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

Have your say: Govt says

Have your say: Govt says NZ monetary policy fine, RBNZ to do more housing work

20th Feb 09, 2:35pm

by Alex Tarrant

Have your say: Govt says NZ monetary policy fine, RBNZ to do more housing work

Dairy commodity prices appear to

Dairy commodity prices appear to level out after 63% fall

20th Feb 09, 11:34am

by Alex Tarrant

Dairy commodity prices appear to level out after 63% fall

Slump in tax revenues drags

Slump in tax revenues drags budget balance NZ$1.1 bln lower (updated)

20th Feb 09, 10:30am

by Alex Tarrant

Slump in tax revenues drags budget balance NZ$1.1 bln lower (updated)

Video: Has Treasury compiled a

Video: Has Treasury compiled a list of companies to bailout ?

20th Feb 09, 9:57am

by Alex Tarrant

Video: Has Treasury compiled a list of companies to bailout ?

Westpac cuts floating and 6

Westpac cuts floating and 6 month rates

19th Feb 09, 4:04pm

by Alex Tarrant

Westpac cuts floating and 6 month rates

Hanover puts key 5-Mile development

Hanover puts key 5-Mile development up for sale

19th Feb 09, 2:14pm

by Alex Tarrant

Hanover puts key 5-Mile development up for sale

Kiwibank first to cut variable

Kiwibank first to cut variable below 6%

19th Feb 09, 11:22am

by Alex Tarrant

Kiwibank first to cut variable below 6%

Video: Does John Key have

Video: Does John Key have a secret bailout list ?

19th Feb 09, 10:05am

by Alex Tarrant

Video: Does John Key have a secret bailout list ?

Auckland City Council offers 6%

Auckland City Council offers 6% for retail bond offer

18th Feb 09, 5:40pm

by Alex Tarrant

Auckland City Council offers 6% for retail bond offer

BNZ cuts credit card balance

BNZ cuts credit card balance transfer rate

18th Feb 09, 8:01am

by Alex Tarrant

BNZ cuts credit card balance transfer rate

Dairy farm sales dive 75%

Dairy farm sales dive 75% in January; all farm sales fall 63%

17th Feb 09, 2:23pm

by Alex Tarrant

Dairy farm sales dive 75% in January; all farm sales fall 63%

BNZ cuts credit card rates

BNZ cuts credit card rates 120 bps

13th Feb 09, 3:55pm

by Alex Tarrant

BNZ cuts credit card rates 120 bps

Video: Taxation (Business Tax Measures)

Video: Taxation (Business Tax Measures) Billâ€”Fiscal cost of initiatives

13th Feb 09, 2:53pm

by Alex Tarrant

Video: Taxation (Business Tax Measures) Billâ€”Fiscal cost of initiatives

December quarter retail sales down

December quarter retail sales down 1.5% from 2007, led by motor industry (Updated)

13th Feb 09, 2:15pm

by Alex Tarrant

December quarter retail sales down 1.5% from 2007, led by motor industry (Updated)

REINZ median prices falls again;

REINZ median prices falls again; sales volumes hit 17 yr low (Update 1)

13th Feb 09, 10:55am

by Alex Tarrant

REINZ median prices falls again; sales volumes hit 17 yr low (Update 1)

Video: Electricityâ€”national grid investment

12th Feb 09, 2:45pm

by Alex Tarrant

Video: Electricityâ€”national grid investment

Video: Recession Government actions for economic

Video: Recession Government actions for economic growth

12th Feb 09, 2:00pm

by Alex Tarrant

Video: Recession Government actions for economic growth

ANZ-National cuts credit card rates

12th Feb 09, 10:30am

by Alex Tarrant

ANZ-National cuts credit card rates

RBNZ's Spencer says further OCR

RBNZ's Spencer says further OCR cuts expected to be smaller; tax cuts may not be effective

11th Feb 09, 4:26pm

by Alex Tarrant

RBNZ's Spencer says further OCR cuts expected to be smaller; tax cuts may not be effective

Parliamentary question: Tourism - credit

Parliamentary question: Tourism - credit crunch impact

11th Feb 09, 2:12pm

by Alex Tarrant

Parliamentary question: Tourism - credit crunch impact

Question Time February 10, 2009

Question Time February 10, 2009 7. Small to Medium Sized Enterprises Government Assistance

11th Feb 09, 1:14pm

by Alex Tarrant

Question Time February 10, 2009 7. Small to Medium Sized Enterprises Government Assistance

Parliamentary question: Minimum wage increase

Parliamentary question: Minimum wage increase - real income gain

11th Feb 09, 1:11pm

by Alex Tarrant

Parliamentary question: Minimum wage increase - real income gain

Parliamentary question: Recession - Government

Parliamentary question: Recession - Government actions for economic growth

11th Feb 09, 12:52pm

by Alex Tarrant

Parliamentary question: Recession - Government actions for economic growth

Have your say: John Key

Have your say: John Key accelerates NZ$500 mln of infrastructure spending

11th Feb 09, 11:04am

by Alex Tarrant

Have your say: John Key accelerates NZ$500 mln of infrastructure spending

Parliamentary question: R&D funding and

Parliamentary question: R&D funding and KiwiSaver reductions - Treasury advice

11th Feb 09, 10:56am

by Alex Tarrant

Parliamentary question: R&D funding and KiwiSaver reductions - Treasury advice