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Gareth Vaughan

About

Gareth is editor of interest.co.nz and has worked for more than 20 years as a financial journalist in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. He has received awards in the EY Business Journalism Awards, Canon Media Awards, and Shareholders' Association Business Journalism Awards.

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15 years 2 months

Latest articles

TSB profit up as impairments drop
TSB September quarter profit rises 10% but lending contracts
3rd Dec 12, 4:02pm
by Gareth Vaughan
TSB September quarter profit rises 10% but lending contracts
Business debt grows faster than mortgages
Business credit growth outstrips new housing loans in October as borrowers continue switch to fixed mortgages from floating ones
3rd Dec 12, 3:59pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Business credit growth outstrips new housing loans in October as borrowers continue switch to fixed mortgages from floating ones
Unsold housing stock at 5-year low
National stock of unsold houses drops to a 5-year low with Auckland at a new low of 15.5 weeks of inventory versus long-term average of 31 weeks
3rd Dec 12, 1:28pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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National stock of unsold houses drops to a 5-year low with Auckland at a new low of 15.5 weeks of inventory versus long-term average of 31 weeks
Crafar farms sale to Chinese settles
Crafar lender PGG Wrightson gets NZ$25 mln payment as receiver's sale to Chinese firm finally settles
3rd Dec 12, 9:21am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Crafar lender PGG Wrightson gets NZ$25 mln payment as receiver's sale to Chinese firm finally settles
Never a dull moment for the NZ$
Dan Bell looks ahead to next week's RBA and RBNZ interest rate reviews; Cut expected in Australia, rhetoric expected in New Zealand
30th Nov 12, 4:26pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Dan Bell looks ahead to next week's RBA and RBNZ interest rate reviews; Cut expected in Australia, rhetoric expected in New Zealand
ANZ again dominates mortgage market
ANZ secures lion's share of new residential mortgage lending in September quarter
30th Nov 12, 4:12pm
by Gareth Vaughan
ANZ secures lion's share of new residential mortgage lending in September quarter
Oct. new dwelling consents up 32%
Highest number of new houses, including apartments, consented last month since May 2008, Statistics NZ says
30th Nov 12, 11:22am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Highest number of new houses, including apartments, consented last month since May 2008, Statistics NZ says
Banks' interest-free offer for teachers
Retail banks offering teachers and school staff affected by payroll debacle interest-free overdrafts from now until January 15
29th Nov 12, 4:57pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Retail banks offering teachers and school staff affected by payroll debacle interest-free overdrafts from now until January 15
Why National Bank's horse had to go
National Bank brand being dumped to make ANZ's NZ operations part of its 'global' brand and to end association with bailed out Lloyds, Mike Smith says
29th Nov 12, 4:32pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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National Bank brand being dumped to make ANZ's NZ operations part of its 'global' brand and to end association with bailed out Lloyds, Mike Smith says
'China adding 4 NZ economies every year'
ANZ Group boss Mike Smith sees Chinese stimulus next year as new leaders look to 'rev up' economy
29th Nov 12, 4:26pm
by Gareth Vaughan
ANZ Group boss Mike Smith sees Chinese stimulus next year as new leaders look to 'rev up' economy
Kiwibank Q1 profit jumps 67%
Kiwibank posts big rise in first quarter profit as impairments on loans tumble, grows home loans by NZ$171 million
29th Nov 12, 4:21pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Kiwibank posts big rise in first quarter profit as impairments on loans tumble, grows home loans by NZ$171 million
'The land is going nowhere'
To tap burgeoning Asian agricultural export opportunities Kiwis need to accept Asian investment and farm ownership or lose out to other countries, Mike Smith says
29th Nov 12, 4:14pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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To tap burgeoning Asian agricultural export opportunities Kiwis need to accept Asian investment and farm ownership or lose out to other countries, Mike Smith says
