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![Services sector shrugs off mid-year slump](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Services sector shrugs off mid-year slump
New Zealand's services sector expanded last month, an early indication the economy may be returning to growth after stalling in the middle of the year.
![Start buying houses, says Kiwibank boss](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Start buying houses, says Kiwibank boss
New Kiwibank head Paul Brock is urging potential first home buyers not to be spooked and to go out and buy, so long as they can afford to.
![Extended retail deposit guarantee gets little traction](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Extended retail deposit guarantee gets little traction
Only seven companies - including the three "Heartland Bank" merger partners - have signed up for the Crown's extended retail deposit guarantee scheme.
![Gold medallist smooths path to glory](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Gold medallist smooths path to glory
Olympian Hamish Carter and his wife are helping young athletes find corporate backers, reports Suzanne McFadden.
![<i>Bernard Hickey - </i> The free market god doesn't exist](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
<i>Bernard Hickey - </i> The free market god doesn't exist
I feel like a priest who has been wrestling with his belief in god...
![NZ Post tops new corporate reputation scale](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
NZ Post tops new corporate reputation scale
NZ Post has come out top of a new Corporate Reputation Index, while Telecom has come bottom of the list.
![GDP tipped to grow less than Bollard's forecast](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
GDP tipped to grow less than Bollard's forecast
Economists believe GDP stats due out this week will show the NZ economy has expanded less that the Reserve Bank forecasted, confirming that interest rates are on hold for now.
![BNZ in court scrap over Fontein's drip-feed offer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
BNZ in court scrap over Fontein's drip-feed offer
An offer by property developer Patrick Fontein to repay creditors owed $93.9 million has been met with disdain from the BNZ.
![<i>Tony Alexander:</i> The economic forecast](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
<i>Tony Alexander:</i> The economic forecast
The news is good - and bad - says the Bank of New Zealand's Tony Alexander.
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Help support Christchurch earthquake victims
APN News & Media, publisher of nzherald.co.nz, is today launching a nation-wide appeal for Christchurch earthquake victims.