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ANZ workers to strike tomorrow
ANZ Bank union members will be walking off the job tomorrow, after a vote earlier this week to take strike action.
ANZ staff vote for national strike
ANZ workers have announced a national strike over new employment agreements being offered to staff.
Quarter of CEOs say pay unreal
Almost a quarter of New Zealand executives think top-level managers' pay packets are out of kilter with reality, a survey suggests.
Dollar fall softens commodities slip
World prices for a basket of New Zealand's export commodities fell 1.3 per cent last month, with dairy products once more leading the decline.
Business confidence slides to two-year low
Business confidence continued to slide last month, to its lowest levels since June 2012 in ANZ's Business Outlook survey.
ANZ staff mull strike action
ANZ staff in New Zealand are considering a national strike over the bank's attempts "casualise" its workforce, a union says.
Reserve Bank faces mandate change after election
In an effort to lower rates and weaken the currency, Labour is pledging to broaden the RBNZ's policy goal by re-writing its main objective.
Business confidence slips
Business confidence has dropped for the sixth month in a row in ANZ's Business Outlook survey.
Economy riding the road to growth
ANZ's Truckometer recorded an increase in heavy traffic on roads last month.
Westpac nears release of 3D banking app
Westpac New Zealand says it is gearing up to release a world first banking app that will allow customers to view their account details in 3D.
Commodity price index falls for fifth straight month
ANZ's commodity price index fell 2.4 per cent last month, led by a decline in dairy products and logs which make up more than half the trade-weighted basket.
Savers warned to check KiwiSaver fees
KiwiSaver members should pay close attention to how much their providers are charging, a global research firm has warned.
Poor bank access stuns wheelchair user
Wheelchair users who can't get into a new bank branch in downtown Auckland say its inaccessible design makes New Zealand look like a "Third World" country.
The truth about house prices
House prices are up, home ownership is down. We all know the story, but what's really going on in real estate?
ANZ Group makes bid for banking licence in Burma
The ANZ Banking Group is bidding for a banking licence in Burma but faces major challenges in doing so.
Rising interest rates dent business confidence
New Zealand business confidence slid this month and rising interest rates have been fingered as the culprit.
Growth will keep rate hikes coming
Strong growth in construction led to a 1.0 per cent rise in gross domestic product (GDP) in the March 2014 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.
Traffic index bodes well for economy
ANZ Bank says its Truckometer indices bode well for economic growth into the second half of the year.
Confidence still high despite fall
Business confidence has declined for the third month in a row, ANZ's Business Outlook survey has found, though optimists still outnumber pessimists nearly 10 to one
Business confidence drops 9 per cent
New Zealand business confidence extended its slide from a record high to a third month, in the face of rising interest rates, declining dairy prices and a persistently high kiwi dollar.
Consumer confidence falls as interest rate hikes bite
Consumer confidence fell to a seven-month low as two interest rate hikes and expectations for slower economic growth later this year sapped people's optimism.
Kiwi architects make mark in Oz
New Zealand architects, including Auckland's much-awarded Andrew Patterson, have been critical of Australian practices winning big jobs here.
Record half-year for ANZ
ANZ New Zealand says an improving economy and its ditching of the National Bank in favour of a single retail brand helped it achieve a 27 per cent lift in half-year cash profit to a record $887 million.