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Alex Tarrant

About

Alex is interest.co.nz's political journalist based in the Parliamentary Press Gallery in Wellington. He previously spent four years in London as a journalist and assistant editor at global financial newswire Mergermarket, which was part of the FT Group. Alex worked for interest.co.nz between 2008 and 2012, returning at the start of 2017.

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Latest articles

High winter electricity prices keep
High winter electricity prices keep producers' input costs up (Update 1)
by Alex Tarrant
High winter electricity prices keep producers' input costs up (Update 1)
Rabo raises longer term deposit
Rabo raises longer term deposit rates; 5 yr to 6.55%
by Alex Tarrant
Rabo raises longer term deposit rates; 5 yr to 6.55%
Public Trust, PSIS raise longer
Public Trust, PSIS raise longer term mortgage rates
by Alex Tarrant
Public Trust, PSIS raise longer term mortgage rates
Low demand for NZ government
Low demand for NZ government bill tender may indicate saturated market
by Alex Tarrant
Low demand for NZ government bill tender may indicate saturated market
Lack of houses for sale
Lack of houses for sale pushes up demand for sections, Harcourts says
by Alex Tarrant
Lack of houses for sale pushes up demand for sections, Harcourts says
Treasury explains how to receive
Treasury explains how to receive Working for Families if you earn too much
by Alex Tarrant
Treasury explains how to receive Working for Families if you earn too much
BNZ follows Kiwibank, raises longer
BNZ follows Kiwibank, raises longer term deposit rates; 5 yr at 6.5%
by Alex Tarrant
BNZ follows Kiwibank, raises longer term deposit rates; 5 yr at 6.5%
Farm sales plummet in July;
Farm sales plummet in July; Dairy farm sales down 78% from 2008
by Alex Tarrant
Farm sales plummet in July; Dairy farm sales down 78% from 2008
Services sector expands in July;
Services sector expands in July; First growth since March 2008
by Alex Tarrant
Services sector expands in July; First growth since March 2008
Kookmin, NBS raise 2 yr
Kookmin, NBS raise 2 yr fixed mortgage rates as wholesale rates rise
by Alex Tarrant
Kookmin, NBS raise 2 yr fixed mortgage rates as wholesale rates rise
Poll result: NZ shouldn't reduce
Poll result: NZ shouldn't reduce greenhouse gas emissions at all
by Alex Tarrant
Poll result: NZ shouldn't reduce greenhouse gas emissions at all
Kiwibank raises long term deposit
Kiwibank raises long term deposit rates above Aussie-owned banks
by Alex Tarrant
Kiwibank raises long term deposit rates above Aussie-owned banks
HSBC latest bank to raise
HSBC latest bank to raise fixed mortgage rates
by Alex Tarrant
HSBC latest bank to raise fixed mortgage rates
Slump in vehicle sector looks
Slump in vehicle sector looks to have bottomed, retail sales figures show
by Alex Tarrant
Slump in vehicle sector looks to have bottomed, retail sales figures show
REINZ median house sale price
REINZ median house sale price and volumes steady in July from June (Update 4)
by Alex Tarrant
REINZ median house sale price and volumes steady in July from June (Update 4)
Harcourts sees big lift in
Harcourts sees big lift in auctions in July as sales rise slightly from June
by Alex Tarrant
Harcourts sees big lift in auctions in July as sales rise slightly from June
Food prices rise 0.6% in
Food prices rise 0.6% in July as cold winter pushes up vegie prices
by Alex Tarrant
Food prices rise 0.6% in July as cold winter pushes up vegie prices
Manufacturing sector strengthens in July;
Manufacturing sector strengthens in July; 'Worst probably behind us', BNZ says
by Alex Tarrant
Manufacturing sector strengthens in July; 'Worst probably behind us', BNZ says
Thursday edition of the great
Thursday edition of the great fixed mortgage rate rise (TSB, Kiwibank, BNZ, CBS, AMP hike too) (Update 3)
by Alex Tarrant
Thursday edition of the great fixed mortgage rate rise (TSB, Kiwibank, BNZ, CBS, AMP hike too) (Update 3)
Thursday term deposit rate changes
Thursday term deposit rate changes (Rabo, ASB, UDC)
by Alex Tarrant
Thursday term deposit rate changes (Rabo, ASB, UDC)
English worried about return to
English worried about return to borrow and spend housing boom
by Alex Tarrant
English worried about return to borrow and spend housing boom
Standard and Poor's downgrades Cook
Standard and Poor's downgrades Cook Islands' credit rating outlook
by Alex Tarrant
Standard and Poor's downgrades Cook Islands' credit rating outlook
Have your say: Should energy
Have your say: Should energy retailers pay consumers to conserve energy?
by Alex Tarrant
Have your say: Should energy retailers pay consumers to conserve energy?
Have your say: Govt wants
Have your say: Govt wants more private sector help with infrastructure
by Alex Tarrant
Have your say: Govt wants more private sector help with infrastructure
Wednesday's edition of the great
Wednesday's edition of the great mortgage rate rise
by Alex Tarrant
Wednesday's edition of the great mortgage rate rise