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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

Auckland driving rise in house
Auckland driving rise in house selling price expectations, in contrast to rural "hangover", report says (Update 1)
by Bernard Hickey
Auckland driving rise in house selling price expectations, in contrast to rural "hangover", report says (Update 1)
90 at 9: Fed stimulus
90 at 9: Fed stimulus withdrawal tests: 2025 report 'too brash' (Update 1)
by Bernard Hickey
90 at 9: Fed stimulus withdrawal tests: 2025 report 'too brash' (Update 1)
Tax Working Group: A running
Tax Working Group: A running post with updates from the 1 day conference
by Bernard Hickey
Tax Working Group: A running post with updates from the 1 day conference
Housing report: Retirement village building
Housing report: Retirement village building props up apartment consents through 2009
by Bernard Hickey
Housing report: Retirement village building props up apartment consents through 2009
Hanover board and Grant Samuel
Hanover board and Grant Samuel recommends investors accept Allied bid
by Bernard Hickey
Hanover board and Grant Samuel recommends investors accept Allied bid
2025 Taskforce: 35 recommendations to
2025 Taskforce: 35 recommendations to close the gap with Australia (Update 2)
by Bernard Hickey
2025 Taskforce: 35 recommendations to close the gap with Australia (Update 2)
House building industry showing signs
House building industry showing signs of revival as building consents rise in October (Update 1)
by Bernard Hickey
House building industry showing signs of revival as building consents rise in October (Update 1)
90 seconds at 9am: Key
90 seconds at 9am: Key torpedoes 2025 Taskforce; Farm lending falls
by Bernard Hickey
90 seconds at 9am: Key torpedoes 2025 Taskforce; Farm lending falls
Top 10 at 10: Ban
Top 10 at 10: Ban commissions; Fortress strikes; Banks Mukhtared; Christmas robots; Dilberts
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: Ban commissions; Fortress strikes; Banks Mukhtared; Christmas robots; Dilberts
Have your say: 2025 Taskforce
Have your say: 2025 Taskforce to recommend flat tax, govt spending cuts
by Bernard Hickey
Have your say: 2025 Taskforce to recommend flat tax, govt spending cuts
Motu's Grimes says Auckland urban
Motu's Grimes says Auckland urban limits driving land prices up, stifling development
by Bernard Hickey
Motu's Grimes says Auckland urban limits driving land prices up, stifling development
Economic weather report: Trade deficit
Economic weather report: Trade deficit improves, but only because imports fell faster than exports
by Bernard Hickey
Economic weather report: Trade deficit improves, but only because imports fell faster than exports
NZ trade deficit almost halves
NZ trade deficit almost halves in October from a year ago as imports drop faster than exports (Update 3)
by Bernard Hickey
NZ trade deficit almost halves in October from a year ago as imports drop faster than exports (Update 3)
Top 10 at 10: Beckham,
Top 10 at 10: Beckham, Pitt hit by Dubai's sandy, bankrupt mirage; Gold bugs booted; Muppets' Bohemian Rhapsody; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: Beckham, Pitt hit by Dubai's sandy, bankrupt mirage; Gold bugs booted; Muppets' Bohemian Rhapsody; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9am: Dubai
90 seconds at 9am: Dubai debt fears roil markets; NZ$ down again
by Bernard Hickey
90 seconds at 9am: Dubai debt fears roil markets; NZ$ down again
Economic weather report: Why the
Economic weather report: Why the RBNZ should be raising rates
by Bernard Hickey
Economic weather report: Why the RBNZ should be raising rates
South Canterbury CEO Lachie McLeod
South Canterbury CEO Lachie McLeod leaving to 'pursue farming interests' (Update 2)
by Bernard Hickey
South Canterbury CEO Lachie McLeod leaving to 'pursue farming interests' (Update 2)
Business confidence remains "healthy" in
Business confidence remains "healthy" in November, flags 3%-4% growth, National Bank says (Update 1)
by Bernard Hickey
Business confidence remains "healthy" in November, flags 3%-4% growth, National Bank says (Update 1)
Home loan affordability deteriorates in
Home loan affordability deteriorates in October to worst in a year
by Bernard Hickey
Home loan affordability deteriorates in October to worst in a year
Top 10 at 10: Dubai
Top 10 at 10: Dubai bankrupt; Russia goes loonie; Yuan devaluation?; LAQC video; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: Dubai bankrupt; Russia goes loonie; Yuan devaluation?; LAQC video; Dilbert
English signals tough 2010 budget
English signals tough 2010 budget after five year spending splurge (Update 2)
by Bernard Hickey
English signals tough 2010 budget after five year spending splurge (Update 2)
Have your say: LAQC owner
Have your say: LAQC owner who lived in her own 'rental' guilty of avoidance
by Bernard Hickey
Have your say: LAQC owner who lived in her own 'rental' guilty of avoidance
Have your say: Lindsay Tisch
Have your say: Lindsay Tisch claimed Govt rent allowance for living in his own rental
by Bernard Hickey
Have your say: Lindsay Tisch claimed Govt rent allowance for living in his own rental
90 seconds at 9am: GPG
90 seconds at 9am: GPG the mystery bidder for Hanover; Grant Samuel report 'fair'
by Bernard Hickey
90 seconds at 9am: GPG the mystery bidder for Hanover; Grant Samuel report 'fair'
TSB profit up 20% as
TSB profit up 20% as net interest income rises, impairment charges remain flat
by Bernard Hickey
TSB profit up 20% as net interest income rises, impairment charges remain flat