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NZ commodity prices rise to new record
New Zealand commodity prices edged up to a new record in May, led by kiwifruit at the start of a new season. Prices in New Zealand dollars fell from a record level as the kiwi dollar climbed.
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Dollar falls from post-float high
The New Zealand dollar fell from a post-float high against the greenback, before the release of a survey on business confidence.
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NZ dollar soars to 3-year high
The New Zealand dollar has hit its highest level against the greenback in just over three years. The kiwi peaked at 81.23 US cents...
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Brian Fallow: Ratings agencies pacified but no straying off track
Focus of concern is instead the amount the country as a whole is borrowing.
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<i>Brian Gaynor: </i>Big Aussies lapping up their Kiwi cream
The four big Australian-owned banks - ANZ National, ASB, Bank of New Zealand and Westpac - are creaming it in New Zealand.
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ANZ says it is adequately provisioned for Chch earthquake
New Zealand's biggest bank, ANZ, says it has adequate provisions for the impact of the Christchurch earthquake.
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Floating mortgages now over 50pc of all NZ home loans
More than half of New Zealand's $168.2b of mortgages are now on floating rates, says the Reserve Bank.