Auckland's rippling house price effect
How and why previously unfashionable Auckland suburbs are becoming popular and causing house price rises to ripple out from the centre
29th Nov 12, 2:01pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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How and why previously unfashionable Auckland suburbs are becoming popular and causing house price rises to ripple out from the centre
SBS gross lending down 7% in year
SBS Bank posts 20% drop in September quarter profit as provision for bad loans rise, lending continues contracting
28th Nov 12, 4:20pm
by Gareth Vaughan
SBS Bank posts 20% drop in September quarter profit as provision for bad loans rise, lending continues contracting
HSBC profit, mortgage book drop
HSBC NZ's third quarter profit drops 35% and residential mortgage book shrinks
27th Nov 12, 4:01pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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HSBC NZ's third quarter profit drops 35% and residential mortgage book shrinks
'Beware deteriorating external accounts'
NZ trade deficit hits NZ$718 mln in October, equivalent to 21% of exports, and up from deficit of NZ$226 mln in October last year
27th Nov 12, 11:20am
by Gareth Vaughan
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NZ trade deficit hits NZ$718 mln in October, equivalent to 21% of exports, and up from deficit of NZ$226 mln in October last year
ASB's Basel III share issue
ASB issues NZ$250 mln of ordinary shares to replace Tier Two capital due to 'uncertainty' over final Basel III standards; ANZ NZ pays NZ$1.15b dividend
26th Nov 12, 4:03pm
by Gareth Vaughan
ASB issues NZ$250 mln of ordinary shares to replace Tier Two capital due to 'uncertainty' over final Basel III standards; ANZ NZ pays NZ$1.15b dividend
Heartland bank rego decision delayed
Heartland NZ says it now expects to know by Xmas, not during November, whether it's application for bank registration has succeeded
26th Nov 12, 11:45am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Heartland NZ says it now expects to know by Xmas, not during November, whether it's application for bank registration has succeeded
Westpac mortgage growth slows
Westpac September quarter home loan book growth held at NZ$90 mln as highest LVR lending falls
23rd Nov 12, 4:45pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Westpac September quarter home loan book growth held at NZ$90 mln as highest LVR lending falls
Never a dull moment for the NZ$
HiFX's Dan Bell looks at US fiscal cliff doomsday and best case scenarios and the NZ dollar's declining volatility
23rd Nov 12, 4:29pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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HiFX's Dan Bell looks at US fiscal cliff doomsday and best case scenarios and the NZ dollar's declining volatility
ASB back in mortgage growth mode
ASB, the only big bank whose residential mortgage book contracted in the June quarter, grows by NZ$318 mln in September quarter
23rd Nov 12, 11:05am
by Gareth Vaughan
ASB, the only big bank whose residential mortgage book contracted in the June quarter, grows by NZ$318 mln in September quarter
SBS' new 'amongst friends' website
SBS Bank unveils new look website as start of digital push seeking an 'amongst friends home away from home' feel
22nd Nov 12, 4:06pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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SBS Bank unveils new look website as start of digital push seeking an 'amongst friends home away from home' feel
Kiwibank's Xmas mortgage special
Kiwibank launches 4.85% six-month home loan offer with no equity restrictions
22nd Nov 12, 12:35pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Kiwibank launches 4.85% six-month home loan offer with no equity restrictions
David Ross to 'cooperate fully'
Ross Asset Management's David Ross to 'cooperate fully' with receiver, SFO and FMA probes into his company
22nd Nov 12, 12:14pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Ross Asset Management's David Ross to 'cooperate fully' with receiver, SFO and FMA probes into his company
F&P Finance credit rating upgraded
Standard and Poor's upgrades Fisher and Paykel Finance credit rating to BB+, its highest 'junk' grade rating, after Haier takeover of its parent
22nd Nov 12, 10:33am
by Gareth Vaughan
Standard and Poor's upgrades Fisher and Paykel Finance credit rating to BB+, its highest 'junk' grade rating, after Haier takeover of its parent