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Surging volumes and prices in Auckland lead the real estate market higher; data reinforces a widening of the gap with the rest of New Zealand
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Surging volumes and prices in Auckland lead the real estate market higher; data reinforces a widening of the gap with the rest of New Zealand
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Aussie direction; optimal tax rates; the platinum solution; French fizzer; GE pirouette; 'Lets get fracking'; 'Kill the subsidies'; Dilbert
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Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Aussie direction; optimal tax rates; the platinum solution; French fizzer; GE pirouette; 'Lets get fracking'; 'Kill the subsidies'; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am: Berlusconi to attempt comeback, Monti resigns; China rebounding; Fed poised to expand QE; NZ$1 = US$83.3, TWI at 74.5
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90 seconds at 9 am: Berlusconi to attempt comeback, Monti resigns; China rebounding; Fed poised to expand QE; NZ$1 = US$83.3, TWI at 74.5
IRD backtrack confuses employers and employees with ruling that the cost of accommodation when a worker is required to work away from home is taxable income for the employee
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IRD backtrack confuses employers and employees with ruling that the cost of accommodation when a worker is required to work away from home is taxable income for the employee
Bernard Hickey on TV One Breakfast discusses how to cool the Auckland housing market
45 Kiwi tech companies feature in Asia Pacific technology index, with EROAD ranked 10th; seven make the top 100
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45 Kiwi tech companies feature in Asia Pacific technology index, with EROAD ranked 10th; seven make the top 100
Long term deposit rates are cut by Westpac, reducing them to their lowest level in more than a decade
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Long term deposit rates are cut by Westpac, reducing them to their lowest level in more than a decade
More active shareholders sharpening the focus of boards on governance standards
90 seconds at 9 am: Bipartisan US call for tax increases on wealthy; Dow up 1%; good EU PMIs; Greece corruption; Citigroup to cut 11,000 jobs
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90 seconds at 9 am: Bipartisan US call for tax increases on wealthy; Dow up 1%; good EU PMIs; Greece corruption; Citigroup to cut 11,000 jobs
Barfoot & Thompson says average selling price of Auckland house rose $9,000 in November to record high of $627,721
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Barfoot & Thompson says average selling price of Auckland house rose $9,000 in November to record high of $627,721
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Project Hawaii; Defending competitive capitalism; How shadow banks rule the world; A big wealth effect; NZ manufacturing; Baltic Dry update; Dilbert
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Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Project Hawaii; Defending competitive capitalism; How shadow banks rule the world; A big wealth effect; NZ manufacturing; Baltic Dry update; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am: Moody's cuts euro bailout fund rating from Aaa; China factory output expands; US budget negotiations bog down; NZ$1 = US$0.82, TWI = 73.4
90 seconds at 9 am: Moody's cuts euro bailout fund rating from Aaa; China factory output expands; US budget negotiations bog down; NZ$1 = US$0.82, TWI = 73.4
If you are renting now and saving for a down-payment on your own home, we show who should buy now, and who should stay renting-and-saving
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If you are renting now and saving for a down-payment on your own home, we show who should buy now, and who should stay renting-and-saving
90 seconds at 9 am: US Q3 growth revised higher; but November retail disappoints; UK big banks need much more capital; Russians buy AUD; Fonterra's new capital market launches; NZ$1 = US$0.822
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90 seconds at 9 am: US Q3 growth revised higher; but November retail disappoints; UK big banks need much more capital; Russians buy AUD; Fonterra's new capital market launches; NZ$1 = US$0.822
BNZ has effectively raised mortgage rates for short-term fixed periods by withdrawing 'special' offers and reverting to standard rates
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BNZ has effectively raised mortgage rates for short-term fixed periods by withdrawing 'special' offers and reverting to standard rates
The launch of Fonterra's new TAF market on the NZX will be heralded with a specially commissioned giant cow-bell
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The launch of Fonterra's new TAF market on the NZX will be heralded with a specially commissioned giant cow-bell
Likely inclusion in international index will grow demand for NZ inflation-adjusted bonds, and see NZDMO shift some focus to them
Likely inclusion in international index will grow demand for NZ inflation-adjusted bonds, and see NZDMO shift some focus to them
90 seconds at 9 am: Bail-out deal agreed for Greece; French jobless rising; OECD cuts growth forecast for 2013, raises it for China; NZ$1 = 82.1 USc
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90 seconds at 9 am: Bail-out deal agreed for Greece; French jobless rising; OECD cuts growth forecast for 2013, raises it for China; NZ$1 = 82.1 USc
It is official; the last full dairy season was the strongest on record says Dairy NZ with many factors contributing to the performance
It is official; the last full dairy season was the strongest on record says Dairy NZ with many factors contributing to the performance
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: A deal with the devil; positive trends; light+gold+water=hydrogen; Gillard on the ropes; QE time bomb; Dilbert
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Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: A deal with the devil; positive trends; light+gold+water=hydrogen; Gillard on the ropes; QE time bomb; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am: Barca votes, Madrid squirms; markets find positives; bonus claw-backs in Australia; Fonterra issue to be priced this week; NZ$ up strongly
90 seconds at 9 am: Barca votes, Madrid squirms; markets find positives; bonus claw-backs in Australia; Fonterra issue to be priced this week; NZ$ up strongly
EU summit fails; markets take off higher. Go figure. NZ$ rises against most currencies
Dairy farms produce record milk levels in year to September; growth expected to slow from here
Dairy farms produce record milk levels in year to September; growth expected to slow from here
Westpac is the latest bank to reduce its term deposit rates, cutting its local funding costs
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