PremiumPremiumBanking and financeASB faces $6.7m penalty after billions bypassed laundering checksAbout $9.37b of transactions were not properly vetted by ASB systems.02 Apr 04:00 PM
Banking and financeCo-operative Bank ordered to pay $2.48m over unlawful customer feesJustice Victoria Heine said the breaches showed a 'fundamental failure'.02 Apr 03:44 AM
PremiumCompaniesNZ CEO pay survey: The $17m boss who broke our spreadsheetAre any CEOs really worth $17.3m? What the pay survey tells us.01 Apr 06:05 PM
PremiumPremiumProject AucklandAuckland CBD's most prominent projects: Ten reasons to celebrate or cryCry over Seascape and Symphony. Celebrate Precinct and so much else in the city's heart.29 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionBruce CotterillBruce Cotterill: AI is about to reshape our lives faster than any tech before itOPINION: Progress and potholes – The AI journey ahead.27 Mar 10:00 PM
PremiumOpinionMatthew HootonMatthew Hooton: Diesel running out really would be a Mad Max world26 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumBanking and finance'A step in the right direction': Banks get draft nod to bargain with Armourguard26 Mar 03:21 AM
PremiumPremiumPropertyBupa's operating profit jumps 52% as retirement village and care home revenue climbs But revenue and revaluations pushed bottom-line after-tax net profit up more than 600%.25 Mar 03:22 AM
InflationReserve Bank unlikely to lift OCR directly in response to oil price spikeThe central bank will act if inflation shows signs of becoming embedded.23 Mar 11:23 PM
BusinessKiwi banks are paying customers to staySome banks are paying borrowers to stay rather than switch lenders.23 Mar 07:19 PM
PremiumPremiumAnalysisJenée TibshraenyJenée Tibshraeny: Middle East conflict puts upward pressure on mortgage rates – for nowANALYSIS: Will banks follow ANZ's lead and adjust their rates higher?22 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPropertyFrom data centres to hotels: The biggest property deals of 2025 second halfBut expert warns foreign investor appetite for New Zealand assets may cool due to the war.11 Mar 12:00 AM
PremiumPremiumPropertyRydges Wellington, Sofitel Queenstown to be sold to Americans for $250mNZ Hotel Holdings said last year it wanted to sell seven hotels: First two about to go.10 Mar 07:00 PM
PremiumPremiumTechnologySir John Key hits out at Reserve Bank push for more cash access, ATMsThe former PM argues more ATMs clash with the push to tax untaxed cash in the economy.10 Mar 06:02 PM
PremiumPremiumCompaniesThe big business cost bucking the trend and tracking southMarsh insurance brokers explain what a soft reinsurance market means for Kiwis.08 Mar 04:00 PM
Banking and financeRevolut to launch multi-currency business accounts and cardsGlobal fintech offers low-cost exchange fees and compatibility with accounting software.05 Mar 08:00 PM
PropertySeascape developer put into receivershipCalibre Partners is now running the company developing the country's tallest tower.03 Mar 10:46 PM
PremiumPremiumPersonal FinanceRecord portion of new lending goes to first-home buyers with small depositsMore than half of January's $1.1b first-home loans went to sub-20% deposits.02 Mar 03:00 AM
Banking and finance'Highly sophisticated' fraudsters posing as bank staff in cold calls to customersThe scammers are described as persistent and credible.26 Feb 09:56 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeBankers 'blindsided' by RBNZ's ATM proposal – what the Governor told them over lunchNicola Willis is not picking sides in the battle. 26 Feb 12:50 AM
Interest ratesMortgage rate U-turn: Another major bank cuts long-term ratesLess than a month after hiking its long-term rates, BNZ has backflipped.25 Feb 08:32 PM
Banking and financeReserve Bank proposes requiring banks to set up 1000+ new ATMsRegulator suggests banks will need to fork out $104m a year to provide more cash services.24 Feb 10:00 PM
Banking and financeANZ's former CEO drops legal action over A$13.5m bonus cut Shayne Elliott among executives to be penalised after bank was fined for misconduct.24 Feb 04:02 AM
PropertyIndustrial landlord lifts profit, hikes dividend guidance after strong half-yearNet profit jumped to $46.9m on $73.5m revenue in the half-year to December 31.23 Feb 08:58 PM
PremiumPremiumEconomyWealth of 10 biggest iwi edges higher in tough yearIwi have had three consecutive years of difficulty, but 2025 showed a modest improvement.23 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumInterest ratesWhy banks now have room to trim some fixed mortgage ratesWhich rates are most likely to be cut?20 Feb 03:56 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeIRD quietly consults on bank tax tweaks – is a bigger tax grab in the works?The Herald obtains a copy of consultation Inland Revenue is doing with industry.19 Feb 06:00 PM
PremiumPremiumMedia and marketingElderly mum loses $720 in HouseSmile layby scam targeting vulnerable shoppersPensioner says smooth-talking cold caller promised her a lounge suite before Christmas.19 Feb 02:00 AM
PremiumPremiumAnalysisJenée TibshraenyReserve Bank's dovish statement to pause mortgage rate hikes for nowANALYSIS: Could change in housing market dynamics slow the economic recovery? 18 Feb 04:00 PM
PropertyFletcher swings to $45m earnings profit but keeps dividend tap off for nowAnalysts now expect house-building division Fletcher Living to be sold after construction.17 Feb 08:23 PM
PremiumPremiumPropertyRetirement giants step up building as Metlifecare eyes sharemarket returnNew village opens, land bought for another, speculation on stock exchange relistings.17 Feb 06:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEconomyTreasury boss raises flags over NZ being indebted to opaque foreign investors Around 60% of new NZ Government Bonds issued are being bought by foreigners16 Feb 08:00 PM
