ASB will send out the first of 50,000 new digital piggy banks from today as part of its bid to encourage children of the 21st Century to save.

Profits across New Zealand's banks dipped in the June quarter driven in part by record lending outpacing funding.

Barbara Chapman's advice for women wanting to get to the top.

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Barbara Chapman didn't get the job as chief executive of the ASB the first time she applied and she nearly didn't apply the second

The manager messaged a co-worker calling her "sxy" and saying he was "head over heels" for her.

Auckland property developers fear that a sudden tightening of bank lending may "throttle" new housing projects despite the city's desperate housing shortage.

The woman accidentally rammed into the glass door on her mobility scooter, leaving the door shattered and her shaken.

It's the weakest housing sentiment result since early 2012.

The Muslim woman told it was a "waste of time" applying for a position if she wouldn't take off her head scarf has been given a chance at a job.

The number of people who believe their own home is their best investment has jumped up in the last six months and is now the most popular choice.

The dairy giant has stuck with its farmgate milkprice of $4.25.

ASB Bank is punting on Fonterra leaving its 2016/7 farmgate milk price forecast unchanged at $4.25 a kg of milk solids.

NZ's banks have shrugged off global market turmoil and depressed dairy sector to make a net profit of $1.2 billion in the first three months of this year.

The Reserve Bank driven the exchange rate down after it signalled a likely cut in the cash rate next month and raised possibility of further reduction.

ANZ faces three separate High Court claims from farmers who bought controversial financial products from the country's largest bank.

The cash management roles would be outsourced to Armourguard.

Two of our biggest banks will no longer lend to overseas-based buyers of New Zealand property.

Toy ambulance campaign raised enough for one new ambulance - then mystery donor stepped up.

For many people having their KiwiSaver account with the same business that has their mortgage, savings and credit cards seems like an easy solution.

Weak dairy prices and a construction slow-down to blame.

ASB says it's solid but still on alert as Australian banks take a hammering.

Mortgage rates for Kiwis could go up amid global concern about credit risk.

Savers should be aware of the assumptions used by online calculators that show what could be in their KiwiSaver account by retirement age.

ASB Bank received the New Zealand Bank of the Year award last night at the International Bank of the Year awards held in London.

ASB's Barbara Chapman alone in not having her pay details revealed.

A handful of farmers are refusing to settle or take a payout from the big banks that sold them controversial 'interest rate swaps'.

For many Kiwis, paying off a mortgage is a marathon effort - but on November 1, 10 lucky Auckland Marathon runners will have the chance to run down their rate