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The manufacturing sector ended 2012 much as it had spent the whole year, just barely on the right side of the line between expansion and contraction, the BNZ-Business New Zealand performance of manufacturing index (PMI) indicates.

Banks have united to keep mum on how often they give customer details to police without a warrant.

Peter Jackson is said to be enthusiastic about monitoring off-set conditions for animals used in film productions, writes John Drinnan.

New Zealand's mostly Australian-owned banks are not as profitable as they appear, despite very strong earnings, the NZ Bankers Association says.

Better attitudes towards saving and debt reduction in New Zealand are being driven by fear and are unsustainable, says the head of a major bank.

ANZ Bank sees no rush of customers to rivals with death of National brand.

Two quick-thinking bystanders barricaded a rampaging, axe-wielding man inside a Whangamata bank until police arrived.

A staff member was trapped inside Whangamata BNZ as an axe-wielding man smashed its windows and counter this morning, police say.

Police got personal banking details of Kim Dotcom and his staff without getting a search warrant in a move that has implications for bank customers.

Most agree that the kiwi is overvalued and some say the solution is for the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates. But two differing perspectives argue it's not that simple. Add your comment to the debate.

The four Australian-owned banks earn more out of NZ than banks in most other countries, but that's the price of a sound financial system, says Alan Bollard.

Thieves posing as would-be property buyers stole jewellery from a family during an open home.

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