tuesday

14 Aug 18, 3:59pm

David Chaston

7 comments

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; TD rates trend lower, population edges up; median age edges down; Auckland scores better but ranks lower, swaps up, NZD up
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Former Key and English chief of staff gets new Aussie consulting job

14 Aug 18, 2:52pm

Jason Walls

4 comments

Wayne Eagleson, chief of staff to PMs Key & English, will be paid more than $100,000 for five-months of consulting work for South Australia’s Premier
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Paradise lost! Two decades of shocking failure in political leadership

14 Aug 18, 2:30pm

Kerry McDonald

73 comments

Kerry McDonald details why he believes New Zealand must hold a Royal Commission into the policy failures of successive governments since the Millennium
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NZD sinks to multi year lows

14 Aug 18, 2:20pm

Guest

World trade concerns continue to spook markets with investors worried about sentiment; NZDUSD sits at a March 2016 low of 0.6573 ; NZDAUD has leveled off this week to consolidate around the 0.9050 area
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Term deposit offers start falling

14 Aug 18, 12:42pm

David Chaston

35 comments

BNZ and SBS Bank trim some rates for terms one year and longer. Kiwibank raises its 200 day 'special offer' rate. These changes come as wholesale interest rates shift sharply lower
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Westpac sees 1-in-3 chance of OCR cut within 12 months

14 Aug 18, 12:21pm

Greg Ninness

16 comments

Westpac Chief Economist Dominick Stephens says the Adrian Orr-led RBNZ appears to be considering OCR reductions and is less inclined towards hikes
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MBIE appoints new Chief Executive

14 Aug 18, 11:37am

Jason Walls

Cabinet names Carolyn Tremain as new CEO of MBIE, where she'll run one of NZ’s biggest Government departments & oversee a budget of more than $8 billion
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14 Aug 18, 11:07am

NZ population pushes towards 5 million

14 Aug 18, 10:41am

42% overall sales rate at Barfoot & Thompson's latest auctions

14 Aug 18, 9:32am

KiwiBuild LVR poser

14 Aug 18, 9:29am

Wave goodbye to big bank profit increases – Moody’s

14 Aug 18, 8:02am

NZDUSD opens at 0.6573

14 Aug 18, 7:42am

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