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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

Kiwi Income Property Trust cuts
Kiwi Income Property Trust cuts NZ$51 mln from property value
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
by Alex Tarrant
Economists see 3 quarters of recession plus high inflation
Strategic fined by NZX for
Strategic fined by NZX for poor disclosure
by Alex Tarrant
Strategic fined by NZX for poor disclosure
Dorchester Pacific suspends interest payments
Dorchester Pacific suspends interest payments
by Alex Tarrant
Dorchester Pacific suspends interest payments
New Zealand farms are overvalued,
New Zealand farms are overvalued, says National Bank
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
by Alex Tarrant
Dominion's Butler calls trustee arrogant, receiver inexperienced
CBRE targets banks with new
CBRE targets banks with new home valuation service
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
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
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
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
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
by Alex Tarrant
Bollard hits back at criticism by BNZ's Toplis
Opinion: Bollard's Keynesian resurgence
Opinion: Bollard's Keynesian resurgence
by Alex Tarrant
Opinion: Bollard's Keynesian resurgence
Record day at interest.co.nz
Record day at interest.co.nz
by Alex Tarrant
Record day at interest.co.nz
BNZ drops rates
BNZ drops rates
by Alex Tarrant
BNZ drops rates
CMIT denies report that it
CMIT denies report that it was deferring repayments
by Alex Tarrant
CMIT denies report that it was deferring repayments
ASB follows OCR cut (updated)
ASB follows OCR cut (updated)
by Alex Tarrant
ASB follows OCR cut (updated)
Manufacturing still under water
Manufacturing still under water
by Alex Tarrant
Manufacturing still under water
Westpac cuts too
Westpac cuts too
by Alex Tarrant
Westpac cuts too
Dominion to fight receivership
Dominion to fight receivership
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
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)
by Alex Tarrant
Strategic not making interest payment (updated)
Kiwibank first out of the
Kiwibank first out of the blocks (Updated)
by Alex Tarrant
Kiwibank first out of the blocks (Updated)
KPMG shuns Lombard
KPMG shuns Lombard
by Alex Tarrant
KPMG shuns Lombard
Median house sale price down
Median house sale price down 5.7%
by Alex Tarrant
Median house sale price down 5.7%