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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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15 years 6 months

Latest articles

A change of heart
'Never made a profit, never paid a dividend' - Bernard Hickey compares Xero with property investing
6th Oct 13, 7:25am
by Bernard Hickey
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'Never made a profit, never paid a dividend' - Bernard Hickey compares Xero with property investing
Wednesday's Top 10
Wednesday's Top 10: Flipping trends; Why all the world can't export its way to growth; Are larger cities really more productive?; Secular stagnation; Dilbert
2nd Oct 13, 1:13pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Wednesday's Top 10: Flipping trends; Why all the world can't export its way to growth; Are larger cities really more productive?; Secular stagnation; Dilbert
Key doesn't see LVR limit hitting home builders
PM John Key downplays Master Builders' Federation talk that high LVR limit is hitting house builders; hits back at Labour attacks
30th Sep 13, 5:38pm
by Bernard Hickey
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PM John Key downplays Master Builders' Federation talk that high LVR limit is hitting house builders; hits back at Labour attacks
Reports and plans can help business owners
Kiwibank's Andy Bray explains why business plans are not just for big corporates and how they can make your business valuable
30th Sep 13, 11:09am
by Bernard Hickey
Kiwibank's Andy Bray explains why business plans are not just for big corporates and how they can make your business valuable
Key says Meridian demand 'strong'
Retail investors bid for 45% of Meridian shares; Key says demand strong; Total SOE float proceeds likely to be at bottom end of NZ$5-7 bln range
30th Sep 13, 7:52am
by Bernard Hickey
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Retail investors bid for 45% of Meridian shares; Key says demand strong; Total SOE float proceeds likely to be at bottom end of NZ$5-7 bln range
Unintended consequences
Builders have been telling Bernard Hickey that orders by first home buyers have dried up since the RBNZ speed limit announcement
29th Sep 13, 8:38am
by Bernard Hickey
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Builders have been telling Bernard Hickey that orders by first home buyers have dried up since the RBNZ speed limit announcement
Speed limit may hit 8,000 first homers
Bill English discloses RBNZ advice that high LVR speed limit may force 25% of first home buyers to delay or downsize their borrowing
27th Sep 13, 8:16am
by Bernard Hickey
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Bill English discloses RBNZ advice that high LVR speed limit may force 25% of first home buyers to delay or downsize their borrowing
Roost home loan affordability report for August
Home loan affordability dips in August on higher house prices; negotiating with banks gets tougher especially for first home buyers
26th Sep 13, 12:02pm
by Bernard Hickey
Home loan affordability dips in August on higher house prices; negotiating with banks gets tougher especially for first home buyers
Wednesday's Top 10
Wednesday's Top 10: China's not so ghostly cities; Baboons and executive stress; Here come the robots; US eyes 'currency manipulators' in TPP; 'Platooning' Volvos and economies
25th Sep 13, 12:59pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Wednesday's Top 10: China's not so ghostly cities; Baboons and executive stress; Here come the robots; US eyes 'currency manipulators' in TPP; 'Platooning' Volvos and economies
Tax credits boost Fonterra net profit
Fonterra reports NZ$736 mln net profit for 2012/13; sets final total payout at NZ$6.16/kg; production down 2%
25th Sep 13, 9:53am
by Bernard Hickey
Fonterra reports NZ$736 mln net profit for 2012/13; sets final total payout at NZ$6.16/kg; production down 2%
Fonterra sees record milk payout
Fonterra lifts forecast payout to record high NZ$8.30/kg; payout forecast lifted NZ$1.30/kg in 2 mths; economic boost over NZ$2 bln
24th Sep 13, 5:10pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Fonterra lifts forecast payout to record high NZ$8.30/kg; payout forecast lifted NZ$1.30/kg in 2 mths; economic boost over NZ$2 bln
English criticises ASB's LVR move
Finance Minister Bill English says ASB should have listened to RBNZ warnings; High LVR pre-approval withdrawal 'tough on first home buyers'
24th Sep 13, 11:31am
by Bernard Hickey
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Finance Minister Bill English says ASB should have listened to RBNZ warnings; High LVR pre-approval withdrawal 'tough on first home buyers'
Cunliffe appoints Labour shadow cabinet
Cunliffe appoints Labour shadow cabinet; Robertson at number 3, Jones at number 5, Ardern demoted, Shearer gets Foreign Affairs
