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

Kiwi Income Property Trust cuts

Kiwi Income Property Trust cuts NZ$51 mln from property value

24th Sep 08, 12:57pm

by Alex Tarrant

Kiwi Income Property Trust cuts NZ$51 mln from property value

Economists see 3 quarters of

Economists see 3 quarters of recession plus high inflation

24th Sep 08, 11:07am

by Alex Tarrant

Economists see 3 quarters of recession plus high inflation

Strategic fined by NZX for

Strategic fined by NZX for poor disclosure

22nd Sep 08, 1:43pm

by Alex Tarrant

Strategic fined by NZX for poor disclosure

Dorchester Pacific suspends interest payments

22nd Sep 08, 12:39pm

by Alex Tarrant

Dorchester Pacific suspends interest payments

New Zealand farms are overvalued,

New Zealand farms are overvalued, says National Bank

19th Sep 08, 7:23pm

by Alex Tarrant

New Zealand farms are overvalued, says National Bank

Dominion's Butler calls trustee arrogant,

Dominion's Butler calls trustee arrogant, receiver inexperienced

19th Sep 08, 4:14pm

by Alex Tarrant

Dominion's Butler calls trustee arrogant, receiver inexperienced

CBRE targets banks with new

CBRE targets banks with new home valuation service

17th Sep 08, 9:50am

by Alex Tarrant

CBRE targets banks with new home valuation service

MFS Pacific faces receivership as

MFS Pacific faces receivership as creditors close in on parent

16th Sep 08, 10:56am

by Alex Tarrant

MFS Pacific faces receivership as creditors close in on parent

Lifestlye block sales now falling

Lifestlye block sales now falling fast too, says REINZ

15th Sep 08, 1:34pm

by Alex Tarrant

Lifestlye block sales now falling fast too, says REINZ

Services sector still contracting, negative

Services sector still contracting, negative GDP in Q3 likely

15th Sep 08, 12:18pm

by Alex Tarrant

Services sector still contracting, negative GDP in Q3 likely

Govt toughens rules for credit

Govt toughens rules for credit unions, building societies

15th Sep 08, 11:12am

by Alex Tarrant

Govt toughens rules for credit unions, building societies

Bollard hits back at criticism

Bollard hits back at criticism by BNZ's Toplis

12th Sep 08, 1:21pm

by Alex Tarrant

Bollard hits back at criticism by BNZ's Toplis

Opinion: Bollard's Keynesian resurgence

12th Sep 08, 9:28am

by Alex Tarrant

Opinion: Bollard's Keynesian resurgence

Record day at interest.co.nz

12th Sep 08, 9:16am

by Alex Tarrant

Record day at interest.co.nz

BNZ drops rates

11th Sep 08, 5:38pm

by Alex Tarrant

BNZ drops rates

CMIT denies report that it

CMIT denies report that it was deferring repayments

11th Sep 08, 5:26pm

by Alex Tarrant

CMIT denies report that it was deferring repayments

ASB follows OCR cut (updated)

11th Sep 08, 2:55pm

by Alex Tarrant

ASB follows OCR cut (updated)

Manufacturing still under water

11th Sep 08, 2:38pm

by Alex Tarrant

Manufacturing still under water

Westpac cuts too

11th Sep 08, 12:58pm

by Alex Tarrant

Westpac cuts too

Dominion to fight receivership

11th Sep 08, 12:39pm

by Alex Tarrant

Dominion to fight receivership

Food prices up 2.7% in

Food prices up 2.7% in August, 10.6% year-on-year

11th Sep 08, 11:42am

by Alex Tarrant

Food prices up 2.7% in August, 10.6% year-on-year

Strategic not making interest payment

Strategic not making interest payment (updated)

11th Sep 08, 11:02am

by Alex Tarrant

Strategic not making interest payment (updated)

Kiwibank first out of the

Kiwibank first out of the blocks (Updated)

11th Sep 08, 10:13am

by Alex Tarrant

Kiwibank first out of the blocks (Updated)

KPMG shuns Lombard

10th Sep 08, 6:02pm

by Alex Tarrant

KPMG shuns Lombard

Median house sale price down

Median house sale price down 5.7%

10th Sep 08, 5:55pm

by Alex Tarrant

Median house sale price down 5.7%