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'Complete and utter 180 u-turn': Mortgage relief for home owners in surprise OCR cut
The major banks immediately moved to slash mortgage rates after the OCR cut.
'Darkest before the dawn': Reserve Bank cuts OCR, banks slash rates
It's one of the most hotly anticipated interest rate calls this year.
ASB's profit comes off its peak, CEO’s pay package jumps
CEO Vittoria Shortt denies the bank's resilience is a reflection of risk aversion.
Scammer duped pensioners out of $337k in elaborate ruse involving 'covert' police sting, 'fake' currency
The scammer listened on the woman's phone 'from her pocket' when she visited the bank.
'A win': Banks strike cash settlements with scam victims who lost $400k
An elderly victim made 13 offshore money transfers to scammers with help from bank staff.
Mortgage war? Banks competing hard to win customers
Some rates have eased in anticipation of the Reserve Bank lowering the official cash rate.
'High level of disappointment' - no pontoon bridge for Wynyard Quarter
Assurances that the existing bridge would be fixed by December doubted.
Mortgage wars: Major NZ bank undercuts rivals by lowering home loan rates again
The bank has cut its home loan rates for the second time in three weeks.
Joe Biden resignation: ‘Trump Trade’ bets and market volatility expected
Stiff tariff talk, speculation about Trump 2.0 influence market moves.
More home loan rate cuts – if you can get them
Rate relief may take time to filter through to households.
Inflation fall puts October rate cut on the cards - ASB
As the inflation rate drops close to the target range, calls for early cuts are growing.
Liam Dann: Are we winning the inflation battle? Verdict due this week with CPI data out
Consumer Price Index data should confirm whether November rate cut hopes are on the mark.
Thousands sign up for Jobseeker benefit; data points to more job losses
Over 2000 more people went on the Jobseeker benefit in May.
More hope for early rate cut as ASB economists change forecast
Gloomy economy has lifted expectations for November rate cut.
‘We didn’t have any food in the house’: NZ's highest paid female exec on childhood trials
ASB chief Vittoria Shortt talks to Liam Dann about her banking journey.
Major banks offer mortgage suspensions to flood-affected East Coast residents
Hundreds of properties have been affected by the latest wild weather to hit the region.
Eke Panuku agrees to temporary Wynyard Quarter footbridge: Victory for businesses
Th announcement was a reversal of a previous position to reject a temporary bridge.
Liam Dann: Recession or not, economic downturn will get worse before it gets better
Key parts of the economy are crashing while population growth flatters the headlines.
Is NZ still in recession? Economic growth data revealed this week
Did the economy grow or shrink in the March quarter? And does it really matter?
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Wynyard Quarter’s broken footbridge: Eke Panuku looks at temporary water-level pontoon
21 businesses are awaiting Eke Panuku's response, due at the end of the week.
Watchdog sends $300k scam victim's details to wrong email in privacy blunder
'What a bunch of idiots... How am I supposed to have any trust in the system?'
'Misled by lies': Divorcee loses $580k in romance scam
The victim was sent log in details to a fake UK bank account showing a balance of $3m.
Kiwibank manager helped customer send $300k to scammers months after FMA warning
“I’m on anti-anxiety medication. I can’t work. What have I got to look forward to?"
Zippy EV ambulance tackles health of the planet, first in Hamilton and NZ
The electric ambulance can go from 0-100km/h in nine seconds.
Banks want government help with anti-scam centre
We can't do this alone, banks say in wake of huge scam losses.
Faces of the victims: The 25 scam casualties who lost $6.7 million to fraud
Meet the victims who bravely told their stories about being scammed.
'Failing consumers': Banks reviewing fraud rules after threat of Govt regulation
'Banks are paying lip service to this at the moment but I don’t see any action.'
NZ faces $1 trillion bill for infrastructure, say ASB economists
The country’s population could be up to two million people higher in 30 years' time.
'Devastated': Officer loses $250k to scammers, ASB manager helped victim send money to thieves
Three victims lost $550k through an ANZ 'money mule' account.
Watchdog refuses compo for $100,000 scam victim, says banks can't be compelled to check for fraud
The watchdog says banks can't be forced to monitor for references to known scams.
'Ruined my life': Luxury yacht skipper loses $400k in scam, faces accused 'mule' in court
He thought he was investing $400k in a HSBC term deposit. But it was all a scam.