Banking and financeEx-banker cuts $250k deal with copsAn ex-BNZ banker, who approved a loan for his own property development, has cut a deal with police over forfeiting $250,000 of frozen funds.04 May 05:30 PM
BDBDBanking and financeBNZ cuts forecast for Fonterra payoutBank of New Zealand cut its forecast for Fonterra Cooperative Group's payout to farmers this season amid continued weakness in dairy prices.13 Nov 10:00 PM
Banking and financeBNZ fights $157k freight claimBNZ is facing a lawsuit which a liquidator of a freight-forwarding company says should have gone to the New Zealand Customs Service for import duty.08 Nov 04:00 PM
Banking and financeBig four banks' $4.4b profitBut shine of record earnings dulled by news of slower growth.01 Nov 10:50 PM
Banking and financeBooming BNZ sets aside rural cushionBNZ has cracked the billion dollar profit level, but has put aside a big pile of cash for potential bad debts from its rural customers.28 Oct 06:10 PM
Banking and financeBNZ's record billion-dollar profitBank shoots past the billion-dollar mark for the first time.27 Oct 10:35 PM
Banking and financeAnthony Healy, BNZ chief executiveIt's an affordability issue, not necessarily a bubble.21 Oct 04:00 PM
Aged careBNZ: Time ripe to tackle home debtBNZ has disclosed research finding almost 1 in 3 homeowners will be older than retirement age before they throw off the shackles of a home mortgage.04 Oct 04:00 PM
Banking and financeKiwibank cuts mortgage rates againState-owned bank now offering six-month rates of 5.19 per cent - and 4.59 per cent for a two-year term.10 Sep 11:00 PM
Banking and financeFirst shot in mortgage rates war?BNZ reduces one-year fixed rate to 4.35 per cent ahead of Reserve Bank's expected announcement that OCR will be cut.03 Sep 09:45 PM
Banking and financeTop 5 banks still in the moneyNZ's five biggest banks continued to show strong earnings growth, but questions are being raised about whether this can be sustained.18 Aug 05:00 PM
Banking and financeLowest mortgage rates since 1955It's a 60-year low as banks vie to undercut each other.27 Jul 02:32 AM
Banking and financeBanking sector cashes in on technologyDisruption is not something the Co-Operative Bank or BNZ have actively sought, they say, but was rather a by-product of striving for improvement.22 Jul 05:00 PM
Banking and financeBNZ tips dairy price recoveryBNZ has lowered its 2015/16 milk price forecast for Fonterra but says it expects dairy prices to recover late this year.22 Jul 05:00 PM
Banking and financeBNZ ranked bank of the yearThe banks has been named bank of the year for everyday banking by consumer organisation Canstar.21 Jul 03:53 AM
BDBDBanking and financeCash rate could go as low as 2pcReserve Bank may take interest rates to a new record low by October.16 Jul 04:06 AM
BDBDBanking and financeNZ bank profits up 8.6pcThings are still looking healthy for New Zealand's banks, despite a fall in lending margins at the start of this year.14 Jul 07:10 PM
OpinionStock Takes: English pumps power dividendsIs the Govt really getting double the amount of dividends from its sold down power companies?21 May 07:20 PM
Banking and financePaying to chase cheap moneyThe number of mortgage holders paying break fees to cash in on near record-low interest rates has jumped, with some homeowners saving thousands from the switch.18 May 05:00 PM
BDBDBanking and financeMcVitty farm liquidation winds upMcVitty Properties has completed its liquidation, leaving creditor BNZ with a shortfall of about $2.6 million.14 May 12:52 AM
Aged careSafety-first KiwiSavers risk losing outKiwiSaver providers are struggling to move savers out of the default funds despite a requirement by the Government to give people more information on their choices.10 May 05:00 PM
Banking and financeBNZ boss: no housing bubbleBNZ boss Anthony Healy says he doesn't believe the Auckland property market is entering bubble territory.07 May 05:00 PM
BDBDBanking and financeBNZ first-half cash earnings rise 4.5pc to $418mBNZ cash earnings have risen 4.5 per cent in the six months ended March 31 to $418 million as growth in housing and business lending, and lower funding costs, drove up net interest income.07 May 01:00 AM
Banking and financeNZ bank profits feel the squeezeProfits were squeezed in New Zealand's banking sector during the final quarter of last year as non-interest income decreased and impaired asset expenses rose.09 Apr 05:00 PM
Banking and financeU-turn on ANZ late payment fee decisionThe lawyer heading up a legal fight against NZ's major banks over fees says he won't be throwing the towel in despite a ruling in favour of ANZ in Australia.09 Apr 12:03 AM
New ZealandBanks drop loan sweetenersAt least four banks have quietly dropped cash incentives aimed at wooing home loan customers.03 Apr 04:00 PM
Banking and financeNZ's first mobile walletNZ's first mobile wallet has been launched by technology company Semble in collaboration with national mobile operators and banks.30 Mar 11:35 PM
AirlinesBNZ customers lose airpoints, gain cashThousands of BNZ customers are set to lose the ability to earn airpoints on credit card transactions, though the bank is offering a new cash-back incentive.19 Mar 04:00 PM
AirlinesAir NZ drops BNZ from airpointsAir New Zealand is dropping BNZ in place of Westpac as its official Airpoints partner.18 Mar 10:37 PM
