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Bernard Hickey

About

Bernard is back as a senior contributor on interest.co.nz. Until September 30, 2012 he was the managing editor here. He had previously worked for 18 years for Reuters, the FT Group and Fairfax as a financial journalist and editor. He is now the publisher of The Kaka.

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16 years 10 months

Latest articles

Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Two tiered Swiss currency; Wolf savages Basel III 'mouse'; China-US trade tensions; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
43
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Two tiered Swiss currency; Wolf savages Basel III 'mouse'; China-US trade tensions; Dilbert
Property owners want quake tax break
Property Council calls for tax break for repairing buildings hit by Canterbury Earthquake
by Bernard Hickey
8
Property Council calls for tax break for repairing buildings hit by Canterbury Earthquake
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: A death tax for boomers?; Probe of Hubbard's right hand man; Peak phosphate?; Toilet paper vs cash; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
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Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: A death tax for boomers?; Probe of Hubbard's right hand man; Peak phosphate?; Toilet paper vs cash; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Gold hits record high as talk grows of fresh US money printing; NZ$ up to near 74 USc
by Bernard Hickey
7
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Gold hits record high as talk grows of fresh US money printing; NZ$ up to near 74 USc
Instant Finance explains what it does
Double Shot Interview: CEO Richard de Lautour explains how Instant Finance operates
by Bernard Hickey
44
Double Shot Interview: CEO Richard de Lautour explains how Instant Finance operates
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: America's debt blowout; China's water crisis; US housing double dip; NZ's vegan advantage; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
12
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: America's debt blowout; China's water crisis; US housing double dip; NZ's vegan advantage; Dilbert
Core retail sales fell 0.1% in July
Core seasonally adjusted retail sales down 0.1% in July as penny-pinching consumers avoid discretionary spending
by Bernard Hickey
2
Core seasonally adjusted retail sales down 0.1% in July as penny-pinching consumers avoid discretionary spending
House sales volumes weak; price up
REINZ reports further slide in house sales in August, but median price nudges up
by Bernard Hickey
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REINZ reports further slide in house sales in August, but median price nudges up
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Earthquake may boost GDP in long run; NZ$ near August highs on strong Chinese growth
by Bernard Hickey
29
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Earthquake may boost GDP in long run; NZ$ near August highs on strong Chinese growth
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: 'The Bank of Allan'; Wellington coffee prices to rise 14% from Oct 1; Bollard's migraines; 105% home loans in Australia; Dilberts
by Bernard Hickey
35
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: 'The Bank of Allan'; Wellington coffee prices to rise 14% from Oct 1; Bollard's migraines; 105% home loans in Australia; Dilberts
Govt freezes two more Hubbard trusts
Commerce Minister Power puts two more trusts in Hubbard empire into statutory management. Are you an investor?
by Bernard Hickey
4
Commerce Minister Power puts two more trusts in Hubbard empire into statutory management. Are you an investor?
Ten reasons to be cheerful
Opinion: It's not all doom and gloom despite the earthquake and SCF collapse
by Bernard Hickey
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Opinion: It's not all doom and gloom despite the earthquake and SCF collapse
'The long slog to property sensibility'
Opinion: BNZ sees 'long slog to sensibility' for house prices, farm prices and commercial property prices
by Bernard Hickey
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Opinion: BNZ sees 'long slog to sensibility' for house prices, farm prices and commercial property prices
Friday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint
Friday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint: Aussie banks tell foreign house price doubters to rack off; The United States of Inequality; Old Father Hubbard; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
38
Friday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint: Aussie banks tell foreign house price doubters to rack off; The United States of Inequality; Old Father Hubbard; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ; Dow up on glimmer of US economic hope; NZ$ hits 72.6 USc as A$ rises with Aussie jobs
by Bernard Hickey
17
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ; Dow up on glimmer of US economic hope; NZ$ hits 72.6 USc as A$ rises with Aussie jobs
'Canterbury spending down 32%'
Spending via Paymark EFTPOS in Canterbury over the Earthquake weekend was down 32% on a year ago
by Bernard Hickey
7
Spending via Paymark EFTPOS in Canterbury over the Earthquake weekend was down 32% on a year ago
Thursday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint
Thursday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint: 'Grumpy Baby boomerangers'; The problem with Greece; The Compulsion debate; 'Buy Farmland' says Big Short guru; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
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Thursday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint: 'Grumpy Baby boomerangers'; The problem with Greece; The Compulsion debate; 'Buy Farmland' says Big Short guru; Dilbert
Mortgage approvals blip up a bit
Mortgage approvals blip up a bit last week, but down 26% from a year ago
by Bernard Hickey
7
Mortgage approvals blip up a bit last week, but down 26% from a year ago
New rules target company criminals
Power announces new company rules to stop foreign criminals setting up NZ businesses
by Bernard Hickey
2
Power announces new company rules to stop foreign criminals setting up NZ businesses
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Quake cost estimate doubled; US economy decelerating; Irish bank breakup
by Bernard Hickey
34
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Quake cost estimate doubled; US economy decelerating; Irish bank breakup
House values still falling, QV reports
House values down 1.1% since March as lack of buyers and finance see prices glide lower, Quotable Value reports
by Bernard Hickey
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House values down 1.1% since March as lack of buyers and finance see prices glide lower, Quotable Value reports
Leaky homes talks 'not logjammed'
BNZ CEO says Leaky Homes talks between banks and government 'not logjammed'; focus on how costs are shared
by Bernard Hickey
BNZ CEO says Leaky Homes talks between banks and government 'not logjammed'; focus on how costs are shared
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: 'Hubbard's halo dented'; George Kerr 'got off lightly'; China's real estate fraud; The global farm land grab; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
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Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: 'Hubbard's halo dented'; George Kerr 'got off lightly'; China's real estate fraud; The global farm land grab; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Govt launches NZ$15 mln wages fund; Dow, NZ$ down on European fears; Gillard wins...just
by Bernard Hickey
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Govt launches NZ$15 mln wages fund; Dow, NZ$ down on European fears; Gillard wins...just
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Gareth Morgan slams SCF and the RBNZ; Macquarie's poor possums; The flaccid Fed; A militant APRA; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
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Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Gareth Morgan slams SCF and the RBNZ; Macquarie's poor possums; The flaccid Fed; A militant APRA; Dilbert