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Rates on the move
90 seconds at 9 am: Big mortgage concessions for 'red zone' homeowners; oil reserves tapped; food prices tackled; Saab sinks
24th Jun 11, 8:55am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Big mortgage concessions for 'red zone' homeowners; oil reserves tapped; food prices tackled; Saab sinks
Trade Me founder Sam Morgan reckons there are too many real estate agents in New Zealand. Is he right?
21st Jun 11, 3:52pm
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Trade Me founder Sam Morgan reckons there are too many real estate agents in New Zealand. Is he right?
90 seconds at 9 am: Aussie banks benefit from Greek woes; more to come from SFO; Serepisos sinks further; BOP changes
21st Jun 11, 8:53am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Aussie banks benefit from Greek woes; more to come from SFO; Serepisos sinks further; BOP changes
ASB follows other banks and cuts its one year term deposit rate
Farm sellers get realistic, helping more farms to change hands
NZ Home Loans offers fixed mortgage rate reductions
15th Jun 11, 4:58pm
NZ Home Loans offers fixed mortgage rate reductions
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ; Europeans struggle to avoid Greek writedowns; US weak; China's inflation problem
7th Jun 11, 8:57am
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ; Europeans struggle to avoid Greek writedowns; US weak; China's inflation problem
Holiday briefing for Monday, June 6, 2011; Triple A rating; jobless recovery; dignity and democracy; forget Facebook
6th Jun 11, 8:21am
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Holiday briefing for Monday, June 6, 2011; Triple A rating; jobless recovery; dignity and democracy; forget Facebook
A strong Kiwi dollar encourages a big jump in foreign holidays
Opinion: David Chaston shows the unintended consequences of removing the youth minimum wage: 30,000 fewer young people have jobs
27th May 11, 7:51am
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Opinion: David Chaston shows the unintended consequences of removing the youth minimum wage: 30,000 fewer young people have jobs
Who is paying the $21 billion of individual PAYE
Budget 2011 - Summary of all tax collections
Shareholder capital leveraged 15.7 times by NZ banks, giving effective loan to value ratio for banks of 94%; Kiwibank the worst at 21.6 times
13th May 11, 7:09pm
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Shareholder capital leveraged 15.7 times by NZ banks, giving effective loan to value ratio for banks of 94%; Kiwibank the worst at 21.6 times
New daily term deposit email is now available
10th May 11, 9:50am
New daily term deposit email is now available
Drama in Europe; Greeks want out of euro, Germans fighting the move
Log sales surge higher; prices rise, unaffected by high exchange rate
Interest.co.nz wants a sales and marketing leader. Can you help take us to the next level?
14th Apr 11, 2:58pm
Interest.co.nz wants a sales and marketing leader. Can you help take us to the next level?
Food prices push higher in March
13th Apr 11, 11:26am
Food prices push higher in March
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ; NZ$ down; India up; US prices higher; NZ debt higher
18th Mar 11, 8:49am
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ; NZ$ down; India up; US prices higher; NZ debt higher
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ; Nuclear panic grips the world; commodities tumble; Portugal downgraded again; consumer confidence sinks
17th Mar 11, 9:09am
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ; Nuclear panic grips the world; commodities tumble; Portugal downgraded again; consumer confidence sinks
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ; huge new bailout interventions in both Japan and Europe
15th Mar 11, 9:06am
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ; huge new bailout interventions in both Japan and Europe
NZ dollar at ten year low against the Aussie
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ; Libyan turmoil; oil prices surge; China prepares; Fonterra payout review
22nd Feb 11, 8:57am
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ; Libyan turmoil; oil prices surge; China prepares; Fonterra payout review
Friday's Top 10 alternative, with NZ Mint; Jail for Wall Street's villains; fund performance during climate change; subversive innovation; Dilbert
18th Feb 11, 10:51am
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Friday's Top 10 alternative, with NZ Mint; Jail for Wall Street's villains; fund performance during climate change; subversive innovation; Dilbert