23rd Sep 13, 3:44pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Cunliffe appoints Labour shadow cabinet; Robertson at number 3, Jones at number 5, Ardern demoted, Shearer gets Foreign Affairs
Show me the rents
Bernard Hickey points out that the tame Auckland rental market gives an important clue to the distorted Auckland housing market - it's not just about supply
15th Sep 13, 8:00am
by Bernard Hickey
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Bernard Hickey points out that the tame Auckland rental market gives an important clue to the distorted Auckland housing market - it's not just about supply
My last daily Top 10
Friday's Top 10: Even an uber-dove says 'Sept-taper'; Hello Kitty's billions; China's 'Castles in the Air'; Little Brothers galore; Our world-beating sovereign wealth fund; Clarke and Dawe; Dilbert
13th Sep 13, 1:19pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Friday's Top 10: Even an uber-dove says 'Sept-taper'; Hello Kitty's billions; China's 'Castles in the Air'; Little Brothers galore; Our world-beating sovereign wealth fund; Clarke and Dawe; Dilbert
What the RBNZ's OCR decision means
Bernard Hickey looks at what the Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Statement means for mortgage rates and house prices
12th Sep 13, 12:34pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Bernard Hickey looks at what the Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Statement means for mortgage rates and house prices
RBNZ forecasts higher rates
RBNZ holds OCR, but increases forecast interest rate track 50 bps; says LVR limit equal to 30 bps of hikes
12th Sep 13, 9:20am
by Bernard Hickey
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RBNZ holds OCR, but increases forecast interest rate track 50 bps; says LVR limit equal to 30 bps of hikes
Wednesday's Top 10
Wednesday's Top 10: NZ the world's 13th happiest country; America's tobbaco lobby and the TPP; Italy and the problem of Silvio; Dublin's new property bubble; Spain's 50 year bond; Dilbert
11th Sep 13, 12:48pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Wednesday's Top 10: NZ the world's 13th happiest country; America's tobbaco lobby and the TPP; Italy and the problem of Silvio; Dublin's new property bubble; Spain's 50 year bond; Dilbert
RMA reforms face road block
Govt's Resource Management Reforms face roadblock as Maori Party and United Future declare opposition
11th Sep 13, 10:01am
by Bernard Hickey
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Govt's Resource Management Reforms face roadblock as Maori Party and United Future declare opposition
Tuesday's Top 10 at 10
Tuesday's Top 10: Where is NZ's Greek yoghurt?; Leverage the defining issue of our age; The growth of bad jobs; Cow tipping is not for real; Dilbert
10th Sep 13, 2:38pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Tuesday's Top 10: Where is NZ's Greek yoghurt?; Leverage the defining issue of our age; The growth of bad jobs; Cow tipping is not for real; Dilbert
Friday's Top 10 at 10
Friday's Top 10: Has the NSA cracked the banks' encryption codes?; China's one-child policy money machine; Aunty Hekia, Uncle Bill and the very nervious taniwha; Dilbert
6th Sep 13, 10:05am
by Bernard Hickey
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Friday's Top 10: Has the NSA cracked the banks' encryption codes?; China's one-child policy money machine; Aunty Hekia, Uncle Bill and the very nervious taniwha; Dilbert
Thursday's Top 10
Thursday's Top 10: 50 years of housing policy failure in Australia (and NZ); First home buyers subsidies = home sellers' grant; The problem with PKE; Australia is on FIRE; Dilbert
5th Sep 13, 12:01pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Thursday's Top 10: 50 years of housing policy failure in Australia (and NZ); First home buyers subsidies = home sellers' grant; The problem with PKE; Australia is on FIRE; Dilbert
Wednesday's Top 10
Wednesday's Top 10: Where Nokia goes, Finland went; Big data and lollies; Shane Jones and the supermarket wars; Android Pineapple lumps; Dilbert
4th Sep 13, 1:36pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Wednesday's Top 10: Where Nokia goes, Finland went; Big data and lollies; Shane Jones and the supermarket wars; Android Pineapple lumps; Dilbert
Tuesday's Top 10
Tuesday's Top 10: Baby-boomer NIMBYs win Auckland's density battle; Firms of Endearment and the Living Wage; A black Ferrari, naked women and a Chinese corruption probe; Dilbert
3rd Sep 13, 12:09pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Tuesday's Top 10: Baby-boomer NIMBYs win Auckland's density battle; Firms of Endearment and the Living Wage; A black Ferrari, naked women and a Chinese corruption probe; Dilbert
Key rubbishes 'Living Wage' proposals
Key says Labour leadership candidates' 'Living Wage' proposals too expensive and would cost jobs
2nd Sep 13, 6:58pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Key says Labour leadership candidates' 'Living Wage' proposals too expensive and would cost jobs