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Construction industry most optimistic - outlook survey
Businesses remain in a buoyant mood, ANZ's monthly business outlook survey found.
Businesses remain in a buoyant mood, ANZ's monthly business outlook survey found.
A decline in revenue at the ANZ - the country's largest bank - could signal a down-turn in earnings across the industry, says an expert.
KiwiSaver funds with higher exposures to growth assets such as shares and property have performed the strongest in the past year, according to figures from Morningstar.
Renters moving into popular central Auckland suburbs have had some relief, with rental costs levelling off or falling slightly.
As Rio Tinto and Meridian Energy haggle over the price of power for the Tiwai Pt aluminium smelter, optimism about the metal's future has faded.
An Auckland banker faces a jail term after stealing nearly $1 million from his clients.
Australia's housing sector is in the tentative stages of a recovery as investors and homeowners take advantage of low interest rates.
A power outage has shutdown some Eftpos terminals in Auckland this morning.
One of New Zealand's biggest banks has scrambled to assess its security systems after handing out hundreds of dollars in counterfeit money.