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![Kids solve bank's access problem](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kids solve bank's access problem
A group of primary school children have solved a problem that our biggest bank couldn't solve - finding a way to let disabled people into its downtown Auckland branch.
![Westpac nears release of 3D banking app](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Westpac nears release of 3D banking app
Westpac New Zealand says it is gearing up to release a world first banking app that will allow customers to view their account details in 3D.
![Three Chinese banks grab prime CBD spots](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Three Chinese banks grab prime CBD spots
Three Chinese banks have leased offices in Auckland's central business district, putting further pressure on the stretched sector, says a leasing agent.
![Brisk US growth figures clip kiwi](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Brisk US growth figures clip kiwi
The New Zealand dollar dropped below US85c yesterday on news that the United States economy is growing at a pace brisker than expected.
![NZ dollar slides to eight-week low](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ dollar slides to eight-week low
The New Zealand dollar slumped to an eight-week low as the US dollar jumped on better than expected US second quarter growth data
![Dollar tumbles after Fonterra cuts payout to farmers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dollar tumbles after Fonterra cuts payout to farmers
The New Zealand dollar dropped below 85 US cents for the first time in seven weeks after Fonterra cut its forecast payout to dairy farmers.
![Bitcoin problems news to bankers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bitcoin problems news to bankers
The New Zealand Bankers' Association is not aware of any problems with the local Bitcoin community getting access to banking services.
![Gold bugs meet Bitcoin believers in bid to supplant US dollar](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gold bugs meet Bitcoin believers in bid to supplant US dollar
Bitgold. It's what you get when you combine bitcoin, one of the world's newest would-be currencies, and gold, one of the oldest.
![Chinese growth back on roll: HSBC](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Chinese growth back on roll: HSBC
Banking group HSBC sees economic growth picking up in China and the momentum continuing into next year.
![Poor bank access stuns wheelchair user](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Poor bank access stuns wheelchair user
Wheelchair users who can't get into a new bank branch in downtown Auckland say its inaccessible design makes New Zealand look like a "Third World" country.
![Banks woo first-home buyers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Banks woo first-home buyers
Banks are once again wooing first-home buyers to apply for a mortgage, even if they do not have a 20 per cent deposit.
![Kiwi dollar keeps falling](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwi dollar keeps falling
The New Zealand dollar was the weakest major currency overnight, touching a fresh six-week low.
![NZ dollar slides to six-week low](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ dollar slides to six-week low
The New Zealand dollar dropped to a six-week low today after Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler called the kiwi's strength "unjustified."
![Dollar tumbles after RBNZ says kiwi's strength 'unjustified'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dollar tumbles after RBNZ says kiwi's strength 'unjustified'
The Kiwi dollar shed almost one cent against the US after Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler said the currency's strength was "unjustified"